Application Software Video Channel

• US 20110082725A1
• Filed: 09/24/2010
• Published: 04/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg
• Original Assignee: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg
• Inventors: Steelberg, Ryan, Steelberg, Chad
• Application Number:
  US12/889,752
• Publication Number:
  US 20110082725A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements

Abstract

A system and method for selling a software product is described. The system includes a software product resident within the memory of a computer storage device associated with a server that is communicatively connected to a telecommunications network, wherein the software product is suitable for execution on a computing device. Also included is a video program, wherein the video program includes at least one salesperson that promotes the sale of the software product to a customer viewing the video program. After the customer purchases the software product via the telecommunications network, the customer provides identification of the computing device to the server, which distributes the purchased software product via the telecommunications network to the computing device identified by the customer. The method includes providing the service of the above described system.

Claims

1. A system for selling a software product, comprising:

a software product resident within the memory of a computer storage device associated with a server, wherein the server is communicatively connected to a telecommunications network, and wherein the software product is suitable for execution on a first of at least two computing device;

a video program synchronized to one or more aspects of the server, wherein the video program promotes a sale of the software product to a customer viewing the video program;

wherein, the customer purchases the software product via the telecommunications network from one of the at least two devices, and an identification of the first of the computing devices is provided to the server, and wherein the server distributes the purchased software product via the telecommunications network to the first computing device responsive to the identification.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein video program comprises at least one of a salesperson and an endorser.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the salesperson is a celebrity.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein endorser is a celebrity.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the salesperson is virtual.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the endorser is virtual.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the video program includes a promotion.

8. The system of claim 4, wherein the promotion is a code.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the customer purchases the software product via the first computing device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the customer purchases the software product from a device other than the first computing device.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device is a handheld computing device.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the handheld computing device is a phone.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the video program is at least partially interactive.

14. A method of selling a software product, comprising:

providing, via a communications network, a video program advertising the sale of a software product for display on at least one visual display device, the video program including a salesperson and at least one information item, the information item allowing a consumer viewing the video program on the at least one visual display to communicate with a server via the communications network;

receiving a data transmission indicative of the consumer'"'"'s desire to purchase the software product;

agreeing to sell the software product to the consumer;

receiving a data transmission indicative of a networked device associated with the consumer for delivery of the purchased software product; and

distributing the software product to the networked device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the salesperson is a celebrity.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the salesperson is virtual.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the video program includes a promotion.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the promotion includes a code.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the video program is at least partially interactive.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the networked device is a phone.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein receipt of the data transmission indicative of the consumer'"'"'s desire to purchase the software product passes through a secondary service provider.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein agreement to sell the software product to the consumer is made with the secondary service provider.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein receipt of the data transmission indicative of a networked device for delivery of the purchased software product is provided by the secondary service provider.