Methods and systems employing a cohort-linked avatar

• US 20090157660A1
• Filed: 06/23/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, John D. JR., Lord, Robert W., Levien, Royce A., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Malamud, Mark A., Leuthardt, Eric C., Jung, Edward K.Y
• Application Number:
  US12/215,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157660A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

Avatars, methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out obtaining at least one item description; determining an indication of fit between at least one aspect of the item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar; and transmitting the indication of fit to at least one entity.

Claims

1-50. -50. (canceled)

51. A system comprising:

an item description module;

a comparison module configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of an item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar; and

a transmission module.

52. The system of claim 51 wherein the item description module comprises:

a product description module.

53. The system of claim 51 wherein the item description module comprises:

a service description module.

54. The system of claim 51 wherein the item description module is configured to receive at least one item description from at least one of a merchant or an advertiser.

55. The system of claim 51 wherein the item description module is configured to receive at least one service description from at least one of a merchant or an advertiser.

56. The system of claim 51 wherein the comparison module configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of an item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar comprises:

a cohort-linked avatar receiving module.

57. The system of claim 56 wherein the cohort-linked avatar receiving module is configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of an item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar.

58. The system of claim 56 wherein the cohort-linked avatar receiving module is configured to match at least one aspect of an item description to at least one aspect of at least one cohort-linked avatar.

59. The system of claim 51 wherein the comparison module configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of an item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar is configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of the item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar based on a quantity of similar or identical aspects.

60. The system of claim 51 wherein the comparison module configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of an item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar is configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of the item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar based on a quality of similar or identical aspects.

61. The system of claim 51 wherein the comparison module configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of an item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar is configured to determine a physical similarity between a physical appearance of at least one item and a physical appearance of the at least one cohort-linked avatar.

62. The system of claim 51 wherein the comparison module configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of an item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar is configured to compile a list of commonalities between the at least one item description and the at least one cohort-linked avatar.

63. The system of claim 51 wherein the comparison module configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of an item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar is configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of the item description and at least one avatar linked to a demographic group.

64. The system of claim 51 wherein the comparison module configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of an item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar is configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of the item description and at least one avatar linked to an established population cohort.

65. The system of claim 51 wherein the comparison module configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of an item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar is configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of the item description and at least one avatar linked to an ad hoc population cohort.

66. The system of claim 51 wherein the comparison module configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of an item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar is configured to perform a best fit regression analysis comparing one or more forms with the at least one cohort-linked avatar.

67. The system of claim 51 wherein the comparison module configured to determine an indication of fit between at least one aspect of an item description and at least one cohort-linked avatar comprises:

a best fit analysis module.

68. The system of claim 51 wherein the transmission module comprises:

a statistical analysis module.

69. The system of claim 51 wherein the transmission module is configured to transmit the indication of fit to at least one of a merchant, an advertiser, or a marketer.

70. The system of claim 51 wherein the transmission module is configured to transmit a statistical analysis of an indication of fit to at least one entity.