Method Employing Two-Sided Promotion for Uniting Clients With Businesses

• US 20120278150A1
• Filed: 04/29/2011
• Published: 11/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chen, Jimmy
• Original Assignee: Chen, Jimmy
• Inventors: Chen, Jimmy
• Application Number:
  US13/098,322
• Publication Number:
  US 20120278150A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.19
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

A system is provided for introducing customers to local businesses using incentives such as free goods or services. The system employs a server having a database and network communications and software capable of communicating with one or a plurality of user computing devices including a desktop, laptop, pad device, and smartphone. The system also includes inducements to the customers to continually provide valuable feedback to the business by limiting and increasing the number of incentives a user may have based on the number and quality of the feedback each user provides. Because the identities of the users visiting the businesses are known, the system provides a means to insure more constructive feedback to the businesses who are aware their identity is known, as opposed to the current mode where anonymous feedback is communicated which may be less than honest or actually placed by a competitor.

Claims

1. An incentive-based method for introducing customers to businesses and providing feedback to businesses providing incentive offers, said method employing a provider computer means having data storage means, network communications and means to communicate with users having one or a plurality of computing device including desktops, laptops, pad devices, and smartphones, and employing software adapted to the steps of:

communicating a graphic interface to a video display viewable by a remote user;

employing said graphic interface to elicit and communicate user information data, said user information data including at least user contact information, and a user location;

assigning a user-identifier to each respective said user providing said contact information;

storing respective said user information data related their respective user-identifier;

assigning each respective said, a user maximum number of said incentive offers which may be accepted without said respective user providing feedback on said offers;

inputting to said data storage means, incentive offers available to users from subscribing businesses, in combination with a provision-location, where each respective business provides said incentive offer;

matching said incentive offers and their respective provision-location with users having a proximate user-locations;

publishing said incentive offers in a manner viewable by said users;

allowing said users receiving said incentive offers to communicate acceptance;

upon communication of said acceptance, ascertaining said user is below said maximum number of said incentive offers accepted, and is therefor an eligible user;

communicating said user-identifier of said eligible user to said business providing said incentive offer as a means to identify arriving said users as eligible;

providing said users means to input said feedback regarding said business providing said incentive offer; and

providing said feedback from said users, to said respective business providing said incentive offer.

2. The incentive-based method of claim 1 additionally comprising the steps of:

employing said user contact information to publish said incentive offers by communicating respective said incentive offers only to respective said users having said user locations proximate to said provision-locations.

3. The incentive-based method of claim 2 additionally comprising the steps of:

publishing said incentive offers through a direct electronic communication to said user through email or texting to a smartphone.

4. The incentive-based method of claim 2 additionally comprising the steps of:

identifying each respective user upon a login by said user over said network communications; and

publishing said incentive offers by presenting each said user a customized webpage displaying only said incentive offers having a said provision-location which is proximate to said user.

5. The incentive-based method of claim 3 additionally comprising the steps of:

sending said direct electronic communication only to said users located proximate to said provision-location for said incentive offer.

6. The incentive-based method of claim 1 additionally comprising the step of:

tracking said incentive offers and preventing a said user from accepting a said incentive offer from the same said business more than once.

7. The incentive-based method of claim 2 additionally comprising the step of:

tracking said incentive offers and preventing a said user from accepting a said incentive offer from the same said business more than once.

8. The incentive-based method of claim 3 additionally comprising the step of:

tracking said incentive offers and preventing a said user from accepting a said incentive offer from the same said business more than once.

9. The incentive-based method of claim 4 additionally comprising the step of:

tracking said incentive offers and preventing a said user from accepting a said incentive offer from the same said business more than once.

10. The incentive-based method of claim 5 additionally comprising the step of:

tracking said incentive offers and preventing a said user from accepting a said incentive offer from the same said business more than once.

11. The incentive-based method of claim 1 additionally comprising the step of:

tracking said feedback from each respective user; and

increasing said maximum number for users who have provided said feedback for a high percentage of prior said incentive offers.

12. The incentive-based method of claim 2 additionally comprising the step of:

tracking said feedback from each respective user; and

increasing said maximum number for users who have provided said feedback for a high percentage of prior said incentive offers.

13. The incentive-based method of claim 3 additionally comprising the step of:

tracking said feedback from each respective user; and

increasing said maximum number for users who have provided said feedback for a high percentage of prior said incentive offers.

14. The incentive-based method of claim 4 additionally comprising the step of:

tracking said feedback from each respective user; and

increasing said maximum number for users who have provided said feedback for a high percentage of prior said incentive offers.

15. The incentive-based method of claim 5 additionally comprising the step of:

tracking said feedback from each respective user; and

increasing said maximum number for users who have provided said feedback for a high percentage of prior said incentive offers.

16. The incentive-based method of claim 6 additionally comprising the step of:

tracking said feedback from each respective user; and

increasing said maximum number for users who have provided said feedback for a high percentage of prior said incentive offers.

17. The incentive-based method of claim 1 whereby the step of providing said users means to input said feedback regarding said business providing said incentive offer provides a means to elicit more constructive said feedback to said businesses through the provision of said feedback from known users, and concurrent means to discourage fraudulent or competitor placed negative feedback.

18. The incentive-based method of claim 2 whereby the step of providing said users means to input said feedback regarding said business providing said incentive offer, provides a means to elicit more constructive said feedback to said businesses through the provision of said feedback from known users, and concurrent means to discourage fraudulent or competitor placed negative feedback.

19. The incentive-based method of claim 3 whereby the step of providing said users means to input said feedback regarding said business providing said incentive offer provides a means to elicit more constructive said feedback to said businesses through the provision of said feedback from known users, and concurrent means to discourage fraudulent or competitor placed negative feedback.

20. The incentive-based method of claim 4 whereby the step of providing said users means to input said feedback regarding said business providing said incentive offer provides a means to elicit more constructive said feedback to said businesses through the provision of said feedback from known users, and concurrent means to discourage fraudulent or competitor placed negative feedback.