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US 2011/0213847 A1Published application
Information Service
OwnerAndrew Franklin Robinsoninventor
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Abstract
An information service includes a network and material on the network provided by an entity. The network provides or is linked to, a request for information elements for submission of a request by the submitter to the entity. Elements are provided to optionally provide an inducement to likely submitters or selected subgroup or subgroups of likely submitters to submit a query. Communication between submitters and the entity may be by email, online forms, or instant messaging using typewritten or audio-visual communications.
Claims19
An information service comprising:
- a network comprising at least one computer server;
- material on the network provided by an entity;
- a request for information means, for submission of a request for information by a submitter to the entity, the request for information means being provided by the network or being linked to the network, the request for information means being computer based;
- means by which the entity passes the request for information to an information provider;
- means for the information provider to provide an inducement selected by the information provider to the submitter, to likely submitters, and to selected subgroup or subgroups of likely submitters to submit the request for information;
- and
- means for the entity to receive submitted requests for information;
- and
- means to provide said information to said submitter.
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A method of providing information comprising the steps of:
- an entity providing material on a network via a computer server;
- providing an instant messaging request for information means, to allow submission of a request by a submitter, to the entity, using sequential instant messages, the request for information means being computer based;
- the entity passing the request for information to an information provider and the information provided providing an inducement selected by the information provider to likely submitters or selected subgroup or subgroups of likely submitters to submit requests for information;
- the entity receiving at least a portion of the request for information from the submitter via said instant messaging request;
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- the entity communicating at least a portion of a response from said information provider, to said submitter, via said instant messaging program.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.