Methods and system of obtaining consumer reviews
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1. A method of encouraging customers to provide reviews of purchased items, the method comprising:
- receiving over a network an order from a first customer for an item purchased from an electronic catalog;
estimating by what date the first customer will have at least initially evaluated the item based at least on the item type;
initiating an electronic transmission, based at least in part on the estimated date, to the first customer on or after the estimated date of a message requesting the first customer to provide a review of the item to thereby encourage the first customer to provide at least one review, wherein the message includes a link to an electronic review form and activation of the link by the first customer causes the review form to be presented to the first customer;
receiving the review from the first customer electronically via the review form;
individually presenting the first customer review in a group of reviews to a second customer interested in the item; and
based at least in part on the first customer'"'"'s review, using a collaborative filtering process to automatically generate personalized recommendations for the first customer of other items.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is a system and method of encouraging customers to review purchased items. Customers are provided with review requests a predetermined amount of time after the customer has purchased an item or had the item delivered. The predetermined amount of time is related to an estimated time it will take the customer to evaluate the item. The reviews may include textual reviews that are presented to other customers and/or item ratings that are used to generate personal recommendations.
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1. A method of encouraging customers to provide reviews of purchased items, the method comprising:
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receiving over a network an order from a first customer for an item purchased from an electronic catalog; estimating by what date the first customer will have at least initially evaluated the item based at least on the item type; initiating an electronic transmission, based at least in part on the estimated date, to the first customer on or after the estimated date of a message requesting the first customer to provide a review of the item to thereby encourage the first customer to provide at least one review, wherein the message includes a link to an electronic review form and activation of the link by the first customer causes the review form to be presented to the first customer; receiving the review from the first customer electronically via the review form; individually presenting the first customer review in a group of reviews to a second customer interested in the item; and based at least in part on the first customer'"'"'s review, using a collaborative filtering process to automatically generate personalized recommendations for the first customer of other items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of encouraging customers to provide reviews of purchased items, the method comprising:
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receiving over a network an order from a first customer for an item purchased from an electronic catalog; estimating by what date the first customer will have at least initially evaluated the item based at least on the item type; initiating an electronic transmission, based at least in part on the estimated date, to the first customer on or after the estimated date of a message requesting the first customer to provide a review of the item to thereby encourage the first customer to provide at least one review, wherein the message includes a link to an electronic review form and activation of the link by the first customer causes the review form to be presented to the first customer; receiving the review from the first customer electronically via the review form; individually presenting the first customer review in a group of reviews to a second customer interested in the item; and automatically generating personalized recommendations for the first customer based, at least in-part, on the review, wherein the personalized recommendations are generated using a collaborative filtering process; wherein the item is a book and the estimated date is based at least in part on the length of the book.
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13. A method of requesting a review of a purchased item, the method comprising:
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receiving over a network a customer order for an item purchased from an electronic catalog; automatically generating an estimate, using information stored in an electronic database, of when the customer has or will have evaluated the item, said estimate based at least in part on (a) a characteristic of the item, and/or (b) a subsequent purchase of another item; providing over the network an electronic review request to the customer, said review request being provided to the customer in response to at least the estimate, and being provided at a time spaced apart in time from the order by an amount sufficient for the customer to evaluate the item, wherein the review request requests that the customer provide a review of the purchased item and includes a link to an electronic review form; receiving the review electronically via the electronic review form; and automatically generating personalized recommendations for the customer using a collaborative filtering process, said personalized recommendations based, at least in-part, on the review; wherein the item is a video and the act of automatically generating the estimate is related to an estimated time until the customer has viewed the video. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of requesting a review of a purchased item, the method comprising:
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receiving over a network a customer order for an item purchased from an electronic catalog; automatically generating an estimate, using information stored in an electronic database, of when the customer has or will have evaluated the item, said estimate based at least in part on (a) a characteristic of the item, and/or (b) a subsequent purchase of another item; providing over the network an electronic review request to the customer, said review request being provided to the customer in response to at least the estimate, and being provided at a time spaced apart in time from the order by an amount sufficient for the customer to evaluate the item, wherein the review request requests that the customer provide a review of the purchased item and includes a link to an electronic review form; receiving the review electronically via the electronic review form; and automatically generating personalized recommendations for the customer using a collaborative filtering process, said personalized recommendations based, at least in-part, on the review; where the item is a car and the act of automatically generating the estimate is related to an estimated time for the customer to drive a first amount.
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27. A method of requesting a review of a purchased item, the method comprising:
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receiving over a network a customer order for an item purchased from an electronic catalog; automatically generating an estimate, using information stored in an electronic database, of when the customer has or will have evaluated the item, said estimate based at least in part on (a) a characteristic of the item, and/or (b) a subsequent purchase of another item; providing over the network an electronic review request to the customer, said review request being provided to the customer in response to at least the estimate, and being provided at a time spaced apart in time from the order by an amount sufficient for the customer to evaluate the item, wherein the review request requests that the customer provide a review of the purchased item and includes a link to an electronic review form; receiving the review electronically via the electronic review form; and automatically generating personalized recommendations for the customer using a collaborative filtering process, said personalized recommendations based, at least in-part, on the review; where the item is an audio recording and the act of automatically generating the estimate is related to an estimated time until the customer has listened to the audio recording.
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28. A method of requesting a review of a purchased item, the method comprising:
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receiving over a network a customer order for an item purchased from an electronic catalog; automatically generating an estimate, using information stored in an electronic database, of when the customer has or will have evaluated the item, said estimate based at least in part on (a) a characteristic of the item, and/or (b) a subsequent purchase of another item; providing over the network an electronic review request to the customer, said review request being provided to the customer in response to at least the estimate, and being provided at a time spaced apart in time from the order by an amount sufficient for the customer to evaluate the item, wherein the review request requests that the customer provide a review of the purchased item and includes a link to an electronic review form; receiving the review electronically via the electronic review form; and automatically generating personalized recommendations for the customer using a collaborative filtering process, said personalized recommendations based, at least in-part, on the review; where the item is a book and the act of automatically generating the estimate is related to the type of book.
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