Chronos: Temporal Event Navigator

The core concept of Chronos is to act as a digital detective for event timelines. Inspired by the fragmented memory and reconstruction in 'Memento', and the data-gathering aspect of a 'Retail Sales' scraper, Chronos allows users to input disparate pieces of information about past events – be it dates from emails, locations from photo metadata, ticket purchase confirmations, social media posts, or even recorded conversations (transcribed). The system then uses this information, much like a scraper would aggregate retail data, to build a coherent, chronological narrative of the event. The 'Dune' inspiration comes in the form of its potential for political intrigue and the meticulous planning required for large-scale events; Chronos helps understand the 'why' and 'how' of past event successes or failures by revealing the intricate sequence of actions and decisions.

How it works:

1. Data Ingestion: Users upload or link various data sources. This could include importing email archives, connecting to cloud storage for photos, pasting text from messages, or uploading audio files for transcription.
2. Information Extraction & Tagging: AI algorithms (readily available through APIs) extract key information like dates, times, locations, attendees (names), organizations, and sentiment from the ingested data. This mirrors the extraction process in a scraper.
3. Timeline Construction: The extracted data is then cross-referenced and sorted chronologically. Conflicts or ambiguities are flagged for user review.
4. Narrative Generation: Based on the constructed timeline, Chronos generates a narrative summary of the event. This could include identifying key decision points, pivotal moments, and the flow of activities.
5. Analysis & Insights: For organizers, Chronos can provide retrospective analysis: what went well, what could have been improved, and identifying patterns in attendee engagement or resource allocation based on the reconstructed sequence of events.

Niche & Low-Cost Implementation:

- Niche: Focuses on retrospective event analysis and timeline reconstruction, a less crowded space than real-time event planning. It caters to those who need to understand past event dynamics for future planning, debriefing, or even legal/audit purposes.
- Low-Cost: Leverages existing cloud services for storage (e.g., S3, Google Cloud Storage) and readily available AI APIs for transcription, natural language processing (NLP), and sentiment analysis. The user interface can be built using common web frameworks (e.g., Flask/Django with React/Vue) making it accessible for individual developers.

High Earning Potential:

- Subscription Model: Offer tiered subscriptions for individuals (e.g., event planners, freelancers) and businesses (e.g., marketing agencies, corporate event departments) with varying data storage and advanced analysis features.
- Consulting Services: Provide specialized consulting services for analyzing complex past events using Chronos, offering deeper insights and actionable recommendations.
- Bespoke Integrations: Develop custom integrations for specific industries or large-scale event management platforms.
- Data Analytics & Reporting: Offer premium reporting features that go beyond timeline reconstruction to provide predictive analytics or benchmarks based on aggregated (anonymized) event data from multiple clients.