Method and system for eliciting consumer data by programming content within various media venues to function cooperatively

• US 8,447,648 B1
• Filed: 07/22/2009
• Issued: 05/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: 54 Essential Systems LLC
• Original Assignee: Home Producers Network LLC
• Inventors: Mowry, Craig P.
• Primary Examiner(s): DURAN, ARTHUR D
• Application Number:
  US12/507,549
• Time in Patent Office: 1,399 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14
• US Class Current: 705/14.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0256 User search

Abstract

Disclosed is an interactive venue individuals. At least one database stores trait information, preference information, and identification information that includes visual and/or audio information. The database also stores advertiser information that includes information representing at least one of goods and services of one or more advertisers. Video media is provided that features at least one participant. The participant is at least one of the plurality of persons. Further, a web site is provided that shows at least part of the video media and at least some of the electronic advertiser information. Some of the electronic advertiser information corresponds to at least one selected from the group consisting of the at least one participant and at least one user of the web site.

Claims

1. A method comprising the steps of:

(a) storing, on one or more processor readable media that are operatively coupled to one or more processors, at least one database comprising;

(i) electronic member information including trait information and/or preference information associated with at least one of a plurality of members of a site; and

(ii) electronic advertiser information comprising information including goods and/or services of one or more advertisers;

(b) receiving, by the one or more processors via an interactive communication network, video media content relevant to the site from a user computing device associated with at least one of the plurality of members who is not of the one or more advertisers;

(c) generating, by the one or more processors, first content obtained at least in part from at least part of the video media content;

(d) providing, by the one or more processors via the interactive communication network to a first computing device associated with a first user, the first content;

(e) receiving, from the first computing device, by the one or more processors and in response to a prompt from the one or more processors, first information relating to the first content;

(f) associating, by the one or more processors, the first content with at least some of the electronic advertiser information based at least on the first information;

(g) generating, by the one or more processors based at least in part on the first information, second content obtained at least in part from the at least part of the video media content and at least some of electronic advertiser information;

(h) indexing, by the one or more processors, the second content by at least one trait and/or preference from the at least one database, respectively associated with at least one of the plurality of members; and

(i) providing, by the one or more processors via the interactive communication network to a second computing device associated with a second user, the second content, wherein the second content is searchable as a function of the indexing.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the video media content comprises at least one of live content, recorded content, linked content and uploaded content.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(j) providing, by the one or more processors to a third computing device associated with a third user, at least a portion of the first content; and

(k) receiving, from the third computing device, by the one or more processors, second information relating to the at least portion of the first content;

wherein the step (g) generating is further based at least in part on the second information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second content includes at least some of the electronic advertiser information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first information affects at least an aspect of the indexing the second content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first information relates to a preference associated with the first user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the video media content includes video that represents an identifier of the first member.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the video media content features the first user visually within at least some of imagery.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the second content includes a brand name associated with the at least some of electronic advertiser information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic member information further includes identification information associated with at least one of the plurality of members of the site.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the indexing is further by the identification information.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an electronic vote from the second user computing device, wherein the vote represents a preference of the second user.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the preference relates to the first content.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the preference relates to at least one participant.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the vote represents a selection of one of the at least one participant to be featured within the video media content.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the second content is provided as an electronic catalog associated with at least some of the electronic advertiser information.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing the electronic catalog on the web site, and offering for sale at least one of goods and services associated with the electronic catalog.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising revising the electronic catalog after the second content has been provided.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the electronic catalog includes information associated with at least one of the first content and the second content.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the site is a web site and further comprising featuring at least one of the products and services in at least one of the web site and the first content.

21. The method of claim 1, further comprising offering redeemable credits to the first and second users for transmitting electronic information to the one or more processors, wherein the users redeem the credits for one or more of goods and services associated with at least some of the advertiser information.

22. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an electronic chat room on the site for the first and second users to communicate via the first and second user computing devices, respectively.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the chat room is displayed as an aspect of the video media content.

24. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing operability for the first user to receive information related to the second user if the one or more processors determines that the second user is relevant to aspects of at least one of the advertiser information, the trait information, the preference information, a message provided by the second user and the video media content.

25. The method of claim 1, further comprising broadcasting the second content.

26. The method of claim 1, wherein the video media content includes live video.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising affecting, by the one or more processors, at least some of the live video content by information within a message provided by the first or second user.

28. A system comprising:

a) one or more processor readable media;

b) one or more processors operatively coupled to the one or more processor readable media;

c) at least one database stored on the one or more processor readable media, the at least one database comprising;

(i) electronic member information including trait information and/or preference information associated with at least one of a plurality of members of a site; and

(ii) electronic advertiser information comprising information including goods and/or services of one or more advertisers;

d) the one or more processor readable media further have instructions for causing the following steps to be performed by the one or more processors;

(i) receiving, by the one or more processors via an interactive communication network, video media content relevant to the site from a user computing device associated with at least one of the plurality of members who is not of the one or more advertisers;

(ii) generating, by the one or more processors, first content obtained at least in part from at least part of the video media content;

(iii) providing, by the one or more processors via an interactive communication network to a first computing device associated with a first user, the first content;

(iv) receiving, from the first computing device, by the one or more processors and in response to a prompt from the one or more processors, first information relating to the first content;

(v) associating, by the one or more processors, the first content with at least some of the electronic advertiser information based at least on the first information;

(vi) generating, by the one or more processors based at least in part on the first information, a second content obtained at least in part from the at least part of the video media content and at least some of electronic advertiser information;

(vii) indexing, by the one or more processors, the second content by at least one trait and/or preference from the at least one database respectively associated with at least one of the plurality of members; and

(viii) providing, by the one or more processors via the interactive communication network to a second computing device associated with a second user, the second content, wherein the second content is searchable as a function of the indexing.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the video media content comprises at least one of live content, recorded content, linked content and uploaded content.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the one or more processor readable media further have instructions for causing the following steps to be performed by the one or more processors:

(ix) providing, by the one or more processors to a third computing device associated with a third user, at least a portion of the first content; and

(x) receiving, from the third computing device, by the one or more processors, second information relating to the at least portion of the first content;

wherein the step (vi) generating is further based at least in part on the second information.

31. The system of claim 28, wherein the second content includes at least some of the electronic advertiser information.

32. The system of claim 28, wherein the electronic member information further includes identification information associated with at least one of the plurality of members of the site.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein the indexing is further by the identification information.