CAPTURING AND PROCESSING DATA RESPONSIVE TO A TASK ASSOCIATED WITH CONSUMER RESEARCH, SURVEY, OR POLL

• US 20130018701A1
• Filed: 06/27/2012
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United Sample Incorporated
• Original Assignee: United Sample Incorporated
• Inventors: Dusig, Matthew, Lavin, Gregg, Sobolevsky, Steven, Vartazarian, Allen
• Application Number:
  US13/535,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20130018701A1
• 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 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A method may include receiving, at a mobile computing device from a server via a network, survey information, where the survey information may include data capture instructions. The method may further include presenting, on a display of the mobile computing device, the data capture instructions and a control for capturing data, where the control for capturing data may be configured upon selection to activate a peripheral feature of the mobile computing device, and where the peripheral feature may be configured to capture one or more of audio content, image content, and video content. The method may further include receiving selection of the control for capturing data, and activating the peripheral feature. The method may further include intercepting capture data, where the capture data was created by the peripheral feature. The method may further include providing, to the server via the network, capture information associated with the capture data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a mobile computing device from a server via a network, survey information, wherein the survey information comprises data capture instructions;

presenting, by a processor of the mobile computing device, on a display of the mobile computing device, the data capture instructions and a control for capturing data, wherein

the control for capturing data is configured upon selection to activate a peripheral feature of the mobile computing device, and

wherein the peripheral feature is configured to capture one or more of audio content, image content, and video content;

receiving selection of the control for capturing data;

activating, by the processor, the peripheral feature;

intercepting, by the processor, capture data, wherein the capture data was created by the peripheral feature; and

providing, to the server via the network, capture information associated with the capture data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the capture information comprises a rich media file.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the server, responsive to the capture information, verification information; and

presenting, by the processor, on the display, the verification information and a control, wherein the control is configured upon selection to cause an indication of approval to be provided to the server.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the verification information comprises a network address for reviewing a portion of the capture information.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein:

the peripheral feature comprises a camera, wherein the peripheral feature is configured to capture image content;

the capture information comprises an image file; and

the portion of the capture information comprises a scaled version of the image file.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the peripheral feature comprises an optical scanner, wherein the peripheral feature is configured to capture image content; and

the portion of the capture information comprises meta data regarding a product.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the capture information comprises providing a command to an upload interface of the server.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the server comprises two or more networked servers.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the data capture instructions comprises presenting the data capture instructions within a browser application executing upon the mobile computing device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising

receiving, from the server, responsive to the capture information, rejection information, wherein the rejection information is provided responsive to a determination that the capture information is insufficient;

and

responsive to receiving the rejection information, causing presentation, by the processor, on the display, data recapture instructions and the control for capturing data.

11. An apparatus comprising:

a non-transitory memory having instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to;

receive, at a mobile computing device from a server via a network, survey information, wherein the survey information comprises data capture instructions;

present, on a display of the mobile computing device, the data capture instructions and a control for capturing data, wherein

the control for capturing data is configured upon selection to activate a peripheral feature of the mobile computing device, and

wherein the peripheral feature is configured to capture one or more of audio content, image content, and video content;

receive selection of the control for capturing data;

activate the peripheral feature;

intercept capture data, wherein the capture data was created by the peripheral feature; and

provide, to the server via the network, capture information associated with the capture data.

12. A method comprising:

determining, by a processor of a computing device, an offer comprising at least one task;

providing, for presentation on a mobile computing device, offer information, wherein the offer information comprises identification of the offer;

receiving, from the mobile computing device, a selection identifying the offer;

determining, by the processor that the mobile computing device comprises a peripheral feature configured to capture a rich media file type, wherein a first task of the at least one task comprises capturing the rich media file type;

providing, for presentation on the mobile computing device, a request for information related to the first offer, wherein the request comprises a request for a user to perform the first task;

receiving, from the mobile computing device, information related to an outcome of performance of the first task, wherein;

the information related to the outcome of performance of the first task comprises capture information derived from capture of the rich media file type, and

the information related to the outcome of performance of the task is indicative of a completion of the task by the user;

determining, by the processor, acceptability of the capture information; and

providing, by the processor, to the mobile computing device, preview information configured to present a preview version of a portion of the capture information to the user.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the offer comprises determining the offer responsive to determining that the mobile computing device comprises the peripheral feature configured to capture the rich media file type.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein determining acceptability of the capture information comprises validating content of the capture information in relation to the first task.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein:

the first task comprises a location;

the capture information comprises geolocation information; and

validating content of the capture information comprises determining the geolocation information is within a threshold distance of the location.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein:

the first task comprises recording an audio message;

the capture information comprises an audio file; and

validating content of the capture information comprises determining the audio file meets a threshold recording length.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein:

the first task comprises scanning a bar code;

the capture information comprises a product identification code; and

validating content of the capture information comprises determining one or more predetermined product identification codes comprises the product identification code.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising storing, by the processor, the capture information in a memory.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising, prior to storing the capture information:

modifying, by the processor, the capture information, wherein

the capture information is modified to a standardized file format.

20. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving, from the mobile computing device, an indication of rejection of the preview information; and

responsive to the indication of rejection, providing, to the mobile computing device, recapture information.