Method for product planning
First Claim
1. A method for product planning, comprising the steps of:
- displaying information about a proposed product to a subject;
requesting the subject to make a predetermined commitment relating to said proposed product;
providing benefits to all subjects that make a commitment for a product;
profiling the subjects and analyzing the commitment decisions;
compiling a report of said analysis;
making a strategic product planning decision related to the product based on said report;
fulfilling said commitments;
tracking fulfillment of said commitments.
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Abstract
An improved method for product planning including the steps of displaying information about proposed product(s) to a subject, requesting the subject to make a predetermined commitment relating to the proposed products, presenting benefits related to making such commitment, profiling the subject and analyzing the commitment decisions made, compiling a report of the analysis, and making strategic product planning decisions related to the products based on the report. Finally, the commitments made by the subject are fulfilled and commitment and benefit fulfillment is tracked and analyzed. The method for strategic product planning facilitates monitoring, tracking and analysis of new product demand data, and makes strategic product planning more suited for delivery over the internet, whereby commitment transactions and the provision of related benefits can be completed automatically and the results can be monitored, tracked and analyzed online.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for product planning, comprising the steps of:
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displaying information about a proposed product to a subject;
requesting the subject to make a predetermined commitment relating to said proposed product;
providing benefits to all subjects that make a commitment for a product;
profiling the subjects and analyzing the commitment decisions;
compiling a report of said analysis;
making a strategic product planning decision related to the product based on said report;
fulfilling said commitments;
tracking fulfillment of said commitments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5)
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3. The method for product planning according to claim 3, wherein said commitments further comprise a predetermined monetary amount payable contingent on the respective product receiving a predetermined minimum number of commitments.
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6. A system for product planning, comprising a software program for providing a graphical user interface, and a web-enabled server for administering said software program to distributed users, the software program further comprising:
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a first section for displaying detailed information about a proposed product to said users;
a second section for allowing users to make contingent monetary commitments relating to a selected product in return for a percentage share of equity income from sales of said product;
a third section for allowing users to track sales of said product. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for product planning, comprising the steps of:
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displaying detailed information about proposed products to said users;
allowing users to select a proposed product and to make a contingent commitment relating to the selected product in return for benefits related to the selected product;
allowing users to track sales of said selected products. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for obtaining firm commitments for a product prior to the commercial launch of said product, comprising the steps of:
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displaying detailed information about proposed products to said users;
allowing users to select a proposed product and to make a monetary commitment relating to the selected product in return for future benefits related to the selected product;
initiating commercial sales of said product;
allowing users to track the commercial sales of said product. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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