Method and system for determining a person's interests and soliciting donation over a wide area network
First Claim
1. A web-based, interactive method for determining a person'"'"'s interest with respect to charitable, philanthropic or political causes and for soliciting donations, the method having a graphical user interface including a display, comprising:
- asking a first question related to the causes;
receiving a response to the first question;
determining, based on the response, if subsequent questions are necessary to identify one or more causes;
if subsequent questions are not necessary, identifying, based on the response, at least one cause;
asking one or more subsequent questions, if necessary, based on the prior response;
identifying, based on the responses, at least one cause; and
asking for a donation.
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Abstract
A web-based, interactive method for determining a person'"'"'s interest in charitable, philanthropic, political or other social causes and for soliciting donations is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method utilizes a graphical user interface including a display. The method comprises the steps of asking a first question related to the causes, receiving a response to the first question, and determining, based on the response, if subsequent questions are necessary to identify one or more causes. If subsequent questions are not necessary, identifying, based on the response, at least one cause. The method further comprises asking one or more subsequent questions, if necessary, based on the prior response, identifying, based on the responses, at least one cause, and asking for a donation. The method further comprises receiving a donation on-line.
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22 Claims
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1. A web-based, interactive method for determining a person'"'"'s interest with respect to charitable, philanthropic or political causes and for soliciting donations, the method having a graphical user interface including a display, comprising:
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asking a first question related to the causes;
receiving a response to the first question;
determining, based on the response, if subsequent questions are necessary to identify one or more causes;
if subsequent questions are not necessary, identifying, based on the response, at least one cause;
asking one or more subsequent questions, if necessary, based on the prior response;
identifying, based on the responses, at least one cause; and
asking for a donation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A web-based, interactive system for determining a person'"'"'s interest with respect to charitable, philanthropic or political causes and for soliciting donations, the method having a graphical user interface including a display, comprising:
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means for asking a first question related to the causes;
means for receiving a response to the first question;
means for determining if subsequent questions are necessary to identify one or more causes;
means for asking one or more subsequent questions;
means for identifying at least one cause; and
means for asking for a donation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product including a program code embodied in a storage medium for carrying out a web-based, interactive method for determining a person'"'"'s interest with respect to charitable, philanthropic or political causes and for soliciting donations during an on-line web-cast on the Internet, the method having a graphical user interface including a display, comprising:
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asking a first question related to the causes;
receiving a response to the first question;
determining, based on the response, if subsequent questions are necessary to identify one or more causes;
if subsequent questions are not necessary, identifying, based on the response, at least one cause;
asking one or more subsequent questions, if necessary, based on the prior response;
identifying, based on the responses, at least one cause; and
asking for a donation.
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