Personalized messaging determined from detected content
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1. A method of providing personalized messages from detected content in an information stream sent between participants comprising the steps of:
- receiving an information stream including at least one of;
an audio stream;
a video stream;
a still image frame;
textual data, the information stream received from a customer of a print service provider and received by a print brokering server, the print service provider to print a print job received from the customer, the print service provider being a business, the print service provider receiving the print job from a web server other than the print brokering server;
detecting in said information stream, at least one of a predetermined;
a spoken keyword;
an image;
or character string;
determining a subject in said information stream from said at least one spoken keyword, image, or character string;
sending to at least one participant including the customer of the print service provider, a personalized message related to said subject, the personalized message further related to services provided by the print service provider to the customer, wherein the personalized message is sent in a manner other than by being printed as part of the print job by the print service provider.
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Abstract
Personalized messages can be generated according to contents detected in communications between parties to a commercial transaction. The information streams between parties is monitored; spoken keywords, images, video or textual data are detected by pattern recognition, voice recognition or text matching. One or more subjects of the communication detected from recognized keywords, images, video or text data are used to generate a personalized message to one or more participants according to the detected subjects.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of providing personalized messages from detected content in an information stream sent between participants comprising the steps of:
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receiving an information stream including at least one of;
an audio stream;
a video stream;
a still image frame;
textual data, the information stream received from a customer of a print service provider and received by a print brokering server, the print service provider to print a print job received from the customer, the print service provider being a business, the print service provider receiving the print job from a web server other than the print brokering server;detecting in said information stream, at least one of a predetermined;
a spoken keyword;
an image;
or character string;determining a subject in said information stream from said at least one spoken keyword, image, or character string; sending to at least one participant including the customer of the print service provider, a personalized message related to said subject, the personalized message further related to services provided by the print service provider to the customer, wherein the personalized message is sent in a manner other than by being printed as part of the print job by the print service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17)
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13. A method of receiving personalized messages that are generated from content detected in an information stream exchanged between a participant and a print service provider comprising the steps of:
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sending an information stream from a participant to print service provider via a print brokering server, said information stream including at least one of;
an audio stream;
a video stream;
a still image frame;
textual data that is related to a subject of interest to said participant, the participant being a customer of the print service provider, the print service provider to print a print job received from the customer, the print service provider being a business, the print service provider receiving the print job from a web server other than the print brokering server;receiving from said print brokering server, a personalized message that is related to said subject, the personalized message received by the customer, the personalized message further related to services provided by the print service provider to the customer, wherein the personalized message is sent in a manner other than by being printed as art of the print job by the print service provider. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An apparatus for providing personalized messages from content identified using information in data sent from a first party to a second party via a network comprised of:
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a print brokering server, said print brokering server being operably programmed to; receive an information-bearing data stream from a customers computer via a data network; detect in said information-bearing data stream at least one of;
spoken utterances, an image, or a character string;identify at least one subject from detected utterances, image or character string; and sending to the customers computer, a message related to said subject of said information stream, wherein the first party is a customer of a print service provider, and the second party is the print service provider, the print service provider to print a print job received from the customer, the print service provider being a business, the print service provider receiving the print job from a web server other than the print brokering server, and wherein the message is personalized and is related to services provided by the print service provider to the customer, and the personalized message is sent to the customer in a manner other than by being printed as part of the print job by the print service provider. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18)
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19. A system for providing customized messages that are created using information in data sent from a first party to a second party via a data network comprised of:
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a first computer, operably coupled to a data network by which information streams can be routed, said first computer generating an information stream and sending said information stream to a print brokering server via said data network; a print brokering server, said print brokering server being operably coupled to said data network and receiving there from, said information stream from said first computer, said print brokering server being operably programmed to; detect in said data stream at least one of;
spoken utterances, an image, or a character string;identify at least one subject from detected utterances, image or character string and sending to at least one participant, a message related to said subject of said information stream, wherein the first party is a customer of a print service provider and the second party is the print service provider, the print service provider to print a print job received from the customer, the print service provider being a business, the print service provider receiving the print job from a web server other than the print brokering server, and wherein the message is personalized and is related to services provided by the print service provider to the customer, and the personalized message is sent to the customer in a manner other than by being printed as part of the print job by the print service provider.
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20. A computer storage medium, storing computer program instructions enabling a computer to:
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receive an information-bearing data stream from another computer of a customer of a print service provider via a data network, the information-bearing data stream received by a print brokering server for a print service provider, the print service provider to print a print job received from the customer, the print service provider being a business, the print service provider receiving the print job from a web server other than the print brokering server; detect in said data stream at least one of;
spoken utterances, an image, or a character string;identify at least one subject from detected utterances, image or character string and send to said other computer, a message related to said subject of said information stream, the message being personalized and received by the customer of the print service provider, the message related to services provided by the print service provider to the customer, wherein the personalized message is sent in a manner other than by being printed as art of the print job by the print service provider.
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21. A computer storage medium containing program instructions enabling a computer to:
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send information-bearing data to a print brokering computer via a data network, the information-bearing data sent by a customer of a print service provider, the print service provider to print a print job received from the customer, the print service provider being a business, the print service provider receiving the print job from a web server other than the print brokering computer; include in said data;
a spoken utterance, an image, or a character string usable by the print brokering computer to identify at least one subject; andreceive from said print brokering computer a personalized message related to the at least one subject, the personalized message being received by the customer, and is related to services provided by the print service provider to the customer, wherein the personalized message is sent to the customer in a manner other than by being printed as part of the print job by the print service provider.
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22. A print brokering server comprised of:
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means for receiving an information-bearing data stream from a customer'"'"'s computer via a data network, the information-bearing data stream received by a print brokering computer for a print service provider, the customer being a customer of the print service provider, the print service provider to print a print job received from the customer, the print service provider receiving the print job from a web server other than the print brokering computer; means for detecting in said information-bearing data stream at least one of;
spoken utterances, an image, or a character string;means for identifying at least one subject from detected utterances, image or character string; and means for sending to the customer'"'"'s computer, a message related to said subject of said information stream, the message being a personalized message received by the customer, and is related to services provided by the print service provider to the customer, wherein the personalized message is sent in a manner other than by being printed as part of the print job by the print service provider. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. In a print brokering system, a client computer comprised of:
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means for sending an information stream from a participant to print service provider via a print brokering server, said information stream including at least one of;
an audio stream;
a video stream;
a still image frame;
textual data that is related to a subject of interest to said participant, where the participant from which the information stream is received is a customer of the print service provider, the print service provider to print a print job received from the customer, the information stream specifically being received by the print brokering server, the print service provider being a business, the print service provider receiving the print job from a web server other than the print brokering server;means for receiving from said print brokering server, a personalized message that is related to said subject, the personalized message received by the customer of the print service provider, the personalized message related to services provided by the print service provider to the customer, the personalized message sent to the customer in a manner other than printed as part of the print job by the print service provider. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. In a print brokering system, a client computer comprised of:
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a processor, capable of sending an information stream from a print service provider via a print brokering server, said information stream including at least one of;
an audio stream;
a video stream;
a still image frame;
textual data that is related to a subject of interest to said participant and for receiving from said print brokering server, a personalized message that is related to said subject,wherein the information stream is sent by a customer of the print service provider, the print service provider to print a print job received from the customer, the print service provider being a business, the print service provider receiving the print job from a web server other than the print brokering server, and wherein the personalized message is related to services provided by the print service provider to the customer, the personalized message being sent to the customer in a manner other than by being printed as part of the print job by the print service provider.
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