Distributed information methods and systems used to collect and correlate user information and preferences with products and services

A networked provisioning system, comprising:

• a first terminal located in a store, the first terminal configured to receive customer profile information and a customer request for information on at least a first item-type;
• a first computer system configured to receive customer profile information and the customer request from the first terminal, product information over a network from a product provider computer system, and service information over the network from a service provider computer system, wherein the product information is related to the first item-type, and to store the received customer profile information, product information, and service information in at least a first database;
• a first module stored in the first computer system, the first module configured to select product information and service information and rank products corresponding to the product information and services corresponding to the service information based on at least the customer profile information and the customer request;
• a second module stored in the first computer system configured to receive at least a portion of the selected product information, service information, and rankings and to transmit the received selected product information, service information, and rankings to the first terminal;
• and
• a third module stored in the first computer system configured to receive an order from the customer for at least a first product related to the transmitted selected product information and further configured to instruct at least a first store employee to provide the ordered item to the customer.

A networked provisioning system, comprising:

• a first instruction configured to be stored on a terminal located in a store, the first instruction configured to receive customer profile information and a customer request for information related to at least one of a first product and a first service;
• a second instruction configured to be stored on a first computer system, the second instruction configured to receive information from the first terminal, including customer profile information and the request for information related to at least one of the first product and the first service;
• a third instruction configured to receive product information over a network from a product provider computer system, and service information over the network from a service provider computer system, including information related to the at least one of a first product and a first service;
• a fourth instruction configured to selectively transmit to the first terminal at least portions of at least one of the product information and the service information;
• a fifth instruction configured to rank at least one of products corresponding to the product information and services corresponding to the service information based on at least the customer profile information and the customer request;
• a sixth instruction configured to provide ranking information to the first terminal;
• a seventh instruction configured to transmit an offer of service corresponding to the first product in response to at least one of the customer requesting information on the first product and ordering the first product;
• and
• an eighth instruction configured to activate service corresponding to the offered service at least partly in response to the customer accepting the offer.