System and method for providing request based consumer information
First Claim
1. A request based delivery system for delivering to a consumer, specific consumer information authorized by the consumer and related to one or more products or services in which the consumer is interested, the delivery system comprising:
- one or more databases which store product information related to one or more products;
a communications network;
a consumer computing device which allows a consumer to connect to the communications network; and
one or more servers communicating with the one or more databases and the communications network, the one or more servers providing electronic documents over the communications network to the consumer computing device, wherein at least one server includes;
a filtering module which allows the consumer to filter the product information stored in the databases and select one or more of the products, a subscription module which allows the consumer to subscribe to one or more request services for each of the selected one or more products, a formatting module which, after receiving consumer information from one or more vendors of the selected one or more products, generates one or more deliverables having portions of the consumer information corresponding to the one or more request services subscribed to by the consumer.
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Abstract
The invention includes a system and method for effectively targeting consumer information about various products or services, to those consumers who want to use the product or services. The invention also includes a system and method for matching vendors to those consumers who want information about specific products or services sold, offered, or otherwise made available by the particular vendors. According to one aspect, the invention comprises a request based marketing system (“marketing system”). The marketing system organizes consumer information for a particular product or service into a number of request services, such as, for example, “Discounts,” “Comparisons,” “New Releases,” “Catalogs,” or the like. Because the consumer may subscribe to a particular set of request services corresponding to particular products or services, the marketing system advantageously provides highly customized consumer information to those consumers who actually want to receive it.
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58 Claims
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1. A request based delivery system for delivering to a consumer, specific consumer information authorized by the consumer and related to one or more products or services in which the consumer is interested, the delivery system comprising:
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one or more databases which store product information related to one or more products;
a communications network;
a consumer computing device which allows a consumer to connect to the communications network; and
one or more servers communicating with the one or more databases and the communications network, the one or more servers providing electronic documents over the communications network to the consumer computing device, wherein at least one server includes;
a filtering module which allows the consumer to filter the product information stored in the databases and select one or more of the products, a subscription module which allows the consumer to subscribe to one or more request services for each of the selected one or more products, a formatting module which, after receiving consumer information from one or more vendors of the selected one or more products, generates one or more deliverables having portions of the consumer information corresponding to the one or more request services subscribed to by the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of providing request-based consumer information to a consumer, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of one of the one or more filtering mechanisms designed to filter information into organized product listings;
providing a consumer with the organized product listings corresponding to the selection;
receiving a subscription from the consumer to one or more request services corresponding to one or more products listed in the organized product listings, wherein the subscription authorizes the delivery of consumer information corresponding to the one or more request services; and
delivering the consumer information to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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12. A request based marketing system for allowing a consumer to specifically authorize consumer information to be delivered from time to time to the consumer, the marketing system comprising:
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one or more databases which store consumer information organized into one or more request services, wherein the consumer information comprises information related to one or more products; and
one or more servers which format and deliver to a consumer, a deliverable having portions of the consumer information related to at least one request service of the one or more request services, the at least one request service being subscribed to by the consumer.
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30. A method of providing consumer information about a product to a consumer interested in the product, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a product by a consumer;
organizing consumer information about the product into specific subject areas;
receiving a selection of one or more of the specific subject areas; and
formatting a deliverable to be sent to the consumer, the deliverable including portions of the consumer information corresponding to the selected one or more specific subject areas. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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46. A method of organizing online product information from multiple vendors in order for a consumer to efficiently request specific information corresponding to a particular product, the method comprising:
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gathering product listings from multiple vendors;
organizing the product listings by brand; and
providing a consumer with an option to request additional information about at least one product in the product listings marketed under at least one brand.
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51. A method of organizing online product information from multiple vendors in order for a consumer to efficiently request specific information corresponding to a particular product, the method comprising:
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gathering product listings from multiple vendors;
organizing the product listings by company; and
providing a consumer with an option to request additional information about at least one product in the product listings marketed by at least one company.
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52. A method of organizing online product information from multiple vendors in order for a consumer to efficiently request specific information corresponding to a particular product, the method comprising:
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gathering product listings from multiple vendors;
organizing the product listings by product; and
providing a consumer with an option to request additional information about at least one product in the product listings.
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- 53. A method of placing advertisement information for one or more products with consumers directly interested in the one or more products, the method comprising providing advertisement information for a product to an online company, the advertisement information including a listing of the product and consumer information about the product, wherein the online company obtains subscribers to one or more request services and delivers that portion of the consumer information to the subscriber corresponding to the one or more request services to which the subscriber subscribed.
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55. A method of obtaining information about a product, the method comprising:
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accessing an online service;
selecting a product from product listings of the online service;
subscribing to one or more subject areas of consumer information about the selected product;
designating delivery parameters corresponding to the subscription, wherein the delivery parameters govern when the consumer information corresponding to the subscribed-to subject areas will be delivered; and
receiving the consumer information corresponding to the subscription. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58)
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