SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WORKFLOW DRIVEN CHANNEL SEARCH RESULTS

• US 20120016771A1
• Filed: 09/12/2011
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (American Express Company)
• Original Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (American Express Company)
• Inventors: Thomas, Tracey R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,650,319 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.63
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0627 using item specifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

A comprehensive platform for merchandising intellectual property (IP) and conducting IP transactions is disclosed. A standardized data collection method enables IP assets to be characterized, rated and valuated in a consistent manner. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between the IP Marketplace participants throughout the IP transaction process. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards.

Claims

1. A computer-based method comprising:

receiving, by a computer for intellectual property (IP) commercialization, a channel search request from a user via a channel guide interface;

determining, by the computer, an IP commercialization workflow based on at least one of the user and the channel search request;

searching, by the computer and based on the channel search request and the IP commercialization workflow, channel data to determine search results, and

presenting, by the computer, the search results to the user in the channel guide interface.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring the channel guide interface based on the workflow.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the workflow is associated with at least one of a commercialization strategy, a research workflow and a transaction workflow.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the search results comprise at least one of a plurality of channels and a plurality of subchannels.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising determining a first category and a second category based on at least one of the search results and the workflow.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising grouping the channel guide interface based on at least one of the first category and the second category.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the channel data comprises at least one of channel metadata, channel registration data, channel attributes and channel content.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining an IP asset based on the search request.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising determining IP asset data associated with the IP asset.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising determining an IP transaction status based on the IP asset data.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the workflow is determined based on the IP transaction status.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the search results comprise at least one of a plurality of channels and a plurality of subchannels.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a plurality of subchannels based on the search results.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a plurality of subchannels based on the workflow.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the processor, first input from the user;

and in response to the receiving the first input, presenting, by the processor and based on the first input, first additional data.

16. The system of claim 1, the operations further comprising, determining based on the first input, that the user selected a first channel, wherein the first additional data comprises first channel content.

17. The system of claim 16, the operations further comprising, in response to presenting the first additional data, receiving from the user a second input.

18. The system of claim 1, the operations further comprising:

determining based on the second input, that the user selected a first subchannel; and

initiating the first subchannel.

19. An IP commercialization system comprising:

a network interface communicating with a memory;

the memory communicating with a processor for IP commercialization, wherein the memory stores a computer program; and

the processor, when executing the computer program, performs operations comprising;

receiving, by the processor, a channel search request from a user via a channel guide interface;

determining, by the processor, an IP commercialization workflow based on at least one of the user and the channel search request;

searching, by the processor and based on the channel search request and the IP commercialization workflow, channel data to determine search results, and

presenting, by the processor, the search results to the user in the channel guide interface.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer for IP commercialization, causes the computer perform a operations comprising:

receiving, by the computer, a channel search request from a user via a channel guide interface;

determining, by the computer, an IP commercialization workflow based on at least one of the user and the channel search request;

searching, by the computer and based on the channel search request and the IP commercialization workflow, channel data to determine search results, and presenting, by the computer, the search results to the user in the channel guide interface.