SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING SELECTIVE CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION IN DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURING AND MANAGING AT LEAST A PORTION OF CUSTOMIZABLE INDIVIDUALIZED VICTUALS PROVISION SERVICES PROVIDED THERETO

• US 20090094121A1
• Filed: 10/08/2008
• Published: 04/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NutriSystem Fresh, Inc. (Tivity Health, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: NutriSystem Fresh, Inc. (Tivity Health, Inc.)
• Inventors: Janeczko, Bryan, Newhouse, Mark
• Application Number:
  US12/248,035
• Publication Number:
  US 20090094121A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/15
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants

Abstract

The system and method of the present invention are directed to providing and managing periodic subscription-based victuals preparation and delivery services to customers thereof, while enabling the customers to selectively alter and/or manage pending victuals deliveries, without having to make permanent changes to their subscription plan, and without necessarily sacrificing or decreasing the health, nutrition, and weight-management benefits thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the inventive system and method transmit notification of pending victuals deliveries to customers with sufficient notice to enable customers to selectively modify and/or cancel all or a portion thereof. The inventive system and method further include an automated credit system for handling full and/or partial meal cancellations.

Claims

1. A method for subscription-based periodic victuals provision service operable to provide victuals to a plurality of subscribers in accordance with a subscription plan, and enabling enhanced selective day-to-day plan management by subscribers, comprising the steps of:

(a) enabling the subscribers, to selectively participate in day-to-day management of their subscription plan without having to make permanent changes to their subscription plan account;

(b) selectively providing advance of pending victuals deliveries with sufficient notice for subscribers to selectively make any allowed modifications thereto; and

(c) automatically and dynamically handling cancellation of full and/or partial deliveries on an ongoing basis.