Systems and Methods for Auto-Generation of Rich Media Purchase, Reservation and/or Activity Information

• US 20080319871A1
• Filed: 06/25/2008
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Travelclick Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Travelclick Incorporated
• Inventors: Thomas, Rowland Hayes, Wieder, Isaac D.
• Application Number:
  US12/146,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20080319871A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing

Abstract

Systems, methods, apparatus and computer-readable mediums as discussed herein provide for a method for generating a dynamic electronic book for display in a multimedia player application including receiving information about a purchase by a consumer from a first remote computing device; accessing content associated with the received information; extracting characteristic data associated with the purchase from the received data; selecting content to be included in the electronic book from the accessed content based on the characteristic data; generating a dynamic configuration file including information identifying the selected content, information identifying at least one template page, and at least a portion of the received information; transmitting the generated dynamic configuration file to a remote device; receiving a request for content and the at least one template page identified in the dynamic configuration file; transmitting the content and the at least one template page in response to the request for display in the electronic book.

Claims

1. A method for generating a dynamic electronic book for display in a multimedia player application, comprising:

receiving information about a purchase by a consumer from a first remote computing device;

accessing content associated with the received information;

extracting characteristic data associated with the purchase from the received data;

selecting content to be included in the electronic book from the accessed content based on the characteristic data;

generating a dynamic configuration file including information identifying the selected content, information identifying at least one template page, and at least a portion of the received information;

transmitting the generated dynamic configuration file to a remote device;

receiving a request for content and the at least one template page identified in the dynamic configuration file;

transmitting the content and the at least one template page in response to the request for display in the electronic book.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein characteristic data includes information about the consumer.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the information associated with the consumer is acquired using plurality of process-based questions posed based on a survey presented to the consumer.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the information associated with the consumer is further enhanced through data mining.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the dynamic configuration establishes the order of the template pages for display.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic book includes selectable elements.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic book is generated based on the configuration file and displayed at a second remote computing device.

8. An apparatus for generating a dynamic electronic book for display in a multimedia player application, comprising:

a memory, storing a set of instructions; and

a processor, configured to execute the instructions stored in memory, to

receive information about a purchase by a consumer from a first remote computing device;

access content associated with the received information;

extract characteristic data associated with the purchase from the received data;

select content to be included in the electronic book from the accessed content based on the characteristic data;

generate a dynamic configuration file including information identifying the selected content, information identifying at least one template page, and at least a portion of the received information;

transmit the generated dynamic configuration file to a remote device;

receive a request for content and the at least one template page identified in the dynamic configuration file; and

transmit the content and the at least one template page in response to the request for display in the electronic book.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein characteristic data includes information about the consumer.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the information associated with the consumer is acquired using plurality of process-based questions posed based on a survey presented to the consumer.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the information associated with the consumer is further enhanced through data mining.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the dynamic configuration establishes the order of the template pages for display.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the electronic book includes selectable elements.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the electronic book is generated based on the configuration file and displayed at a second remote computing device.

15. A computer-readable medium, storing instructions, executed by a processor, to perform a method for generating a dynamic electronic book for display in a multimedia player application, the method comprising:

receiving information about a purchase by a consumer from a first remote computing device;

accessing content associated with the received information;

extracting characteristic data associated with the purchase from the received data;

selecting content to be included in the electronic book from the accessed content based on the characteristic data;

generating a dynamic configuration file including information identifying the selected content, information identifying at least one template page, and at least a portion of the received information;

transmitting the generated dynamic configuration file to a remote device;

receiving a request for content and the at least one template page identified in the dynamic configuration file;

transmitting the content and the at least one template page in response to the request for display in the electronic book.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein characteristic data includes information about the consumer.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the information associated with the consumer is acquired using plurality of process-based questions posed based on a survey presented to the consumer.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the information associated with the consumer is further enhanced through data mining.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the dynamic configuration establishes the order of the template pages for display.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the electronic book includes selectable elements.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the electronic book is generated based on the configuration file and displayed at a second remote computing device.