Method and system of generating consumer data by facilitating the communication of feedback in a group setting

• US 8,938,501 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2012
• Issued: 01/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Magdon-Ismail, Malik, Parag Patel, Warrier, Suresh
• Original Assignee: Magdon-Ismail, Malik, Parag Patel, Warrier, Suresh
• Inventors: Patel, Parag, Warrier, Suresh, Magdon-Ismail, Malik
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheema, Umar
• Application Number:
  US13/556,114
• Publication Number:
  US 20130031175A1
• Time in Patent Office: 911 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data

Abstract

A method of generating consumer data by facilitating the communication of feedback in a group setting over a global data communications network is shown. After creating or joining a group, members of the group may send or receive polls, consisting of photos, videos, group texts and event messages to other group members and/or the poll creators'"'"' social networks. Other group members and social network friends are notified instantly or almost instantly and respond back promptly. The results are organized and presented in an engaging visual manner and the consumer data collected from such interactions are stored in a database.

Claims

1. A method of generating consumer data by facilitating the communication of feedback in a group setting over a global data communications network, the method comprising the steps of:

enabling at least one initial user to register using a device connected to said global data communications network;

enabling said initial user to use said device to invite other users to create a group of users, comprising of initial user and invited users;

enabling at least one of said invited other users to register as a group user using a device connected to said global data communications network;

enabling at least one of said group of users to receive an event message using said group user'"'"'s device connected to said global data communications network;

enabling at least one of said group of users to send at least one poll based on said event message to said group of users using said group user'"'"'s device connected to said global data communications network;

collecting at least one response to said poll from one or more users in said group; and

generating predictive analytical results from one or more responses.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the poll sent to said group of users is received by said group of users using an instant alert notification method.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the poll is sent to multiple different groups of users.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a user provides a unique username and password that is stored in said user'"'"'s account.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a user provides demographic data that is stored in said user'"'"'s account.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the initial user is an invited other user for a different group of users.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user creating a poll additionally sends such poll to at least one of said user'"'"'s social networks, at least one of said user'"'"'s contacts from at least one of said user'"'"'s social networks responds to such poll, and such response is stored.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said poll consists of at least one question.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said poll comprises a series of single polls, each single poll consisting of one or more of the following:

a question, an image, a video or an event.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the predictive analytical results are further based upon additional data comprising the current poll results, past polls results, past responses of one or more users, current or past notes created by one or more users of one or more groups, demographic data of users and geo-location of users.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein said poll further consists of at least one of the following:

an image, a video or a note created by the user creating the poll.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the predictive analytical results are further based on media advertising data of one or more of the users.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the predictive analytical results are further based on the responses received from the social network contacts of at least one user.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the predictive analytical results are further based on media advertising data of one or more of the users.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the results of said poll are displayed on at least one of a user'"'"'s device or a user'"'"'s social network.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one poll based on said event message is automatically sent to said group of users.