System and methods for searching based on a response to a plurality of both stimuli source types, and initiating stimuli types, without the need for a keyboard

• US 20110218864A1
• Filed: 04/21/2009
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jack Robert Pentz, Mary Ellen Pentz, Teresa Skipper
• Original Assignee: Jack Robert Pentz, Mary Ellen Pentz, Teresa Skipper
• Inventors: Pentz, Mary Ellen, Skipper, Teresa, Pentz, Jack Robert
• Application Number:
  US12/386,645
• Publication Number:
  US 20110218864A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.71
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0275 Auctions

Abstract

A stimuli which is responsible for the initiation of a user request is utilized to identify and provide search results without the need for the user to enter a keyword or phrase. The initiating stimuli may be multidimensional: therefore, a stimulus which is not traditionally utilized as advertising or product placement can be commercialized.

Claims

1. An advertising method for utilizing non-traditional stimuli for advertising comprising the steps:

a) Storing information representing a stimuli in a manner which allows said stimuli to be searched;

b) Storing information representing search results in a manner which allows said search results to be searched;

c) Causing said information representing a stimuli (a) to be stored correlatively with at least said information representing search results (b) whereas said information representing stimuli is linked with said information representing at least one search result;

wherein said information representing a stimuli (a) is chose from a group comprising initiating stimuli, and stimuli source.

2. A method as described in claim 1, wherein a facilitator causes said information representing stimuli to be linked with said information representing search results at step c), said facilitator earns a link credit for said causation, said linking may be accompanied by a means chosen from a group comprising manual selection, and automated software program.

3. A method as described in claim 1, wherein an advertising incentive is provided, said incentive provided for causing said information storing;

said incentive is chosen from a group comprising monetary payment, rights, product, service, credit, marketing exposure, goodwill, and gratification.

4. A method as described in claim 1, comprising the additional steps:

d) Storing information representing at least one stimuli coordinate correlatively with said information representing stimuli;

e) Receiving a user request in response to a stimuli, said request containing at least one request coordinate, said request coordinate associated with said stimuli coordinate;

f) Inputting said request coordinate into a searching unit, said searching unit searching at least one stimuli coordinate from a database, said database storing said stimuli coordinates correlatively with information representing stimuli and corresponding search results thereof.

5. A method as described in claim 4, wherein said user request is caused by exposure to a initiating stimuli, said initiating stimuli is caused by a stimuli source, said stimuli source earning an advertising incentive for said causation.

6. A method as described in claim 4, wherein said stimuli coordinates are generated by a wireless device comprising:

location coordinate generating means, said generating means generating location coordinates related to said stimuli, said location coordinates comprising stimuli coordinates; and

communication means for communication with an external device

7. A method as described in claim 3, wherein information representing an advertising bid is stored correlatively with said information representing search results.

8. A method as described in claim 4, wherein said stimuli coordinate is chosen from a group comprising written communication, and verbal communication;

said stimuli comprises communication concepts;

said request coordinate is chosen from a group comprising written communication, and verbal communication; and

said search results comprises multimedia content;

further comprising the additional steps;

a) Initiating an electronic communication, said communication chosen from a group comprising e-mail message, text message, instant message, and voice message;

said communication including or comprising said request coordinate;

b) utilizing said request coordinate to identify said search results by proper means, said search results comprises multimedia content stored correlatively with said related stimuli coordinate;

c) substituting said multimedia content identified at (b) for said request coordinate (a), wherein said multimedia content becomes a synonym.

9. A method as described in claim 4 wherein said search results are search strings, wherein said search strings may be customized by an advertiser;

and wherein said advertiser pays a fee for said customized search string.

10. In traditional search in which keywords are developed by a user to query search engines and output search results, an improvement for increasing the relevancy of said search, said improvement comprising the steps:

a) storing information representing a stimuli coordinate in a database, said stimuli coordinate associated with a stimuli;

b) generating an user request, said request containing or comprising information representing at least one request coordinate, said request coordinate related to said stimuli coordinate;

c) inputting information representing said request coordinate (b) into a searching unit, said searching unit searching said database and outputting at least one said stimuli coordinate stored a storing step (a);

d) storing information representing at least one search result correlatively with said stimuli coordinate at storing step (a);

wherein said corresponding search result is output at searching step (c);

wherein said stimuli coordinate (a) is associated with a stimuli, said stimuli chosen form a group comprising stimuli source, and initiating stimuli.

11. A method as described in claim 10, wherein said search results comprise a second request coordinate;

further comprising the additional step;

inputting said second request coordinate into a searching unit, said searching unit searching information related to said second request coordinate from a database;

wherein said searching unit is chosen from a group comprising commercial search engines, private search engines, public search engines, and recognition software; and

wherein said database is chosen form a group comprising worldwide web, website, webpage, commercial database, public database, and software application.

12. A method as described in claim 10, wherein information representing said stimuli coordinate (a) comprises at least one stimuli coordinate from a group comprising, stimuli perception area, stimuli location, and stimuli relative position;

and wherein information representing said request coordinate (b) comprises at least one request coordinate chose from a group comprising, user location, user perception area, and user relative position;

wherein said request at step (b) is an automated request and comprises the additional steps;

a) designating search conditions;

b) monitoring said user perception area for the satisfaction of said search conditions;

c) initiating said automated request when said designated search conditions are satisfied, said satisfaction occurring within said user perceptions area.

13. A method as describe in claim 12, wherein said request coordinate is received from an outside source, said request coordinate is transmitted by said source utilizing proper transmitting means, said transmitting means comprising a transmitting range, said range comprising said stimuli perception area, said stimuli perception area comprising said stimuli coordinate.

14. A method as described in claim 12, wherein a social facilitator designates a hot spot, said hot spot comprising an area within at least one said search condition (a) is controlled by said social facilitator.

15. A method as described in claim 10, wherein said search results (d) comprises a communication connection between said user (b) and said related stimuli (a);

wherein said communications connection is chosen from a group comprising phone connections, text message connection, e-mail connection, instant message connection, and voice over internal protocol connection;

said communication is routed through a data server.

16. A method as described in claim 10, wherein said search results (d) comprises information representing social networks participants (SNP), said information chosen from a group demographic information, and SNP opinion;

further comprising the additional steps;

e) storing at least information relating to a plurality of said SNP.

f) compiling said information into a profile, said profile comprising a visual representation of said compilation;

wherein said profile is provided for a purpose chosen from a group comprising search results, initiating stimuli, and request coordinate, and wherein said group comprises a plurality of SNP located within a perception area, said perception area chosen from a group comprising;

user perception area, stimuli perception area, and a social facilitator defined perception area.

17. A method as described in claim 10, wherein said search results are chosen form a group comprising a digital image, and multimedia content;

comprising additional steps;

a) sectioning said result into smaller areas by proper means, said areas designated by location information;

b) selecting at least one said area by proper means, said area containing or comprising a stimuli;

c) identifying said location information associated with said selection, said location information comprising a request coordinate, said request coordinate related to a stimuli coordinate;

d) inputting said request coordinate into a searching unit, said searching unit searching information containing at least one related stimuli coordinate from a database, said database storing information representing said stimuli coordinates correlatively with said search results.

18. A method described in claim 10, wherein said search results comprise the identify of related stimuli;

(a), said stimuli comprising multimedia content;

further comprising the additional steps;

a) storing multimedia content onto a user device;

b) filtering said search results with information representing said stored multimedia content;

c) providing said filtered results for user utilization, said filtered results comprising multimedia content not stored at storing step (a);

wherein said utilization is chosen from a group comprising listening, viewing, mixing, blocking, previewing, downloading, and purchasing.

19. The combination of a wireless communication device with a control device, wherein said apparatus comprises:

First communicating means, said first communicating means communicating with at least one device, said device providing stimuli, said first communication means controlling the selection of said stimuli;

Request coordinate capture means, said capture means capturing information representing at least one request coordinate said request coordinate associated with said chosen stimuli;

Second communicating means, said second communicating means providing communication with an external source; and

wherein said first communicating means controls the selection of stimuli, said selection is chosen from a group comprising internal device selection, and external device selection.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising;

first storage means, said storage means storing information representing stimuli coordinates correlatively with search results, said stimuli coordinate related to said request coordinate;

first receiving means, said receiving means receiving at least one request coordinate from said second communication means; and

searching unit, said searching unit searching said storage means utilizing said request coordinate to output said stimuli coordinate and the corresponding search result thereof;

second searching unit, said second searching unit utilizing said search result output by said first searching unit to search a database.

21. The device of claim 19, wherein said request coordinate capture means obtains in a request coordinate chosen from a group comprising, station identifier, stimuli type, unique identifier, and digital copy of stimuli.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said request capture means obtains a synchronized broadcast, said synchronized broadcast comprising a digital image;

further comprising;

sectioning means, said sectioning means dividing said digital image into sections, said sections designated by a location coordinate, said location coordinate comprising a request coordinate, said request coordinate associated with said stimuli coordinate stored in said storage means;

selection means, said selection means allowing the selection of multi dimensional stimuli represented in said digital image and the related request coordinate thereof.