System and method for conducting pet, death, DNA and other related transactions over a computer network

• US 20020178079A1
• Filed: 11/01/2001
• Published: 11/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Katharine A. Russell Living Trust
• Original Assignee: MyEtribute, Inc.
• Inventors: Johnson, Dale L., Rogers, Sally Willis, Russell, Katharine
• Granted Patent: US 7,671,751 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

A business method for conducting pet, death, DNA and other related transactions over a computer network is disclosed. A one-stop site on the Internet permits remote users to establish accounts, run user sessions, obtain information, and order pet, death, DNA and other related products and services from a variety of sources and vendors. The one-stop site performs multiple services that are ordinarily done by many both for the initial user and for subsequent related users that are referenced to the site. Charges for all transactions are made to user accounts and payments need only be made to the one-stop site.

Claims

1. A method of conducting DNA, death, or pet related transactions over the Internet, comprising:

(a) providing at least one computer server for hosting one or more Internet web sites containing information and services from the group consisting of DNA, death, and pet related information and services, said at least one computer server capable of starting a client session, sending a command to start a client program, receiving commands from a remote computer, passing commands to a software session, and transmitting data to a remote computer;

(b) permitting remote users to establish accounts, whereby said remote users may obtain information regarding or order DNA, death or pet related services from a plurality of associated sources and vendors; and

(c) charging said remote users via their established accounts.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said transactions are DNA related and wherein said information and services are DNA related.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said transactions are death related and wherein said information and services are death related.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said death related transactions, information, and services pertain to famous or important individuals.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said transactions are pet related and wherein said information and services are pet related.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said services include a pet calculator, whereby said pet calculator prompts specific input from a remote user, analyzes at least a portion of said input, and provides results and feedback to the remote user based on at least a portion of said input.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said pet calculator combines at least a portion of said input with set parameters for various species and breeds of pets before providing customized results and feedback to the remote user based on said input.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein said pet calculator divides animals into a plurality of age classifications, assigns one or more specific age classifications to a particular pet based upon said specific input, and provides results and feedback to the remote user based upon said one or more assigned age classifications.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one portion of said results and feedback contains at least a portion of said specific input while at least another portion of said results and feedback contains standardized generic passages that do not contain any of said specific input.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein said pet related services include a pet selector, whereby said pet selector prompts specific input from a remote user, analyzes at least a portion of said input, and provides customized recommendations on pet selection to the remote user based on at least a portion of said input.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said pet selector provides recommendations as to specific species and breeds of pets based upon one set of specific input.

13. The Internet web site of claim 12, wherein said content is DNA related and wherein said information and services are DNA related.

14. The Internet web site of claim 12, wherein said content is death related and wherein said information and services are death related.

15. The Internet web site of claim 12, wherein said content is pet related and wherein said information and services are pet related.

16. The Internet web site of claim 15, wherein said pet related services include a pet calculator, whereby said pet calculator prompts specific input from a remote user, analyzes at least a portion of said input, and provides results and feedback to the remote user based on at least a portion of said input.

17. The Internet web site of claim 16, wherein said pet calculator combines at least a portion of said input with set parameters for various species and breeds of pets before providing customized results and feedback to the remote user based on said input.

18. The Internet web site of claim 15, wherein said pet related services include a pet selector, whereby said pet selector prompts specific input from a remote user, analyzes at least a portion of said input, and p rovi des customized recommendations on pet selection to the remote user based on at least a portion of said input.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein at least a portion of said pet related information or services are provided by outside vendors in business partnerships with the proprietor of said at least one computer server.

12. An Internet web site containing DNA, death, or pet related content, comprising:

(a) at least one computer server providing information and services from the group consisting of DNA, death, and pet related information and services to remote users, said at least one computer server capable of starting a client session, sending a command to start a client program, receiving commands from a remote computer, passing commands to a software session, and transmitting data to a remote computer;

(b) established accounts created by remote users, whereby said remote users may use their established accounts to obtain information regarding or order services from the group consisting of DNA, death, and pet related information and services from a plurality of associated sources and vendors; and

(c) a service that charges said remote users via their established accounts.

19. A method of conducting pet-related transactions over the Internet, comprising:

(a) providing at least one computer server for hosting one or more Internet web sites containing pet-related information and services, said at least one computer server capable of starting a client session, sending a command to start a client program, receiving commands from a remote computer, passing commands to a software session, and transmitting data to a remote computer, wherein said pet related services include a pet calculator that prompts specific input from a remote user, analyzes at least a portion of said input, and provides results and feedback to the remote user based on at least a portion of said input, and wherein said pet related services also include a pet selector, whereby said pet selector prompts specific input from a remote user, analyzes at least a portion of said input, and provides customized recommendations on pet selection to the remote user based on at least a portion of said input;

(b) permitting remote users to establish accounts, whereby said remote users may obtain information regarding or order pet-related services from a plurality of associated sources and vendors; and

(c) charging said remote users via their established accounts.