Method for publicising and booking vacant spaces within a privately owned or managed site or building

Abstract

A computer-readable medium comprises instructions that cause a computer system to perform a vacant space advertising and booking method. The method comprises receiving attributes necessary to publicis

Description

Field Embodiments described herein relate to methods and systems for publicising vacant spaces and the ability to book said vacant space in return for a reward based on a value of that vacant space within a site, building or part thereof. Description In Figure 1, the application

[100] will provide a booking system

[120] to allow for a building or site owner

[110] via a distributed network

[130] to enable visitors

[140] to the space to make a reservation and using Al modelling based on user preferences and previous buying habits can provide recommendations to third party services, for example Restaurant Reservations via existing systems such as Open Table or The Fork

[150] In Figure 2, shows the end-to-end process

[200] from taking a vacant space to receiving a reward for the use by a visitor. The process starts by a site or building owner registering their space details

[205] , As part of this process space attributes will be collected

[210] , some examples of attributes collected include the total number of possible visitors, arrangement of visitors, the required reward for booking the space or for the space to be made available at no cost but requiring making a minimum reward contribution whilst using the vacant space. The attribute would allow for a minimum and maximum duration that space can be booked. A space could be locations such as a restaurant or bar, or it could be an office or meeting room, or it could be a mode of transport such as a bus, train, or plane, or it could be a warehouse or storage area. A space could consist of a whole area, or a larger area could be broken up into smaller discrete spaces which are determined by the site or building owner. In the example of warehouse or storage area this could be the racking used for pallet storage. If the space to be occupied

[210] will produce a large amount of carbon, one of the space attributes could be a certified amount of carbon that would be generated and using third party services offer for the that carbon amount to be offset and provide certification of offset. Upon providing all necessary attributes to enable the space to be found, the space owner can trigger the space as available

[215] , this will involve providing dates and times for when the space is available. Dates could be a general as weekdays or weekends, or a more specific date such as the 1st day of the month and hours could be a range of hours such as from 11:00 - 14:00. The system

[100] will provide the ability for the space owner

[110] to automate scheduling of when the space can be made available to book. Figure 4D shows an example of the user flow and screens that could be used allow for a visitor to find a vacant space using filtered using the attributes provided by the space owner

[400] and

[402] and provide a tabular list of results

[410] and

[412] and if they are a regular visitor to a space and it isn’t available then alternatives can be provided

[420] , The spaces available can be shown as listing

[410] or to enable the space to found relative to the local area they can be shown on a map

[430] When a visitor

[140] finds a suitable available space, this will be communicated to the space owner

[220] , the means for notification could be e-mail, phone call, mobile app notification or if integrated with an existing booking model through artificial intelligence the request to be automatically accepted if the visitor meets criteria set out in the space attributes

[210] , This would facilitate confirming the spaces availability

[225] When the space reservation time and date is met, the visitor would need to check-in to the space

[230] , this could be via the system

[100] or via physical means when they reach building or site and once they have completed using the space the visitor would check out of the space

[235] After checking out, this will allow for a final payment amount to be calculated

[240] and charged by the system

[100] and payment sent to the space owner

[245] The reward for the space

[245] is determined and dispersed to the space owner

[245] by the system after it is received from the visitor

[140] minus a charge for the provision of the service by the system. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, throughout the description and the claims, the words “comprise”, “comprising,” and the like are to be construed in an inclusive sense, as opposed to an exclusive or exhaustive sense; that is to say, in the sense of “including, but not limited to.” As used herein, the terms “connected,” “coupled,” or any variant thereof, means any connection or coupling, either direct or indirect, between two or more elements; the coupling of connection between the elements can be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. Additionally, the words “herein”, “above”, “below”, and words of similar import, when used in this application, shall refer to this application as a whole and not to any portions of this application. Where the context permits, words in the above Detailed Description using the singular or plural number may also include the plural or singular number respectively. The word “or”, in reference to a list of two or more items, covers all the following interpretations of the word: any of the items in the list, all the items in the list, and any combination of the items in the list. The above-detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the teachings to the precise form disclosed above. While specific embodiments of, and examples for, the disclosure are described above for illustrative purposes, various equivalent modifications are possible within the scope of the disclosure, as those skilled in the relevant art will recognise. For example, while processes or blocks are presented in a given order, alternative embodiments may perform routines having steps, or employ systems having blocks in a different order, and some processes or blocks may be deleted, moved, added, subdivided, combined, and / or modified to provide alternative or sub-combinations. Each of these processes or blocks may be implemented in a variety of different ways. Also, while processes or blocks are at times shown as being performed in series, these processes or blocks may instead be performed in parallel or may be performed at different times. Further, any specific numbers noted herein are only examples: alternative implementations may employ differing values or ranges. The teachings of the disclosure provided herein can be applied to other systems, not necessarily the system described above. The elements and acts of the various embodiments described above can be combined to provide further embodiments. Any patents and applications and other references noted above, including any that may be listed in accompanying filing papers, are incorporated herein by reference. Aspects of the disclosure can be modified, if necessary, to employ the systems, functions, and concepts of the various references described above to provide yet further embodiments of the disclosure. These and other changes can be made to the disclosure in light of the above description. While the above description describes certain embodiments of the disclosure, and describes the best mode contemplated, no matter how detailed the above appears in the text, the teachings can be practiced in many ways. Details of the system may vary considerably in its implementation details, while still being encompassed by the subject matter disclosed herein. As noted above, particular terminology used when describing certain features or aspects of the disclosure should not be taken to imply that the terminology is being redefined herein to be restricted to any specific characteristics, features, or aspects of the disclosure with which that terminology is associated. In general, the terms used in the following claims should not be construed to limit the disclosure to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification, unless the above Detailed Description section explicitly defines such terms. Accordingly, the actual scope of the disclosure encompasses not only the disclosed embodiments but also all equivalent ways of practicing or implementing the disclosure under the claims. From the preceding, it will be appreciated that specific embodiments have been described herein for purposes of illustration, but that various modifications may be made without deviating from the spirit and scope of the embodiments. Accordingly, the embodiments are not limited except as by the appended claims. Drawings Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which, Figure 1. Is a block diagram illustrating the components of a system to allow publicising and booking of a vacant space. Figure 2. Is a flow diagram illustrating a method of making a space available for publicising. Figure 3. Is a flow diagram illustrating a method of booking a space that has been publicised. Figure 4A-D. are display diagrams illustrating examples of user interfaces for a vacant space reservation system. The drawings have not necessarily been drawn to scale. Similarly, some components or operations may be separated into different blocks or combined into a single block for discussion of some of the 145 embodiments of the present technology. Moreover, while the technology is amenable to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are described in detail below. The intention, however, is not to limit the technology to the particular embodiments described. On the contrary, the technology is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the technology as defined by 150 the appended claims.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents, when executed by a computer system causes the computer system to perform a method, a method comprising:a. receiving attributes relating to publicising a vacant space within a building or site,b. receiving attributes relating to requirements for a space to be booked by a user,c. determining availability of vacant spaces,d. receiving payment for booking vacant spaces via means which may include but is not limited to fiat money or crypto tokens,e. authorising a user to access a vacant space,f. recording a user has entered a vacant space,g. recording a user has left a vacant space,2. A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents, when executed by a computer system causes the computer system to perform a method, a method comprising:a. receiving attributes relating to products or services available at or in the vicinity of the vacant space,b. offering related to products or services available at or in the vicinity of the vacant space,

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