MULTI-REGION MARKET RESEARCH STUDY PROCESSING
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Abstract
A market research service is provided with a study creation service that includes a number of functions to support the creation of multi-region market research studies. In one embodiment, the functions include a function in support of implicit country and/or city selection within a region. In another embodiment, the functions include a function in support of providing a real time cost estimate for the study being created. In yet another embodiment, the functions include a function in support of auto notification to translators providing translation services for translating study elements (such as questions, messages, pick lists and concepts) into supported target languages. In yet another embodiment, the functions include a function in support of on-line check in of the translated study elements. In yet another embodiment, the functions include a function in support of on-line monitoring of translation status.
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173 Claims
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154. A computer-implemented method for creating a multi-region market research study, the method comprising:
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displaying information to facilitate on-line selection of one or more geographical regions in which to conduct a multi-region market study;
receiving, from a market research client, an on-line selection of one or more geographical regions in which to conduct a multi-region market study;
in response to receiving the on-line selection from the market research client, providing a real time cost estimate for conducting the multi-region market research study, wherein the real time cost estimate is based at least in part on the geographical regions selected by the market research client; and
automatically notifying one or more translation services to translate elements of the multi-region market research study from an original language into one or more target languages, wherein the one or more target languages are associated with the one or more geographical regions selected by the market research client. - View Dependent Claims (155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161)
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162. A method for creating a multi-region market research study, the method comprising:
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displaying information to facilitate on-line selection of one or more geographical regions in which to conduct a multi-region market study;
receiving, from a market research client, an on-line selection of one or more geographical regions in which to conduct a multi-region market study;
automatically notifying one or more translation services to translate elements of the multi-region market research study from an original language into one or more target languages, wherein the one or more target languages are associated with the one or more geographical regions selected by the market research client; and
providing on-line check in for translated study elements of the multi-region market research study translated from an original language into one or more target languages. - View Dependent Claims (163, 164)
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166. A multi-region market research study creation system, the system comprising:
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a computer-readable medium containing a plurality of programming instructions designed to automatically implement a plurality of functions to support on-line creation of a multi-region market research study, the programming instructions including;
a first function to display information to facilitate on-line selection of one or more geographical regions in which to conduct a multi-region market study;
a second function to receive, from a market research client, an on-line selection of one or more geographical regions in which to conduct a multi-region market study; and
a third function to notify one or more translation services to translate elements of the multi-region market research study from an original language into one or more target languages, wherein the one or more target languages are associated with the one or more geographical regions selected by the market research client; and
one or more processors operably coupled to the computer-readable medium to execute the programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173)
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