Abstract: A method for providing community information concerning an accommodation area includes the steps of (a) inputting community information of the accommodation area to a storage medium; (b) creating a television presentation and a web presentation using software, wherein the software imports the community information from the storage medium and automatically formats and lays out the community information into the television presentation and the web presentation; (c) applying presentation elements having user-modifiable rules associated therewith to the television presentation and the web presentation; (d) transmitting the television presentation to the accommodation via a distributed communications network; and (e) optionally displaying the web presentation on a web site associated with the accommodation area. A system for creating, managing and delivering community information is also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 9, 2006
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2011
Assignee:
Touchtown, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Pepper, Evan M. Ruiz, David A. Hornig, Karen A. Graff
Abstract: A method for providing community information concerning an accommodation area includes the steps of (a) inputting community information of the accommodation area to a storage medium; (b) creating a television presentation and a web presentation using software, wherein the software imports the community information from the storage medium and automatically formats and lays out the community information into the television presentation and the web presentation; (c) applying presentation elements having user-modifiable rules associated therewith to the television presentation and the web presentation; (d) transmitting the television presentation to the accommodation via a distributed communications network; and (e) optionally displaying the web presentation on a web site associated with the accommodation area. A system for creating, managing and delivering community information is also disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 9, 2006
Publication date:
March 29, 2007
Applicant:
Touchtown, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey Pepper, Evan Ruiz, David Hornig, Karen Graff