METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUSINESSES TO ACQUIRE PROFITABLE CUSTOMERS

• US 20140316928A1
• Filed: 06/27/2014
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Springer, Mark
• Original Assignee: Springer, Mark
• Inventors: Springer, Mark
• Application Number:
  US14/317,245
• Publication Number:
  US 20140316928A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0611 Request for offers or quotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

The disclosure provides a method and system for customers to identify their Financial Value and to auction this value, through a full-time public network, to selected service and product providers (collectively “vendors”) seeking customers with specific profiles.

Claims

1. A method of facilitating a matching between a customer and a vendor through a full-time public network comprising:

determining a Financial Value of said customer, said determination comprising;

identifying one or more of a good and a service sought by said customer;

identifying a piece of customer information, wherein said piece of customer information associates to said one or more of a good and a service sought by said customer;

creating a customer profile, said customer profile comprising said piece of customer information; and

determining a market segment, said determination comprising;

identifying one or more of a good and a service offered by said vendor;

identifying a piece of vendor information, wherein said piece of vendor information associates to said one or more of a good and a service offered by said vendor;

creating a vendor profile, said vendor profile comprising said piece of vendor information; and

auctioning said Financial Value to said vendor through an auctioning process comprising;

establishing a connection to the full-time public network;

receiving said customer profile via the full-time public network;

receiving said vendor profile via the full-time public network;

performing a match analysis between said customer profile and said vendor profile;

displaying said customer profile to said vendor based on the correlation of said match analysis;

receiving a bid from said vendor on said customer profile via the full-time public network;

receiving an accepted bid said by said vendor via the full-time public network; and

receiving a selection of an accepted bid as a winning bid.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said match analysis between said customer profile and said vendor profile through the full-time public network, is performed by the application of an algorithm.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said match analysis between said customer profile and said vendor profile through the full-time public network, is performed by the application of more than one algorithm.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein said application of said algorithm is performed by a computer system.

5. The method of facilitating a matching for a customer with a vendor through a full-time public network of claim 1, wherein said match analysis between said customer profile and said vendor profile is based on the compatibility between said piece of customer information and said piece of vendor information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said match analysis between said customer profile and said vendor profile is based on the compatibility between said Financial Value and said market segment.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

notifying the vendor who submitted said winning bid of the identity of the customer having said customer profile; and

notifying said customer of the identity of the vendor having the vendor profile that submitted said winning bid.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said customer profile does not disclose information related to the identity of said customer to said vendor until after said winning bid has been selected.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said vendor profile does not disclose information related to the identity of said vendor to said customer until after said winning bid has been selected.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of said customer and said vendor remain anonymous until said winning bid has been selected.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said winning bid is not the lowest priced bid.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the full-time public network is the Internet.

13. A system for facilitating customer and vendor matching comprising:

a full-time public network;

one or more computing devices communicably connected to said full-time public network;

wherein at least one of said one or more computing devices contains information on a customer, and at least one of said one or more computing devices contains information on a vendor; and

a computer system communicably connected to said full-time public network, wherein said computer system is configured to;

determine a Financial Value of said customer, said determination comprising;

identifying one or more of a good and a service sought by said customer;

identifying a piece of customer information, wherein said piece of customer information associates to said one or more of a good and a service sought by said customer;

creating a customer profile, said customer profile comprising said piece of customer information; and

determine a market segment, said determination comprising;

identifying one or more of a good and a service offered by said vendor;

identifying a piece of vendor information, wherein said piece of vendor information associates to said one or more of a good and a service offered by said vendor;

creating a vendor profile, said vendor profile comprising said piece of vendor information; and

auction said Financial Value to said vendor through an auctioning process comprising;

establishing a connection to the full-time public network;

receiving said customer profile via the full-time public network;

receiving said vendor profile via the full-time public network;

performing a match analysis between said customer profile and said vendor profile;

displaying said customer profile to said vendor based on the correlation of said match analysis;

receiving a bid from said vendor on said customer profile via the full-time public network;

receiving an accepted bid said by said vendor via the full-time public network; and

receiving a selection of an accepted bid as a winning bid.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said information on a customer comprises a Financial Value.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein said information on a vendor comprises market segment information.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein said match analysis is achieved through the application of an algorithm.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein said match analysis is achieved through the application of more than one algorithm.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein said full-time public network is the Internet.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein said application of said algorithm is performed by said computer system.

20. Software for facilitating customer and vendor matching through a full-time public network comprising:

an executable program stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, said executable program, which when executed is configured to;

determine a Financial Value of said customer, said determination comprising;

identifying one or more of a good and a service sought by said customer;

identifying a piece of customer information, wherein said piece of customer information associates to said one or more of a good and a service sought by said customer;

creating a customer profile, said customer profile comprising said piece of customer information; and

determine a market segment, said determination comprising;

identifying one or more of a good and a service offered by said vendor;

identifying a piece of vendor information, wherein said piece of vendor information associates to said one or more of a good and a service offered by said vendor;

creating a vendor profile, said vendor profile comprising said piece of vendor information; and

auction said Financial Value to said vendor through an auctioning process comprising;

establishing a connection to the full-time public network;

receiving said customer profile via the full-time public network;

receiving said vendor profile via the full-time public network;

performing a match analysis between said customer profile and said vendor profile;

displaying said customer profile to said vendor based on the correlation of said match analysis;

receiving a bid from said vendor on said customer profile via the full-time public network;

receiving an accepted bid said by said vendor via the full-time public network; and

receiving a selection of an accepted bid as a winning bid.