Method and system for suggesting an edition of product software
AssigneeIntuit Inc.
InventorsBenjamin R. Weiss, James R. Del Favero
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Abstract
In general, the invention relates to a method for facilitating usage of a product. The method includes obtaining a usage level of a first edition of the product by the user, determining an inactivity level of the user based on the usage level, suggesting a second edition of the product to the user based on the inactivity level and facilitating use of the second edition of the product by the user, where the first edition of the product includes at least one additional feature as compared to the second edition of the product.
Claims27
A method for facilitating usage of a product, comprising:
- obtaining a usage level of a first edition of the product by the user;
- determining an inactivity level of the user based on the usage level;
- suggesting a second edition of the product to the user based on the inactivity level;
- and
- facilitating use of the second edition of the product by the user,
- wherein the first edition of the product comprises at least one additional feature as compared to the second edition of the product.
A system for facilitating usage of a product, comprising:
- a usage module configured to:
- obtain a usage level of a user of a first edition of a product, and
- determine an inactivity level of the first edition of the product by the user based on the usage level;
- and
- a recommendation engine configured to:
- suggest a second edition of the product to the user based on the inactivity level, and
- facilitate use of the second edition of the product by the user,
- wherein the first edition of the product comprises at least one additional feature as compared to the second edition of the product.
A computer readable medium comprising software instructions embodied therein for causing a computer system to:
- obtain a usage level of a first edition of the product by the user;
- determine an inactivity level of the user based on the usage level;
- suggest a second edition of the product to the user based on the inactivity level;
- and
- facilitate use of the second edition of the product by the user,
- wherein the first edition of the product comprises at least one additional feature as compared to the second edition of the product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.