SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDED SALES
First Claim
1. A method for guiding a user in determining a product recommendation using a computing device, the method comprising the steps of:
- prompting the user with a question, wherein the question is displayed on a display device;
receiving user input corresponding to a response to the question;
generating a product list including one or more products that match one or more product parameters specified in the response;
launching a learning tool, wherein the learning tool simulates one or more aspects of at least one of the one or more products;
determining a recommended product from the product list; and
generating a recommendation based on the recommended product.
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Abstract
A guided sales system provides a sales person and/or a customer with guidance through a sales process including detailed information about products and technologies. The guided sales system allows a user to enter information about the customer and the customer'"'"'s needs, to identify products matching the customer'"'"'s needs and to make product recommendations. A user may further use the system to print a recommendation and/or a sales ticket that may be used by a customer to complete a purchase or transaction. The sales system may further provide a free-form drawing application to help visualize product placement and configurations. Various visualization and learning tools may further be integrated into or otherwise included in the guided sales system to aid a customer'"'"'s understanding of particular products and/or technologies.
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54 Claims
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1. A method for guiding a user in determining a product recommendation using a computing device, the method comprising the steps of:
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prompting the user with a question, wherein the question is displayed on a display device; receiving user input corresponding to a response to the question; generating a product list including one or more products that match one or more product parameters specified in the response; launching a learning tool, wherein the learning tool simulates one or more aspects of at least one of the one or more products; determining a recommended product from the product list; and generating a recommendation based on the recommended product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device for providing sales guidance, the device comprising:
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a display device; a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the device to perform a method comprising the steps of; displaying a question on the display device; receiving a response to the question; generating a product list including one or more products that match one or more product parameters specified in the response; launching a learning tool, wherein the learning tool simulates one or more aspects of at least one of the one or more products; determining a recommended product from the product list; and generating a recommendation based on the recommended product. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause a display of a computing device to display a user interface corresponding to a guided sales system, the user interface comprising:
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a first display portion displaying a navigation panel having a plurality of options corresponding to a plurality of features provided by the guided sales system; a second display portion displaying an information panel including information corresponding to a currently selected option of the plurality of options in the navigation panel; and a third display portion displaying a data log associated with the currently selected option, wherein the data log includes data entered into the guided sales system. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A mobile device for providing product sales guidance, the device comprising:
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a display device, wherein the display device is at least one of a touch-sensitive display device and stylus-sensitive display device; a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile device to perform a method comprising the steps of; prompting a user with a question, wherein the question is displayed on the display device; receiving a response to the question; receiving drawing input through the display device, wherein the drawing input includes electronic ink representing at least one of a room, a car and a boat; storing data associated with the drawing input and the response in the memory, wherein the data is transmitted to a remote server at a predefined time; determining one or more product parameters from the response to the question and the drawing input; generating a product list including one or more products that match the determined one or more product parameters, wherein the product list is generated prior to a product recommendation being made; and launching a learning tool that simulates one or more aspects of at least one of the one or more products, wherein the learning tool is selected for launch based on a correspondence between the learning tool and a content of the question. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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displaying a camera zoom control in association with a product sales page; displaying a first image simulating a photograph taken by a camera; receiving input in the zoom control; and displaying a second image simulating at least one of;
a zoomed-out photograph or a zoomed-in photograph. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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displaying a first image in a first portion of a display, wherein the first image simulates a first photograph in a first resolution; displaying a second image simulating a second photograph in a second resolution simultaneously with the first image and in a second portion of the display; receiving input corresponding to a crop command, wherein the crop command includes cropping a portion of at least one of;
the first image and the second image;in response to the crop command, displaying a third image simulating the first photograph in a cropped state in the first portion of the display. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method comprising:
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prompting the user with a question, wherein the question is displayed on a display device; receiving user input corresponding to a response to the question, wherein the response identifies one or more products; and launching a learning tool, wherein the learning tool simulates one or more aspects of at least one of the one or more products. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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52. A method comprising:
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displaying a camera zoom control in association with a product sales page; displaying a first image simulating a photograph taken by a camera; receiving input in the zoom control; and displaying a second image simulating at least one of;
a zoomed-out photograph or a zoomed-in photograph.
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53. A method comprising:
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displaying a first image in a first portion of a display, wherein the first image simulates a first photograph in a first resolution; displaying a second image simulating a second photograph in a second resolution simultaneously with the first image and in a second portion of the display; receiving input corresponding to a crop command, wherein the crop command includes cropping a portion of at least one of;
the first image and the second image;in response to the crop command, displaying a third image simulating the first photograph in a cropped state in the first portion of the display.
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54. A method for guiding a user in selecting a product, the method comprising:
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prompting the user with a question, wherein the question is displayed on a display device; receiving user input corresponding to a response to the question, wherein the response identifies one or more products; and launching a learning tool, wherein the learning tool simulates one or more aspects of at least one of the one or more products.
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