{
  "patent_number": "US 9202233",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How IMDb Knew If You'd Go to a Movie or Concert",
  "original_title": "Event attendance determinations",
  "summary": "This 2015 IMDb patent describes a system that predicts if you'll attend an event, like a movie, by checking your phone's location near the event time and place, then sending you related content.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent explains how a computer system can guess if you're going to an event, such as a movie or concert. It works by looking at what you do online related to the event (like looking up showtimes). Then, it checks your phone's GPS data to see if you are physically near the event's location around the event's scheduled time. If your phone's location and the event's details match within a certain window, the system determines you're likely attending. For example, if you search for a movie's showtime and location on IMDb, and your phone is later detected near that cinema around the showtime, the system flags you as an attendee. Based on this likelihood, it can then send you content, like an invitation to write a review or join a discussion about the event.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Determining attendance without using a user's device location data.",
    "Predicting attendance without considering user actions on electronic information about the event.",
    "Sending content related to an event if the system cannot determine the user's likelihood of attendance.",
    "Methods that do not involve a scheduled performance with a specific time and location.",
    "Systems that do not obtain GPS data from a user's device."
  ],
  "filed": "2010-09-30",
  "granted": "2015-12-01",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "IMDb com Inc",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/imdb-com-inc",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Hilliard Bruce Siegel",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/hilliard-bruce-siegel"
    },
    {
      "name": "Justin M. Campbell",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/justin-m-campbell"
    },
    {
      "name": "Adam Carlson",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/adam-carlson"
    },
    {
      "name": "Francis J. Kane",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/francis-j-kane"
    },
    {
      "name": "Alexandre Edelman",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/alexandre-edelman"
    },
    {
      "name": "George E. Rabatin, III",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/george-e-rabatin-iii"
    },
    {
      "name": "Andrej Gregov",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/andrej-gregov"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 62,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "software",
    "telecommunications",
    "ecommerce",
    "media_entertainment"
  ],
  "abstract": "Systems and methods are provided for determining the likelihood of a user's attendance at an event. For example, the systems and methods can be used to determine that a particular user is attending, is planning to attend, has already attended, or is about to attend a particular event, such as a movie, concert, tour, etc. Further, upon determining that a user is attending, has already attended, or is about to attend an event, systems and methods can be used to serve to a device, associated with the user, content that is related to the event. For example, the content may include invites that invite the user to provide a review of the event and to join a discussion about the event. Further, for example, the content may include links to websites that provide reviews and other information about the event, provide information about related events, or that offer related items for sale.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9202233/amazon-payments",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9202233/amazon-payments/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US9202233",
  "relatedPatents": []
}