Computer implemented method for marketing business serves

• US 20110060647A1
• Filed: 10/12/2006
• Published: 03/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Corteva, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Corteva, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gates, Troy Edward, Weaver, Troy David
• Application Number:
  US11/546,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20110060647A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.49
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements

Abstract

This invention is directed to a computer implemented method for marketing business services. The invention particularly relates to a computer implemented method of generating a document to market business services. The invention is also related to a computer implemented method of generating a document by a marketing agent.

Claims

1. A method for generating a marketing document and delivering said marketing document, said method comprising the steps of:

a) transferring from a computing device (1) or a data input device (2) a first information set comprising customer information of a customer and service provider information of one or more service providers into a host computer (5) in communication with said computing device (1) or said data input device (2), said service provider having proficiency to perform a service operation on an article of the customer;

b) transferring into said host computer (5) service data related to performing said service operation on the article from said computing device (1), said service data comprise a textual description of the article and a graphic representation of the article, said graphic representation comprises video files of the article;

c) retrieving a second information set from a first database (16) residing in storage media (6) of said host computer (5) based on the first information set and the service data;

d) selecting a template from a second database (14) residing in storage media (6) of said host computer (5) based on the first information set, the second information set, and the service data;

e) generating the marketing document in said host computer (5) by integrating a receiving address of at least one recipient of the marketing document, a content from the first information set, the second information set, the service data and a marketing message into the template, wherein said marketing document comprises the video files of the article; and

f) delivering the marketing document to the receiving address of said recipient in an electronic format suitable for presenting said video files on an output device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the marketing document is generated by a marketing agent on behalf of the service provider.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving address is selected from a street address, a postal box address, an e-mail address, a web address, an electronic file location, a phone number of a phone device that can receive and display electronic documents of the recipient, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the delivering step is selected from mailing via a postal service, e-mailing, electronic file transferring, or a combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the recipient is the customer.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the article is selected from an automotive vehicle, a farm vehicle, an air craft, a water vessel, a house, a house appliance, furniture, an electronics appliance, a tool, or a consumer goods.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first information set further comprises agency information of an agency of a financial responsibility policy that covers at least a portion of a cost of the service operation.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the article is an automotive vehicle.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the service provider is an automotive vehicle body shop.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the agency is an automotive vehicle insurance agency.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the marketing document is generated by a marketing agent on behalf of the service provider and/or the agency.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of storing the marketing document in a third database (15).

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of creating a new template and storing the new template in the second database (14).

15. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of customizing the marketing document.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of storing the customized marketing document in the 3rd database (15).

7. (canceled)

17. A method for generating a marketing document and delivering said marketing document, said method comprising the steps of:

a) transferring from a computing device (1) or data input device (2) a first information set comprising customer information of a customer and service provider information of one or more service providers into a host computer (5) in communication with said computing device (1) or data input device (2), said service provider having proficiency to perform a service operation on an article of the customer;

b) transferring into said host computer (5) service data related to performing said service operation on the article from said computing device (1), said service data comprise a textual description of the article and a graphic representation of the article, said graphic representation comprises video files of the article;

c) selecting a template from a second database (14) residing in storage media (6) of said host computer (5) based on the first information set and the service data;

d) generating the marketing document in said host computer (5) by integrating a receiving address of at least one recipient of the marketing document, a content from the first information set, the service data and a marketing message into the template, wherein said marketing document comprises the video files of the article; and

e) delivering the marketing document to the receiving address of said recipient in an electronic format suitable for presenting said video files on an output device.