SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING END USER FEEDBACK FOR STATIONERY DESIGNS

• US 20110153388A1
• Filed: 12/17/2009
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shutterfly Incorporated (Shutterfly, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Shutterfly Incorporated (Shutterfly, LLC)
• Inventors: Han, Grace, VUONG, MAX, Hong, Roger
• Application Number:
  US12/641,132
• Publication Number:
  US 20110153388A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.32
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls

Abstract

A system and method are described for collecting user feedback on prospective stationery designs. For example, one embodiment of a system implemented within an online stationery service for collecting user feedback on prospective stationery designs is described, the system comprising at least one memory for storing program code and at least one processor for processing the program code to execute: session management logic to establish and maintain an online session with an end user; a voting module to implement a screening test to determine an association between the user and a particular type and/or class of stationery designs; the voting module to identify a set of stationery to be provided to the user based on the association; presentation logic to dynamically generate a graphical user interface (GUI) containing the identified set of stationery designs, the GUI comprising a thumbnail image of each of the stationery designs and a selection element which the user manipulates with a mouse or other cursor control device to rate the stationery image on a specified rating scale; the voting module to receive and compile the ratings of the stationery designs submitted by all users, the ratings used as a factor in determining whether to utilize the stationery designs on the online stationery service.

Claims

1. A system implemented within an online stationery service for collecting user feedback on prospective stationery designs, the system comprising at least one memory for storing program code and at least one processor for processing the program code to execute:

session management logic to establish and maintain an online session with an end user;

a voting module to implement a screening test to determine an association between the user and a particular type and/or class of stationery designs;

the voting module to identify a set of stationery to be provided to the user based on the association;

presentation logic to dynamically generate a graphical user interface (GUI) containing the identified set of stationery designs, the GUI comprising a thumbnail image of each of the stationery designs and a selection element which the user manipulates with a mouse or other cursor control device to rate the stationery image on a specified rating scale;

the voting module to receive and compile the ratings of the stationery designs submitted by all users, the ratings used as a factor in determining whether to utilize the stationery designs on the online stationery service.

2. The system as in claim 1 wherein the graphical user interface comprises a dynamically generated Web page.

3. The system as in claim 1 wherein the GUI comprises a sequence of thumbnail images and a stationery design display region, wherein upon selection of a particular thumbnail image, the stationery design image corresponding to the selected thumbnail image is displayed within the display region.

4. The system as in claim 1 wherein the selection element includes three selectable ratings for each stationery design.