Online jury research system

An online jury research system configured to assist end-users in building and tailoring surrogate jury surveys, comprising:

• a jury research server system comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions configured to:
• i) generate a jury research system comprising a survey services package and an end-user interface wherein the survey services package comprises at least a questions pool, a respondents pool, a survey builder, and payment authorization service;
• wherein the end-user interface is configured to provide access to the survey services package data;
• and;
• wherein the respondents pool comprises a plurality of respondents that may be selected as surrogate jurors;
• the questions pool comprises:
• a plurality of questions in a pre-defined format, tailored for eliciting concise responses from selected surrogate jurors with respect to a pre-defined case type;
• and
• a plurality of questions in a format defined by the end-user configured to their specific case type;
• the payment authorization service comprises enabling the end-users to send payment via a secure infrastructure to an operator of the online jury research system, the payment being predetermined and uploaded by each of the end-users;
• and
• wherein the payment authorization service, is further configured to communicate a notification to a research provider when the predetermined payment is authorized, thereby allowing the end-users to build a surrogate jury survey;
• ii) communicate with a database server system comprising a non-transient machine-readable medium for storing data needed during the operation of the jury research system, and wherein the database server system and jury research system are coupled via a communication network;
• and
• iii) provide end-user access to a host site, the host site being stored on the memory of the jury research server system, and being configured to be accessible to end-users by way of a communications network, and provide end-users access to the jury research system interface;
• wherein the surrogate jury survey is generated upon the end-users signing up to receive research services from a research provider, the research services comprising a plurality of research packages;
• and
• wherein the jury research system:
• receives, via the survey builder, survey data including questions, videotaped opening or closing statements, depositions, exhibits, graphics, and other similar information uploaded by the end user;
• generates a plurality of surrogate juror surveys utilizing the received survey data;
• sends the plurality of surrogate juror surveys for testing to a respondents provider;
• processes any received problems from the respondents provider;
• receives a selected multiplicity of surrogate jurors;
• generates web site access to the plurality of surrogate juror surveys;
• provides a surrogate juror survey from the plurality of surrogate juror surveys to a multiplicity of the selected surrogate jurors via website access within their own private location;
• receives surrogate juror survey responses;
• notifies the respondents provider upon receiving a completed surrogate juror survey response;
• notifies the respondents provider upon receiving an incomplete surrogate juror survey response;
• queries, upon receipt of all surrogate juror survey responses, the received surrogate juror survey responses automatically;
• compiles the results of the surrogate juror survey for review by the end-users.