SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING TARGETED MARKETING AND SALES
First Claim
1. A system for providing targeted marketing and sales, the system comprising:
- a plurality of remote computers;
a central server;
a network interface in communication with the central server and the plurality of remote computers over a network, the network interface being configured to provide targeted marketing and sales;
a shared database in communication with the central server;
wherein the central server is configured to;
collect user product data in a user profile from a user, the user product data comprising one or more categories of products of interest defined by the user;
collect vendor product data in a vendor profile from one or more vendors, the vendor product data comprising one or more categories of products offered for sale by the one or more vendors;
compare the user profile, including information derived from the user product data, to the vendor product data; and
present the user with content based on the comparison.
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Abstract
A system and computer program product for providing targeted marketing. The system includes a plurality of remote computers, a central server, a network interface in communication with the central server and the plurality of remote computers over a network, and a shared database in communication with the central server. The network interface is configured to provide targeted marketing. The central server is configured to collect user product data in a user profile from a user, collect vendor product data in a vendor profile from one or more vendors, compare the user profile, including information derived from the user product data, to the vendor product data, and present the user with content based on the comparison. The user product data includes one or more categories of products of interest defined by the user. The vendor product data includes one or more categories of products offered for sale by the one or more vendors.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing targeted marketing and sales, the system comprising:
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a plurality of remote computers; a central server; a network interface in communication with the central server and the plurality of remote computers over a network, the network interface being configured to provide targeted marketing and sales; a shared database in communication with the central server; wherein the central server is configured to; collect user product data in a user profile from a user, the user product data comprising one or more categories of products of interest defined by the user; collect vendor product data in a vendor profile from one or more vendors, the vendor product data comprising one or more categories of products offered for sale by the one or more vendors; compare the user profile, including information derived from the user product data, to the vendor product data; and present the user with content based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium for providing targeted marketing and sales, wherein the computer program is implemented by one or more processors executing processor instructions, the computer program product comprising:
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a first computer code for collecting user product data in a user profile from a user, the user product data comprising one or more categories of products of interest defined by the user and one or more special states defined by the user, wherein the user profile includes billing and shipping information defined by the user, the billing and shipping information includes options to enable or disable automated billing and shipping; a second computer code for collecting vendor product data in a vendor profile from one or more vendors, the vendor product data comprising one or more categories of products offered for sale by the one or more vendors and one or more special states defined by the one or more vendors in near real-time; a third computer code for comparing the user profile, including information derived from the user product data, to the vendor product data, wherein the comparison ignores vendor product data that does match the one or more special states defined by the user; a fourth computer code for presenting the user with content based on the comparison, wherein the content comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of an advertisement, a promotion, and a discount for a product; a fifth computer code for automatically receiving a payment from the user using the billing information if the automated billing option is enabled by the user; and a sixth computer code for automatically communicating a shipment instruction, including the shipping information, to a shipping entity if the automated shipping option is enabled by the user.
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