Method, computer product, and apparatus for facilitating the provision of opinions to a shopper from a panel of peers
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, via a merchant server from a shopper, a request for opinions regarding a garment and a minimum number of responses that are to be collected from a plurality of peers before providing an indication of the opinions;
determining an image of the garment;
selecting, by the merchant server for the shopper, the plurality of peers to provide the opinion, the peers being selected based on a characteristic associated with the shopper and on demographic information provided by the peers;
outputting, by the merchant server, to each of the plurality of peers the request for the opinion and the image of the garment;
receiving, by the merchant server, responses to the request from at least a subset of the plurality of peers;
determining, by the merchant server, that the minimum number of responses have been received;
processing, by the merchant server, the received responses into categories; and
outputting, by the merchant server to the shopper, an indication of the categories and a percentage associated with each category that corresponds to the opinions of the peers regarding the garment.
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Abstract
In accordance with one or more embodiments, a system determines an image, selects a panel of participants, and outputs the image to each of the participants of the panel of participants. The image may be an image of a garment a shopper is considering purchasing, an image of the shopper wearing the garment, or an image of a virtual model of the shopper combined with an image of the garment. The panel of participants may be selected based on a characteristic associated with the shopper. The image may be output to the panel of participants along with a request for an opinion regarding the garment (e.g., “Buy It” or “Don'"'"'t Buy It”). The responses may be collected from the participants and an indication of the results may be output to the shopper.
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45 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, via a merchant server from a shopper, a request for opinions regarding a garment and a minimum number of responses that are to be collected from a plurality of peers before providing an indication of the opinions; determining an image of the garment; selecting, by the merchant server for the shopper, the plurality of peers to provide the opinion, the peers being selected based on a characteristic associated with the shopper and on demographic information provided by the peers; outputting, by the merchant server, to each of the plurality of peers the request for the opinion and the image of the garment; receiving, by the merchant server, responses to the request from at least a subset of the plurality of peers; determining, by the merchant server, that the minimum number of responses have been received; processing, by the merchant server, the received responses into categories; and outputting, by the merchant server to the shopper, an indication of the categories and a percentage associated with each category that corresponds to the opinions of the peers regarding the garment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a processor to:
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receive a request for opinions regarding a garment from a shopper and a minimum number of responses that are to be collected from a plurality of peers before providing an indication of the opinions; determine an image of the garment; select, for the shopper, the plurality of peers to provide the opinion, the peers being selected based on a characteristic associated with the shopper and on demographic information provided by the peers; output to each of the plurality of peers the request for the opinion and the image of the garment; receive responses to the request from at least a subset of the plurality of peers; determine that the minimum number of responses have been received; process the received responses into categories; and output an indication, to the shopper, of the categories and a percentage associated with each category that corresponds to the opinions of the peers regarding the garment. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a storage device operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the storage device stores instructions configured to direct the processor to; receive a request for opinions regarding a garment from a shopper and a minimum number of responses that are to be collected from a plurality of peers before providing an indication of the opinions; determine an image of the garment; select, for the shopper, the plurality of peers to provide the opinion, the peers being selected based on a characteristic associated with the shopper and on demographic information provided by the peers; output to each of the plurality of peers the request for the opinion and the image of the garment; receive responses to the request from at least a subset of the plurality of peers; determine that the minimum number of responses have been received; process the received responses into categories; and output an indication, to the shopper, of the categories and a percentage associated with each category that corresponds to the opinions of the peers regarding the garment.
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