System and method for providing an expert platform
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1. A system comprising:
- a user needs database effective to include a plurality of user needs database entries, wherein a user needs database entry is associated with a user, includes information to facilitate contacting the user, and includes information related to expert solutions that may be of interest to the user;
an expert solutions database effective to include a plurality of expert solutions database entries, wherein an expert solutions database entry includes information related to available expert solutions;
a user needs oriented targeting engine effective to;
utilize the information to facilitate contacting the user to target the user, and utilize the information related to available expert solutions and information related to expert solutions that may be of interest to the user to provide to the targeted user information associated with available expert solutions.
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Abstract
A technique for providing user-oriented promotions includes linking a good or service to an expert solution in which a user has potential interest. Alternatively, the expert solution itself may be a service. Matching the goods or services to the expert solution can result in improved targeting of users who may be interested in purchasing the good or service. If the expert solution itself is treated as a service, users with potential interest in the expert solution can be targeted in a similar manner. This can be further improved by maintaining user-specific information related to each user.
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1. A system comprising:
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a user needs database effective to include a plurality of user needs database entries, wherein a user needs database entry is associated with a user, includes information to facilitate contacting the user, and includes information related to expert solutions that may be of interest to the user;
an expert solutions database effective to include a plurality of expert solutions database entries, wherein an expert solutions database entry includes information related to available expert solutions;
a user needs oriented targeting engine effective to;
utilize the information to facilitate contacting the user to target the user, and utilize the information related to available expert solutions and information related to expert solutions that may be of interest to the user to provide to the targeted user information associated with available expert solutions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving an expert solution;
storing the expert solution in a database;
linking the expert solution to related items;
receiving user-specific information for a user;
matching the expert solution to the user based on the user-specific information;
providing user-oriented promotions associated with the related items to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a means for receiving an expert solution;
a means for linking the expert solution to a good or service that is related to the expert solution;
a means for maintaining user-specific information, including information specific to a first user;
a means for identifying a potential interest in the expert solution for the first user by analyzing the information specific to the first user;
a means for promoting the good or service that is related to the expert solution to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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