SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PRODUCT AND CONSUMER INFORMATION

• US 20100004980A1
• Filed: 07/07/2009
• Published: 01/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Berkley Bowen
• Original Assignee: Berkley Bowen
• Inventors: Bowen, Berkley
• Application Number:
  US12/498,839
• Publication Number:
  US 20100004980A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0202 Market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

Systems and methods for processing, sharing, and tracking information related to products. The systems and methods allow consumers, by way of a centralized information hub, to search for information about products and share that information with other consumers across multiple communication channels by utilizing one or more of multiple technology platforms. The systems and methods also allow consumers to share information about themselves with retailers and vendors across multiple communication channels by utilizing one or more of multiple technology platforms. The systems and methods enable retailers and vendors to share product information, such as promotional information and discount information, to consumers across multiple communication channels by utilizing one or more of multiple technology platforms. Embodiments of the present invention allow users to search, access, view and share product-related information via standard text/SMS messaging in a device-agnostic manner.

Claims

1. A method for providing on-demand delivery of product-related information, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving an incoming SMS message comprising at least one keyword from a mobile device;

identifying a command code associated with the incoming SMS message;

identifying a profile associated with the mobile device based at least on the incoming SMS message,

determining a responsive message comprising product-related information based on the identified command code, the at least one keyword, and the identified profile; and

delivering the responsive message to a recipient computing device identified based on the command code, the at least one keyword, and the identified profile.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one keyword comprises an identifier associated with the recipient computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one keyword comprises an IMI identifier.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the responsive message further comprises a web-based link to additional product-related information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the recipient computing device comprises the mobile device associated with the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the recipient computing device comprises a mobile device associated with a third party.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile associated with the user comprises at least one of:

a user wishlist, a user contact/friend list, user-identified product-related information, a contact/friend wishlist, and contact/friend-identified product-related information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile associated with the user comprises a user contact/friend list.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the command code comprises an instruction to identify product-related information associated with a wishlist.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the command code comprises an instruction to share product-related information identified by the one or more keywords with the recipient computing device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the command code comprises an additional instruction to store the product-related information with the profile associated with the user.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein a default command code is identified based on the incoming SMS message.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the product-related information comprises multimedia.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the product-related information comprises a barcode.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the product-related information comprises a code associated with a promotion.