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Patent No.:

US 7124186 B1

Date of Patent:

Oct. 17, 2006

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2002

Method for communicating a live performance and an incentive to a user computer via a network in real time in response to a request from the user computer, wherein a value of the incentive is dependent upon the distance between a geographic location of the user computer and a specified business establishment

Applicant:

Gregory A. Piccionelli, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Inventor:

Gregory A. Piccionelli, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Assignee:

Geocom, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Attorney:

Primary Examiner:

Saleh Najjar

Assistant Examiner:

Oanh Duong

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06F 15/173 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to system, method and apparatus for producing and differentially promoting, vending and distributing live entertainment by one or more performers from one or more venues based on the locations of the venue(s) and the potential recipient(s) of the performer(s) performance(s). In embodiments of the present invention, a user computer accesses an interface on a provider computer having a listing of performers and performances. The user selects a desired performer and performance and transmits such request to the provider computer. The performer is notified of such request and a response is transmitted to the user regarding the current availability for performance.

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