System and method for providing targeted information to users
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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 goods or services that may be of interest to the user;
a goods/services database effective to include a plurality of goods/services database entries, wherein a goods/services database entry includes information related to available goods or services; and
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 goods or services and information related to goods or services that may be of interest to the user to provide to the targeted user information associated with available goods or services.
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Abstract
A technique for providing targeted information to users involves using demographic or specific user data. Each user may have some demographic data associated with them, which may be compared to, by way of example but not limitation, another user, a product, information, a location, or other goods or services. Promotions that take demographic information into account can be effective in presenting information to a user, which is more beneficial to both the user and a vendor or expert associated with the promotion. Specific user information can be used to address specific user needs.
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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 goods or services that may be of interest to the user;
a goods/services database effective to include a plurality of goods/services database entries, wherein a goods/services database entry includes information related to available goods or services; and
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 goods or services and information related to goods or services that may be of interest to the user to provide to the targeted user information associated with available goods or services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving promotions;
receiving user needs information regarding one or more items of interest;
selecting promotions for presentation to the user based on the user needs information; and
presenting the selected promotions to the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a means for maintaining user needs information;
a means for maintaining good/services information; and
a means for matching user needs information to goods/services information to target users associated with the user needs information with promotions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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