METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING PRESENTATIONS

• US 20080177602A1
• Filed: 01/16/2008
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eyemaginations, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Eyemaginations, Inc.
• Inventors: SOPHER, Bradley A., Sopher, Jordan A., Sopher, Steven F., Sopher, Michael A.
• Application Number:
  US12/015,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20080177602A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0248 Avoiding fraud
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A method and system are disclosed that connects an end user, a specialist and a host website, via a network, so that the end user can view at least one presentation. The specialist provides information relating to the end user to the host website. The host website produces a product such as a CD, URL, and/or recordable medium that contains an ID based on the information. Such an ID can be associated with at least one presentation. In response to the ID in the product, the end user can access the host website, via the network, to view the at least one presentation.

Claims

1. A method of providing at least one presentation via a network, comprising:

associating an ID with at least one presentation;

producing a product containing the ID;

providing the product to an end user; and

permitting the end user to access a host computer in order to view the at least one presentation when the end user connects to the host computer via the network in response to the ID in the product.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

permitting the end user to view a schedule associated with a specialist so that the end user can schedule an appointment and/or view follow-up appointments with the specialist; and

permitting the end user to view his/her profile or history so that the end user can interact with the specialist based on the viewed profile or history of the end user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the product comprises a compact disk, recordable media and/or URL.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying advertisements associated with a vendor in proximity to the at least one presentation.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

providing feedback to the vendor based on a number of advertisements clicked by the end user and/or displayed to the end user.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

permitting the vendor to directly update and/or maintain the displayed advertisements.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

tracking the viewing of the at least one presentation by the permitted end user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the ID is associated with multiple presentations.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

limiting a number of times the end user can view the at least one presentation.

10. A system for providing at least one presentation, comprising:

a network to connect a plurality of computers; and

at least one host computer connected to the network to;

associate an ID with at least one presentation,

encode a product with the ID,

transmit the product to an end user, and

permit the end user to access the at least one host computer in order to view the at least one presentation when the end user connects to the host computer via the network in response to the ID in the product.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one host computer to also:

permit the end user to display a schedule associated with a specialist so that the end user can schedule an appointment and/or view follow-up appointments with the specialist; and

permit the end user to view his/her profile or history so that the end user can interact with the specialist based on the viewed profile or history of the end user.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the product comprises a compact disk, recordable media and/or URL.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein:

the at least one host computer to display advertisements associated with a vendor associated with the end user viewing the at least one presentation.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein:

the at least one host computer to also provide feedback to the vendor based on a number of advertisements clicked by the end user and/or displayed to the end user.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein:

the at least one host computer to permit the vendor to directly update and/or maintain the displayed advertisements.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein:

the at least one host computer to also track the viewing of the at least one presentation by the permitted end user.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the ID is associated with multiple presentations.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein:

the at least one host computer to also limit a number of times the end user can view the at least one presentation.

19. A method of providing at least one presentation via a network, comprising:

receiving first information associated with an end user; and

providing a product to the end user based on the first information, the product configured to comprise second information so that the end user can access at least one presentation via the network based on the second information.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first information comprises a medical condition associated with the end user.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the second information comprises a ID associated with the product.

22. A system for providing at least one presentation, comprising:

a network to connect a plurality of computers; and

at least one computer connected to the network to;

receive first information associated with an end user, and

provide a product to the end user based on the first information, the product configured to comprise second information so that the end user can access at least one presentation via the network based on the second information.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the first information comprises a medical condition associated with the end user.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the second information comprises a ID associated with the product.

25. A system for providing at least one presentation, comprising:

a network;

at least one computer and connected to the network to;

order a product, the product configured to comprise information;

at least one host computer to;

associate the information with at least one presentation, and

permit the end user to access the at least one host computer in order to view the at least one presentation when the end user connects to the at least one host computer via the network in response to the information;

at least one computer associated with the end user to;

receive the product after the product is configured to comprise the information, and

access the at least one host computer based on the information; and

an output device to display the at least one presentation to the end user after access to the host computer is granted.