Personalized sales video system

• US 20020055892A1
• Filed: 10/04/2001
• Published: 05/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Technoview Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Technoview Incorporated
• Inventors: Cheng, Wen Chung, Brown, Eric
• Application Number:
  US09/971,161
• Publication Number:
  US 20020055892A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

A video sales program compilation method, especially useful in the sales industry, comprises the steps of displaying customer information on a computer monitor screen; selecting a sales customer from a list of sales customers on the screen; displaying plural product pictures on the screen; displaying one selected product from the plural product pictures; displaying related product elements on the screen; selecting from the related product elements; displaying the one product with the related product elements on the screen; calculating a payment schedule for purchase of the one product and the related product elements; creating at least one graphic slide for the one product alone and for the one product with at least one of the related product elements as a combination and for the payment schedule; downloading the at least one graphic slide including a purchase selection element as a sales email message to the sales customer; and receiving an acceptance of the purchase selection element by the customer as a response to the sales email message.

Claims

1. A video sales program compilation method comprising the steps of:

displaying customer information on a computer monitor screen;

selecting a sales customer from a list of sales customers on the screen;

displaying plural product pictures on the screen;

displaying one selected product from the plural product pictures;

displaying related product elements on the screen;

selecting from the related product elements;

displaying the one product with the related product elements on the screen;

calculating a payment schedule for purchase of the one product and the related product elements;

creating at least one graphic slide for the one product alone and for the one product with at least one of the related product elements as a combination and for the payment schedule;

downloading the at least one graphic slide including a purchase selection element as a sales email message to the sales customer; and

receiving an acceptance of the purchase selection element by the customer as a response to the sales email message.

2. The method of claim 1 including the further step of inserting written sales comments in the sales email message.

3. The method of claim 1 including the further step of inserting a sales promotion element in the sales email message.

4. The method of claim 1 including the further step of inserting a live-action video presentation in the sales email message.

5. An apparatus for producing a video sales program comprising:

the elements of a Data Collector, a Browser, a Video Server, an Internet Server and a Pipe, the Pipe enabled for interconnecting the elements for intelligent signal transfer;

software means enabled for collecting storing, manipulating and selecting data and for creating graphical and audible representations or Charts of the data, and for visual and audible displaying of the data on a display means; and

a means for transmitting said visual and audible displaying of the data via wave energy transmission.

6. A video sales program compilation method comprising the steps of:

a) collecting a first information about a group of individuals using an electronic collection process for placing the first information in an electronic format;

b) selecting one individual from the group of individuals in accordance with a selection criterion;

c) compiling a second information from the first information, the second information corresponding to the selected individual;

d) arranging the second information as text and graphics in the electronic format, the graphics comprising at least one of a plurality of data charts;

e) producing an electronic video program from the second information;

f) formatting the video program for playback, including synchronization of the at least one data charts;

g) notifying the selected individual of how to remotely access the video program for viewing through an electronic process;

h) playing the video program when requested by the selected individual; and

i) receiving an electronic notice when the video program is played by the selected individual.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of using data collectors to determine preferences of each individual in the group of individuals.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of using data collectors to predict preferences of each individual in the group of individuals.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of using data collectors to communicate behavior of each individual in the group of individuals.

10. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of limiting access to the video program to only the selected individual.

11. The method of claim 6 wherein the process of step (g) is completed using Internet data transfer.

13. The method of claim 6 wherein the notice of step (i) is transferred using an electronic paging process.

14. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of taking payment for completing steps (a) through (g).

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the payment is calculated as a combination of a rental charge against time plus a use based on a per viewing by the selected individuals.

16. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of taking payment from the selected individual after completing steps (a) through (i).