COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF FACILITATING ONLINE INTERACTIONS INVOLVING VOICE RECORDINGS USING MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC INTERFACES

• US 20200134570A1
• Filed: 12/31/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Voices.com Inc.
• Original Assignee: Voices.com Inc.
• Inventors: Ciccarelli, David
• Application Number:
  US16/731,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20200134570A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/188 Electronic negotiation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

Method of facilitating online interactions between voice talent users and second users. Voice talent users upload sample audio files containing voice recordings, and second users can do keyword searches for voice talent users or post jobs that can be searched by voice talent users. A second user sends a partial script to a voice talent user, who makes a voice recording of the partial script and uploads the same. The second user has the option to send a complete script to that voice talent user, and if so, the voice talent users makes a voice recording of the complete script and uploads the same as a final audio file. Upon acceptance of the final audio file and satisfaction of optional milestones established by the second user, a server remote from both users facilitates an electronic transaction between them using the server as an agent for the transaction.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A system for facilitating interactions between a voice talent user and an employer user, said system comprising:

a voice talent database module and a voice talent database, for storing at least one voice talent user profile;

an open jobs database module and an open jobs database, for storing information related to at least one voice job;

a negotiation module for facilitating communications related to said voice jobs;

a payment module for facilitating payment from said employer user to said voice talent user upon said voice talent user'"'"'s completion of said at least one voice job;

a plurality of interfaces; and

a server for receiving instructions from at least one of said voice talent user and said employer user via at least one of said plurality of interfaces, and for directing said voice talent database module, said open jobs database module, said negotiation module, said payment module, and said plurality of interfaces responsive to said instructions.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein said plurality of interfaces comprises at least one of:

a voice talent upload interface, said voice talent upload interface allowing said voice talent user to upload said at least one voice talent user profile;

a voice talent search interface, said voice talent search interface allowing searches of said voice talent database;

a job upload interface, said job upload interface allowing said employer user to upload said information to be stored in said open jobs database;

a job search interface, said job search interface allowing searches of said open jobs database;

a negotiation interface, said negotiation interface allowing communication between said voice talent user and said employer user; and

a payment interface, said payment interface allowing said voice talent user and said employer user to provide payment instructions to said payment module.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein said system further comprises an online store module, wherein said online store module permits said voice talent user to upload voice clips and permits at least one employer user to obtain said voice clips.

14. The system according to claim 13, further comprising a store interface used by said voice talent user to upload said voice clips and used by said at least one employer user to obtain said voice clips.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein said employer user pays for said voice clips using said payment module.

16. The system according to claim 11, wherein said employer user sends said voice talent user a targeted invitation to bid on said at least one voice job.

17. The system according to claim 11, wherein said employer user searches said voice talent database for voice talent users that match at least one criterion to thereby produce talent search results.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein said talent search results are ranked by said voice talent database module based on at least one predetermined criterion.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein said at least one predetermined criterion is related to said at least one voice job.

20. A method for facilitating interactions between a voice talent user and an employer user, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving, at a server, a request from said employer user to search a voice talent database containing voice talent user profiles;

searching said voice talent database responsive to said request to thereby produce talent search results, wherein each of said talent search results is one of said voice talent user profiles;

presenting said talent search results to said employer user; and

when said employer user selects one of said talent search results, opening a communications channel between said employer user and said voice talent user corresponding to said one of said talent search results.

21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising the steps of:

receiving, at said server, a bid from said voice talent user for at least one voice job offered by said employer user;

presenting said bid to said employer user; and

when said employer user accepts said bid, and when said voice talent user has completed said at least one voice job, facilitating payment from said employer user to said voice talent user.

22. The method according to claim 20, wherein:

said request from said employer user is submitted to said server through a voice talent search interface;

said talent results are presented to said employer user using said voice talent interface; and

said communications channel is opened using a negotiation interface.

23. The method according to claim 21, wherein said bid comprises at least one sample voice clip performed by said voice talent user and related to said at least one voice job.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein said at least one sample voice clip is a performance of a portion of a complete script file for said at least one voice job.

25. A method for facilitating interactions between a voice talent user and an employer user, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving, at a server, a request from said voice talent user to search an open jobs database, wherein said open jobs database contains information related to voice jobs;

searching said open jobs database responsive to said request, to thereby produce job results, wherein each of said job results corresponds to one of said voice jobs;

presenting said job results to said voice talent user;

opening a communications channel between said voice talent user and said specific employer user when said voice talent user proposes a bid for at least one of said job results, said at least one of job results corresponding to a voice job submitted by a specific employer user; and

presenting said bid to said specific employer user over said communications channel.

26. The method according to claim 25, wherein said specific employer user accepts said bid.

27. The method according to claim 26, further comprising the step of facilitating payment from said specific employer user to said voice talent user when said voice talent user has completed said voice job.

28. The method according to claim 25, wherein:

said request from said voice talent user is submitted to said server through a job search interface;

said job results are presented to said voice talent user using said job search interface; and

said communications channel is opened using a negotiation interface.

29. The method according to claim 25, wherein said bid comprises at least one sample voice clip performed by said voice talent user and related to said voice job.

30. The method according to claim 29, wherein said at least one sample voice clip is a performance of a portion of a complete script file for said at least one voice job.