System and method for monitoring consumer preferences
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1. A method for conducting a survey of a visitor to a web page, comprising the steps of:
- providing a survey server to conduct the survey;
storing the web page on a web server;
sending the web page to a first computer being used by the visitor from said web server;
receiving a request at said survey server from the web page to conduct said survey;
responding to said request by transmitting a pop-up window from said survey server to the visitor at the visitor'"'"'s computer;
presenting a survey document to the visitor through said pop-up window; and
conducting said survey in said pop-up window.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for monitoring the preferences of web site visitors. The system and method can be computer-based and can be embodied as an application program or module connected to or incorporated into any communications network including: the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, and/or a wide area network. The system and method can voluntarily collect statistically relevant data regarding customers wants, needs and practices through a non-intrusive pop-up window.
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1. A method for conducting a survey of a visitor to a web page, comprising the steps of:
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providing a survey server to conduct the survey;
storing the web page on a web server;
sending the web page to a first computer being used by the visitor from said web server;
receiving a request at said survey server from the web page to conduct said survey;
responding to said request by transmitting a pop-up window from said survey server to the visitor at the visitor'"'"'s computer;
presenting a survey document to the visitor through said pop-up window; and
conducting said survey in said pop-up window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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