System and method for community aided research and shopping
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request to initiate a research project pertaining to a type of a product;
generating a template web page interface for the type of the product,. the template web page including a features area comprising a selectable feature and a set of selectable values corresponding to the selectable feature;
identifying, using a computer processor, an additional selectable feature and a set of selectable values corresponding to the additional selectable feature to add to the template web page for the type of the product, the identifying based on a pattern of input from a plurality of consumers to which the template web page interface is presented;
updating the template web page interface corresponding to the type of the product such that the template web page interface includes the additional selectable feature and the set of values corresponding to the additional selectable feature;
receiving a request to initiate an additional research project pertaining to the type of the product; and
providing the updated template web page interface in response to the request to initiate the additional research project.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing product research help to a consumer doing internet shopping. A consumer helper application for internet commerce has been designed to integrate the techniques that are currently used by many internet consumers into a single application program. For example, the consumer helper application allows a user to take notes, store web site links, store web site annotations, obtain collaborative input, and perform other tasks commonly used by web site consumers. The consumer helper application stores all of the information gathered in a single place. Information provided by other consumers may be shared using the consumer helper application. The consumer helper application will suggest specific items for a consumer to purchase based up on the information gathered by the consumer into the consumer helper application.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request to initiate a research project pertaining to a type of a product; generating a template web page interface for the type of the product,. the template web page including a features area comprising a selectable feature and a set of selectable values corresponding to the selectable feature; identifying, using a computer processor, an additional selectable feature and a set of selectable values corresponding to the additional selectable feature to add to the template web page for the type of the product, the identifying based on a pattern of input from a plurality of consumers to which the template web page interface is presented; updating the template web page interface corresponding to the type of the product such that the template web page interface includes the additional selectable feature and the set of values corresponding to the additional selectable feature; receiving a request to initiate an additional research project pertaining to the type of the product; and providing the updated template web page interface in response to the request to initiate the additional research project. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
a computer processor configured to implement a consumer helper server application, the consumer helper server application configured to; receive a request to initiate a research project pertaining to a type of a product; generate a temple interface for the type of the product, the template web page including a features area comprising a selectable feature and a set of selectable values corresponding to the selectable feature; identify an additional selectable feature and a set of selectable values corresponding to the additional selectable feature to add to the template web page for the type of the product, the identifying based on a pattern of input from a plurality of consumers to which the template web page interface is presented; update the template web page interface such that the template web page interface includes the additional selectable feature and the set of selectable values corresponding to the additional selectable feature; receive a request to initiate an additional research project pertaining to the type of the product; and present the updated template web page interface in response to the request to initiate the additional research project. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machines-readable storage medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by processor, causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving a request to initiate a research project pertaining to a type of a product; generating a template web page interface for the type of the product, the template web page including a features area comprising a selectable feature and a set of selectable values corresponding to the selectable feature; identifying, using a computer processor, an additional selectable feature and a set of selectable values corresponding to the additional selectable feature to add to the template web page for the type of the product, the identifying based on a pattern of input from a plurality of consumers to which the template web page interface is presented; updating the template web page interface corresponding to the type of the product such that the template web page interface includes the additional selectable feature and the set of values corresponding to the additional selectable feature; receiving a request to initiate an additional research project pertaining to the type of the product; and providing the updated template web page interface in response to the request to initiate the additional research project. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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