SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC DATA CARD WITH SURVEY AND PURCHASE OPTIONS

• US 20090171807A1
• Filed: 12/23/2008
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ICI Enterprises LLC
• Original Assignee: ICI Enterprises LLC
• Inventors: Kosloff, Sandy
• Application Number:
  US12/343,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20090171807A1
• 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 30/0281 Customer communication at a business location, e.g. providing product or service information, consulting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

An interactive electronic data card and method for enabling a user to communicate information and data to others through a seamless interface that transmits directly into a receiver'"'"'s communication device of choice and for a receiver to respond to a user'"'"'s questions and/or surveys.

Claims

1. A method for creating and sharing an interactive electronic data card to obtain consumer and/or customer preferences comprising the steps of:

entering information to access a system as a user;

inputting data into the system to be communicated to consumers and/or customers wherein said data includes at least one question and a plurality of predesignated responses for said at least one question;

converting said data into a readable interactive electronic data card capable of being displayed on a screen of a portable communication device; and

transmitting the interactive electronic data card to the portable communication device thereby enabling the consumers and/or customers to read said at least one question and select at least one of said plurality of predesignated responses from the portable communications device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of tabulating the predesignated responses selected by the consumers and/or customers and displaying the tabulated responses on the interactive data card.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the tabulated responses are displayed on the interactive electronic data card in real time.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of inputting data further comprises inputting product and/or service information and the step of converting said data further comprises creating a merchant account capability where the consumers and/or customers can purchase said products and/or services from the portable communication device.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of tabulating the products and/or services purchased by the consumers and/or customers and enabling access to the tabulated products and/or services.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising the step of displaying the tabulated products and/or services on the interactive electronic data card.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of displaying the tabulated products and/or services comprises the step of displaying the tabulated products and/or services in real time.

8. A system for creating and sharing an interactive electronic data card to obtain consumer and/or customer preferences comprising:

a host server;

a user interface for accessing the host server and inputting at least one question and a plurality of predesignated responses for said at least one question;

a processor for processing said at least one question and the plurality of predesignated responses and converting said at least one question and the plurality of responses into a readable interactive electronic data card capable of being displayed on a screen of a portable electronic communication device;

a memory for storing the at least one processed and converted question and the processed and converted plurality of predesignated responses; and

at least one portable electronic communications device having a screen for displaying the processed and converted question and the processed and converted plurality of predesignated responses in the form of an interactive electronic data card thereby enabling a consumer and/or customer to read said at least one question and select at least one of said plurality of predesignated response from the at least one portable communications device.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the user interface further includes the capability of accessing the host server and inputting product and/or service information and the processor further includes the capability of processing the product and/or service information and creating a merchant account capability where the consumers and/or customers can purchase said products and/or services from the portable communication device.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the memory includes multiple databases for storing the processed and converted questions and predesignated responses, the processed product and/or service information, and the purchased products and/or services.