see the exact seating arrangement of the remote dinner theater and select the exact seat or seats he wants for the performance of his choice such additional information as is appropriate can be provided to the remote user to assist him in making an informed decision as to which seat or seats he wishes to occupy for this performance referring to fig3 a and 3b it will be seen that in fig3 a that at the user selected venue all seats at table p 11 17 and at table s 14 18 have been previously taken and are so indicated by the graphical representation of an u201c x u201d over those seats our potential customer wants to seat a party of four at table s 1 16 and so indicates by clicking his mouse on those four seats or by so indicating through an alternative standard computer input means once his payment method is verified his selected seats are removed from inventory and so indicated on the graphical representation by placing an u201c x u201d over those seats 19 while retaining the u201c x u201d over those seats previously sold at table p 11 20 and table s 14 21 the next prospective customer is advised.