Methods and Systems for Facilitating the Provision of Opinions to a Shopper from a Panel of Peers

• US 20120284085A1
• Filed: 07/12/2012
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Walker, Jay S., Lin, Wen Y., Sammon, Russell P., Gilman, Norman C., Gelman, Geoffrey M., Alderucci, Dean P.
• Application Number:
  US13/548,096
• Publication Number:
  US 20120284085A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.32
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0271 Personalized advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

In particular embodiments, requests for opinions are received from shoppers. Each request is associated with an image of the respective shopper'"'"'s appearance. A modified image of the shopper'"'"'s appearance is determined in relation to a product or service, showing how the shopper'"'"'s appearance is changed by the product or changed after the service has been performed. The request for opinions and the image of the shopper'"'"'s appearance is sent to one or more participants. One or more opinions responsive to the request are received. Market intelligence information is determined in relation to the product or service, based on information associated with the requests for opinions.

Claims

1-19. -19. (canceled)

20. A method comprising:

receiving requests for opinions, each request being received from a shopper and being associated with an image of a shopper'"'"'s appearance; and

for each request for opinions;

determining, by one or more processors associated with one or more computer servers, a modified image of the shopper'"'"'s appearance in relation to a product or service, the modified image showing how the shopper'"'"'s appearance is changed by the product or changed after the service has been performed;

outputting to one or more participants the request for opinions and the image of the shopper'"'"'s appearance;

receiving one or more opinions responsive to the request; and

determining, by the one or more processors, market intelligence information related to the product or service, based on information associated with the requests for opinions.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the information associated with the requests for opinions comprises:

(1) the requests for opinions, (2) the opinions responsive to each of the requests for opinions, (3) information regarding characteristics of each shopper, (4) information regarding characteristics of each participant, or (5) any combination thereof

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the market intelligence information comprises information regarding customer perceptions of the product or service.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the market intelligence information comprises information regarding market trends related to the product or service.

24. The method of claim 20, further comprising providing the market intelligence information to third parties.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein an identity of the shopper is not revealed to the one or more participants.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein each response comprises one of a positive response and a negative response.

28. The method of claim 20, wherein each response comprises a strength of the participant'"'"'s opinion.

29. A system comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors in communication with the memory, the one or more processors being operable to execute the instructions to;

receive requests for opinions, each request being received from a shopper and being associated with an image of a shopper'"'"'s appearance; and

for each request for opinions;

determine a modified image of the shopper'"'"'s appearance in relation to a product or service, the modified image showing how the shopper'"'"'s appearance is changed by the product or changed after the service has been performed;

output to one or more participants the request for opinions and the image of the shopper'"'"'s appearance;

receive one or more opinions responsive to the request; and

determine market intelligence information related to the product or service, based on information associated with the requests for opinions.

27. The method of claim 34, further comprising:

determining that at least one response comprises a reason for the response; and

providing to the shopper the reason for the response.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the information associated with the requests for opinions comprises:

(1) the requests for opinions, (2) the opinions responsive to each of the requests for opinions, (3) information regarding characteristics of each shopper, (4) information regarding characteristics of each participant, or (5) any combination thereof

31. The system of claim 29, wherein the market intelligence information comprises information regarding customer perceptions of the product or service.

32. The system of claim 29, wherein the market intelligence information comprises information regarding market trends related to the product or service.

33. The system of claim 29, the one or more processors being operable to execute further instructions to provide the market intelligence information to third parties.

34. The system of claim 29, wherein an identity of the shopper is not revealed to the one or more participants.

35. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software operable when executed by one or more computer systems to:

receive requests for opinions, each request being received from a shopper and being associated with an image of a shopper'"'"'s appearance; and

for each request for opinions;

determine, by one or more processors associated with one or more computer servers, a modified image of the shopper'"'"'s appearance in relation to a product or service, the modified image showing how the shopper'"'"'s appearance is changed by the product or changed after the service has been performed;

output to one or more participants the request for opinions and the image of the shopper'"'"'s appearance;

receive one or more opinions responsive to the request; and

determine, by the one or more processors, market intelligence information related to the product or service, based on information associated with the requests for opinions.

36. The storage media of claim 35, wherein the information associated with the requests for opinions comprises:

(1) the requests for opinions, (2) the opinions responsive to each of the requests for opinions, (3) information regarding characteristics of each shopper, (4) information regarding characteristics of each participant, or (5) any combination thereof

37. The storage media of claim 35, wherein the market intelligence information comprises information regarding customer perceptions of the product or service.

38. The storage media of claim 35, wherein the market intelligence information comprises information regarding market trends related to the product or service.

39. The storage media of claim 35, embodying further software operable when executed by one or more computer systems to provide the market intelligence information to third parties.