DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION SYSTEM WITH TERMINAL HAVING LITERATURE DISTRIBUTION

• US 20080275787A1
• Filed: 07/15/2008
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Homefeedback.Com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Homefeedback.Com, Inc.
• Inventors: Bengson, Rick Robert
• Application Number:
  US12/173,434
• Publication Number:
  US 20080275787A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/26 for printing, stamping, franking, typing or teleprinting apparatus ticket printing or the like apparatus G07F17/42
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/10 Casings or parts thereof, e.g. with means for heating or cooling

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for collecting and disseminating customer data and for distributing real estate marketing literature. The system includes a customer terminal, which is in communication with a data center, which, in turn, is in communication with a business terminal. The customer terminal includes a device for inputting customer data and a device for distributing relevant marketing literature. The customer data is sent to the data center, where it is stored for subsequent retrieval by a sales person using the business terminal.

Claims

1. A method of collecting potential home buyer leads and distributing promotional materials, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving at a customer terminal customer data entered via an input device;

transmitting said customer data from said customer terminal to a data center; and

after receiving said customer data at said data center, dispensing promotional materials from said customer terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing via a business terminal said customer data stored at said data center.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said dispensing comprises releasing a door to a literature bin.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said customer data includes user profile data and property profile data.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of said customer data is verified before said dispensing of said promotional materials from said customer terminal.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said customer terminal comprises one of a printer and an audio speaker.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said input device is one of a keyboard, keypad, touch-screen, mouse, trackball, or microphone.