Sales voting and shopping by recipient attributes
AssigneeGateway, Inc.
InventorGlen J. Anderson
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus and method for providing enhanced product review to an online shopper prior to purchase. An online business may provide a computer-implemented service that allows an online shopper to request advice from other online shoppers who match certain desired attributes to obtain an indication about a certain product. The online business may also provide results of a vote regarding which one product of a group of products is considered the best product. In exchange for a user's participation in the service, each user may receive a coupon or discount towards the purchase of products available through the online business.
Claims30
A method of providing enhanced product review for an online shopper, comprising:
- (a) receiving a request for a product review from a user;
- (b) querying said user regarding a type of said product review;
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- (c) presenting a list of results from said product review;
- wherein a review from at least one individual having a desired set of characteristics is assembled to form said list of results to assist said user in a selection of a product.
A method of providing enhanced product review for an online shopper, comprising:
- (a) receiving a request for a product review from a user;
- (b) querying said user regarding a set of characteristics for a test group;
- (c) querying each member of said test group having said set of characteristics regarding a best product of a group of products;
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- (d) presenting a list of results from said test group concerning said best product of said group of products
A method of providing enhanced product review for an online shopper, comprising:
- (a) receiving a registration of individuals visiting a site;
- (b) maintaining a number of sales for at least one product;
- (c) maintaining a set of characteristics of purchasers of said at least one product;
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- (d) presenting a list of results regarding said at least one product, said list of results including said number of sales and said set of characteristics of purchasers.
A method of providing enhanced product review for an online shopper, comprising:
- (a) receiving a registration of individuals visiting a site;
- (b) querying a user regarding a set of characteristics of a test group;
- (c) querying said test group regarding a desirable list of products of each member of said test group;
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- (d) presenting a most popular wish list from said desirable list of products of each member of said test group to said user.
An apparatus for providing enhanced product review for an online shopper, comprising:
- (a) means for receiving a request for a product review from a user;
- (b) means for querying said user regarding a type of said product review based upon said request;
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- (c) means for presenting a list of results from said product review, said list of results corresponding to said type of product review desired, wherein a review from at least one individual having a desired set of characteristics is assembled to form said list of results to assist said user in a selection of a product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.