Web Based Sales Presentation Method and System With Synchronized Display

• US 20110107221A1
• Filed: 11/04/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Das, Sutapa, Kenna, Wayne, Dupeire, Wesley
• Granted Patent: US 8,881,014 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/730
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A web based sales presentations with synchronized display. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method comprises of receiving, by a server system, a request from a sales representative to have an invitation sent to a customer to remotely view a presentation; sending, by the server system, a communication to the customer, inviting the customer to view the presentation, wherein the communication includes a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) providing access to remotely view the presentation; centrally storing the presentation at a storage unit associated with the server system, the presentation completed prior to receiving the request from the sales representative; exclusively displaying, by the server system, at a first separate computer system of the sales representative, navigational links for selecting a slide of the presentation centrally stored separately at the storage unit associated with the server system, for display at a second separate computer system of the customer, wherein the navigational links are not displayed at the second separate computer system of the customer; in response to the customer selecting the URL included in the communication to the customer, displaying, by the server system, at the second separate computer system of the customer, the presentation centrally stored separately at the storage unit, as separately navigated by the sales representative; and synchronizing, by the server system, a display of the presentation at the first separate computer system of the sales representative and the display of the presentation at the second separate computer system of the customer.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a server system, a request from a sales representative to have an invitation sent to a customer to remotely view a presentation;

sending, by the server system, a communication to the customer, inviting the customer to view the presentation, wherein the communication includes a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) providing access to remotely view the presentation;

centrally storing the presentation at a storage unit associated with the server system, the presentation completed prior to receiving the request from the sales representative;

exclusively displaying, by the server system, at a first separate computer system of the sales representative, navigational links for selecting a slide of the presentation centrally stored separately at the storage unit associated with the server system, for display at a second separate computer system of the customer, wherein the navigational links are not displayed at the second separate computer system of the customer;

in response to the customer selecting the URL included in the communication to the customer, displaying, by the server system, at the second separate computer system of the customer, the presentation centrally stored separately at the storage unit, as separately navigated by the sales representative; and

synchronizing, by the server system, a display of the presentation at the first separate computer system of the sales representative and the display of the presentation at the second separate computer system of the customer.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising in response to the sales representative selecting a second slide of the presentation, via the navigational links exclusively displayed at the first separate computer system of the sales representative, the server system displaying the second slide of the presentation at the second separate computer system of the customer.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the displaying, by server system, of the presentation at the second separate computer system of the customer, further comprises displaying without receiving a log-in from the customer.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the displaying, by the server system, at the second separate computer system of the customer, the presentation centrally stored separately at the storage unit, further comprises displaying the presentation exclusive of storing presentation code at the second separate computer system of the customer.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the exclusively displaying, by the server system, at the first separate computer system of the sales representative, navigational links, further comprises the displaying the navigational links exclusive of storing code for the navigational links at the first separate computer system of the sales representative.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to receiving the request to send the invitation to the customer, providing to the sales representative, by the server system, a form for identifying the customer.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising centrally storing the form at the storage unit associated with server system, for subsequent invitations for the customer.

8. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which when executed by a computer system perform a method comprising of:

receiving, by a server system, a request from a sales representative to have an invitation sent to a customer to remotely view a presentation;

sending, by the server system, a communication to the customer, inviting the customer to view the presentation, wherein the communication includes a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) providing access to remotely view the presentation;

centrally storing the presentation at a storage unit associated with the server system, the presentation completed prior to receiving the request from the sales representative;

exclusively displaying, by the server system, at a first separate computer system of the sales representative, navigational links for selecting a slide of the presentation centrally stored separately at the storage unit associated with the server system, for display at a second separate computer system of the customer, wherein the navigational links are not displayed at the second separate computer system of the customer;

in response to the customer selecting the URL included in the communication to the customer, displaying, by the server system, at the second separate computer system of the customer, the presentation centrally stored separately at the storage unit, as separately navigated by the sales representative; and

synchronizing, by the server system, a display of the presentation at the first separate computer system of the sales representative and the display of the presentation at the second separate computer system of the customer.

9. The machine-readable method of claim 8, further comprising in response to the sales representative selecting a second slide of the presentation, via the navigational links exclusively displayed at the first separate computer system of the sales representative, the server system displaying the second slide of the presentation at the second separate computer system of the customer.

10. The machine-readable method of claim 8, wherein the displaying, by server system, of the presentation at the second separate computer system of the customer, further comprises displaying without receiving a log-in from the customer.

11. The machine-readable method of claim 8, wherein the displaying, by the server system, at the second separate computer system of the customer, the presentation centrally stored separately at the storage unit, further comprises displaying the presentation exclusive of storing presentation code at the second separate computer system of the customer.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the exclusively displaying, by the server system, at the first separate computer system of the sales representative, navigational links, further comprises the displaying the navigational links exclusive of storing code for the navigational links at the first separate computer system of the sales representative.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising, in response to receiving the request to send the invitation to the customer, providing to the sales representative, by the server system, a form for identifying the customer.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising centrally storing the form at the storage unit associated with server system, for subsequent invitations for the customer.

15. A server comprising:

a processor; and

a storage unit, having stored therein a set of instructions which when executed by the server cause the server to perform a method comprising;

receiving, by a server system, a request from a sales representative to have an invitation sent to a customer to remotely view a presentation;

sending, by the server system, a communication to the customer, inviting the customer to view the presentation, wherein the communication includes a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) providing access to remotely view the presentation;

centrally storing the presentation at a storage unit associated with the server system, the presentation completed prior to receiving the request from the sales representative;

exclusively displaying, by the server system, at a first separate computer system of the sales representative, navigational links for selecting a slide of the presentation centrally stored separately at the storage unit associated with the server system, for display at a second separate computer system of the customer, wherein the navigational links are not displayed at the second separate computer system of the customer;

in response to the customer selecting the URL included in the communication to the customer, displaying, by the server system, at the second separate computer system of the customer, the presentation centrally stored separately at the storage unit, as separately navigated by the sales representative; and

synchronizing, by the server system, a display of the presentation at the first separate computer system of the sales representative and the display of the presentation at the second separate computer system of the customer.