Method, apparatus and system for retrieval of specialized consumer information
First Claim
1. A method for retrieval of specialized consumer information comprising the steps of:
- creating a consumer database;
creating a consumer profile for a consumer containing specific purchasing preferences of that consumer for a particular product;
receiving information about a particular product for which a consumer is considering purchasing, by detecting an attempt to access the consumer database, identifying the consumer attempting to access the consumer database; and
determining the product for which the consumer is considering purchasing based on the received product information;
performing a product evaluation of the particular product for which a consumer is considering purchasing based on the consumer profile of that consumer for that product, said product evaluation performance comprising retrieving a product survey from the consumer'"'"'s profile for the determined product, retrieving product summary information for the determined product, generating a product survey rating from the consumer profile, generating a product rating from the product summary, comparing the product survey rating and the product rating from the product summary and producing a product evaluation based on this comparison; and
sending the product evaluation results for that particular product to the specific consumer requesting this information.
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Abstract
The system of the present invention is a method and system that enables consumers to receive specialized product and company information on demand to aid in consumer purchases. The system of this invention can comprise a physical interface device, a consumer profile, a products and services interface, and a consumer database. Each user in the system has an individual profile the consumer can set to identify their preferences in regard to a particular product. When the consumer sends a query about a particular product, the method of the invention performs a comparison of the consumer preferences a product with objectives ratings for that product. The consumer receives a result of these comparisons with an indication of whether the product matches the preferences indicated by the consumer. A match suggests that the product is one the consumer would purchase.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for retrieval of specialized consumer information comprising the steps of:
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creating a consumer database;
creating a consumer profile for a consumer containing specific purchasing preferences of that consumer for a particular product;receiving information about a particular product for which a consumer is considering purchasing, by detecting an attempt to access the consumer database, identifying the consumer attempting to access the consumer database; and
determining the product for which the consumer is considering purchasing based on the received product information;performing a product evaluation of the particular product for which a consumer is considering purchasing based on the consumer profile of that consumer for that product, said product evaluation performance comprising retrieving a product survey from the consumer'"'"'s profile for the determined product, retrieving product summary information for the determined product, generating a product survey rating from the consumer profile, generating a product rating from the product summary, comparing the product survey rating and the product rating from the product summary and producing a product evaluation based on this comparison; and sending the product evaluation results for that particular product to the specific consumer requesting this information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for retrieval of specialized consumer information comprising:
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instructions creating a consumer database; instructions creating a consumer profile for a consumer containing specific purchasing preferences of that consumer for a particular product; instructions receiving information about a particular product for which a consumer is considering purchasing, said receiving instructions further comprising instructions for detecting an attempt to access the consumer database, instructions for identifying the consumer attempting to access the consumer database, and instructions for determining the product for which the consumer is considering purchasing based on the received product information; instructions performing a product evaluation of the particular product for which a consumer is considering purchasing based on the consumer profile of that consumer for that product, said product evaluation performance instructions further comprise instructions retrieving a product survey from the consumer'"'"'s profile for the determined product, instructions retrieving product summary information for the determined product, instructions generating a product survey rating from the consumer profile, instructions generating a Product rating from the product summary and instructions comparing the product survey rating and the product rating from the product summary and producing a product evaluation based on this comparison; and instructions sending the product evaluation results to the consumer for that particular product. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for retrieval of specialized consumer information comprising:
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a memory storing a consumer, product profile containing specific information about the purchasing preferences of the consumer; a products database stored in a computer readable medium containing objective information about a plurality of different products; a processor coupled to the memory and products database executing; a software routine receiving information about a particular product for which a consumer is considering purchasing, by detecting an attempt to access the consumer database, identifying the consumer attempting to access the consumer database; and
determining the product for which the consumer is considering purchasing based on the received product information; anda software routine performing a comparison of between the profile of the consumer and a specific product in the products database and generating a purchasing recommendation with regard to the purchase of the product that is the subject of the comparison;
wherein the performing a comparison function includes retrieving a product survey from the consumers product profile for the determined product, retrieving product summary information for the determined product, generating a product survey rating from the consumer product profile, generating a product rating from the product summary and comparing the product survey rating and the product rating from the product summary and producing a product recommendation based on this comparison; anda device operated by a consumer, said device communicating with said software routine performing the comparison and receiving the purchase recommendation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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