Data collector systems and methods
First Claim
1. A data collector system comprising:
- a data requester interface to receive an information request from a data requester, the information request including a recipient and information collector parameters;
an information request creator, communicatively coupled with the data requester interface, to create an create an email having an embedded information collector, the information request creator using the information collector parameters to define the embedded information collector;
an email interface, communicatively coupled with the information request creator, to transmit the email to the recipient; and
a data collector interface different than the email interface, the data collector interface to receive data associated with the information collector from the recipient.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and machine-readable mediums are provided for collecting data. In one embodiment, a data collector system comprises a data requester interface to receive an information request from a data requester, the information request including a recipient and information collector parameters; an information request creator, communicatively coupled with the data requester interface, to create an create an email having an embedded information collector, the information request creator using the information collector parameters to define the embedded information collector; an email interface, communicatively coupled with the information request creator, to transmit the email to the recipient; and a data collector interface different than the email interface, the data collector interface to receive data associated with the information collector from the recipient.
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34 Claims
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1. A data collector system comprising:
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a data requester interface to receive an information request from a data requester, the information request including a recipient and information collector parameters;
an information request creator, communicatively coupled with the data requester interface, to create an create an email having an embedded information collector, the information request creator using the information collector parameters to define the embedded information collector;
an email interface, communicatively coupled with the information request creator, to transmit the email to the recipient; and
a data collector interface different than the email interface, the data collector interface to receive data associated with the information collector from the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computerized method for collecting data comprising:
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receiving, from a data requester, an information request, the information request including a plurality of recipients and information collector parameters;
creating an information collector using the information collector parameters, the information collector operative to collect a response from the recipients;
transmitting an email to the plurality of recipients, the email including the information collector embedded within the email; and
receiving, at an interface other than an email interface, data associated with the information collector from one or more of the recipients. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method comprising
receiving an email having a plurality of embedded information collectors; -
providing data for at least one of the embedded information collectors; and
transmitting the data to a data collector using a submission indicator embedded within the email.
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34. A machine-readable medium, having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, which, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to:
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receive, from a data requester, an information request, the information request including a plurality of recipients and information collector parameters;
create an information collector using the information collector parameters, the information collector operative to collect a response from the recipients;
transmit an email to the plurality of recipients, the email including the information collector embedded within the email; and
receive, at an interface other than an email interface, data associated with the information collector from one or more of the recipients.
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