SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE ASSISTANCE ON PURCHASE DECISION-MAKING

• US 20120330999A1
• Filed: 12/23/2011
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: LUTNICK, Howard W., Kirwin, Glenn, Kirwin, Joan
• Application Number:
  US13/336,534
• Publication Number:
  US 20120330999A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0611 Request for offers or quotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy
• 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

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing interactive assistance on purchase decision-making are provided. These systems and methods are preferably adapted to enable a purchase decision to be made by preferably interactively assisting the purchase decision-making process until a final purchase selection is made or indicated.

Claims

1. A method, executed using at least one computer processor, of querying a user of the user'"'"'s interests to provide the user with recommendations, the method comprising:

querying, using at least one computer processor, a user of the user'"'"'s interests related to a first category, wherein the querying comprises providing at least two user-selectable answers related to the first category that are indicative of responses to the query;

providing, using at least one computer processor, the user with a recommendation related to the first category based on the user'"'"'s responses to the querying;

providing, using at least one computer processor, the user with a recommendation related to a second category wherein the recommendation related to the second category is related to the user response to the at least two user-selectable answers related to the first category.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first category includes interests related to travel.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the second category includes interests related to accommodation.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the second category includes interests related to shopping.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first category includes interests related to accommodation.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the second category includes interests related to travel.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the second category includes interests related to shopping.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first category includes interests related to shopping.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the second category includes interests related to travel.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the second category includes interests related to accommodation.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the querying is provided on a graphical user interface.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the querying is provided through an on-line interface.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the on-line interface is the Internet.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein, in response to a user selecting one of the at least two user-selectable answers related to the first category that are indicative of responses to the query, at least two user-selectable answers related to the first category and included in the user-selected answer are provided.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein, in response to the user selecting one of the at least two user-selectable answers related to the first category and included in the user-selected answer, the recommendation related to the first category is provided.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein, the user recommendation related to the second category is provided based on the user selecting one of the at least two user-selectable answers related to the first category and included in the user-selected answer.

17. A system for querying a user of the user'"'"'s interests to provide the user with recommendations, the system comprising:

at least one computer processor configured to query the user of the user'"'"'s interests related to a first category, wherein the at least one computer processor provides at least two user-selectable answers related to the first category that are indicative of responses to the query;

at least one computer processor configured to provide the user with a recommendation related to the first category based on the user'"'"'s responses to the querying;

at least one computer processor configured to provide the user with a recommendation related to a second category wherein the recommendation related to the second category is related to the user response to the at least two user-selectable answers related to the first category.