Interactive System and Methods to Obtain Media Product Ratings

• US 20070100699A1
• Filed: 01/03/2007
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Amir Ajizadeh
• Original Assignee: Amir Ajizadeh
• Inventors: Ajizadeh, Amir
• Application Number:
  US11/619,596
• Publication Number:
  US 20070100699A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.560
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/00 Digital computers in general details G06F1/00 – G06F13/00; Data processing equipment in general
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0258 Registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0263 based upon Internet or website rating
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute

Abstract

An interactive polling data collection website designed so the general media product consuming public will have an opportunity to interactively submit their input on what media product they are or have just finished watching or listening to. People can log-on to the website and register as members. Once they are members, they can click on media product icons related to the media product they are or have just finished watching or listening to and provide their input about the media product according to polling queries. The collected polling data is electronically converted into an anonymous 3-part demographically related generic output data string and made available to purchasers where the data can be broken down and analyzed by off-site for their desired purpose.

Claims

1. A membership based internet method for collecting and distributing demographically related media product ratings data, comprising the steps of:

a member logging onto a website where said member has previously entered personal data including name, zip code, gender, date of birth, ethnicity, and email, and, in exchange therefore, has obtained membership status and password information to log onto said website as a member;

selecting an icon from a menu screen, said icon representing a media product;

indicating a specific product rating in response to polling queries specific to said media product thereby creating a polling input;

sending said polling input to a main computer;

converting said polling input according to a predetermined set of criteria into an anonymous standard output numeric data string, said data string including a first part reflecting a specific media product, a second part reflecting demographic information related to said member, and a third part reflecting said polling input; and

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enabling selected aspects of said data string to be available to members according to their membership status.

2. A method as in claim 1, further comprising:

placing said data string into a standard spreadsheet format wherein data elements comprise corresponding columns of said spreadsheet format.

3. A method as in claim 2, wherein:

said media product comprises a television advertisement.

4. A method as in claim 2, wherein:

said data string information in said standard spreadsheet is consolidated into summary form reflecting accumulated totals related to member demographic information.

5. A membership based method for conducting television and radio show ratings polling, comprising the steps of:

a first member logging onto a website where the first member has membership status as a media poll creator;

selecting a media product for which a poll is to be created and, thereafter,

assembling a poll for a media product from a combination of predetermined and/or custom created polling queries;

optionally attaching incentives to the assembled polling queries to be given at selected thresholds of polling answers;

associating a poll so created with a media product;

thereafter,

a second member logging onto a website where said second member has previously entered personal data including name, zip code, gender, date of birth, ethnicity, and email, and in exchange therefore has obtained membership status and password information as a media consumer;

said second member selecting from a menu, including icons representing media product information;

selecting a specific media product by date and time or none, if no show had been watched;

inputting information as to the member'"'"'s opinions regarding the show along with any other requested information in response to said created poll;

sending the inputted information to a main computer;

converting the inputted information according to a predetermined set of criteria into a standard format anonymous data output string, and,

enabling selected aspects of said data output string to be available to members according to their membership status.

6. A method as in claim 5, further comprising:

exchanging incentives associated with said polling answers for sponsored products appearing on said website.

7. A method as in claim 5, further comprising:

entering a chat function on said website to contact other members on said website.

8. A method as in claim 7, further comprising:

creating a personal critic page wherein a member can post personal commentary with respect to a media product for other website members to view.

9. A method as in claim 7, further comprising:

accessing a media product review results page for viewing of accumulated polling data from a poll conducted through said website.

10. A method as in claim 5, further comprising:

placing said data string into a standard spreadsheet format wherein data elements comprise corresponding columns of said spreadsheet format.

11. A method as in claim 10, wherein:

said data string information in said standard spreadsheet is consolidated into summary form reflecting accumulated totals related to member demographic information.

12. A data string output element from a member based media polling method, comprising:

a first part indicating a specific media product;

a second part corresponding to anonymous demographic information specific to an individual member of said polling service; and

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a third part corresponding to polling answers associated with polling queries specific to said specific media product.

13. A data string output element as in claim 12, wherein:

said first part is expressed as an alpha-numeric.

14. A data string output element as in claim 13, wherein:

Said data string is expressed in a standard spreadsheet format.

15. A data string output element as in claim 14, wherein:

multiple data strings are summarized in demographically related totals in said spreadsheet format.