WO1998002835B1 - A method and apparatus for expertly matching products, services, and consumers - Google Patents
A method and apparatus for expertly matching products, services, and consumersInfo
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- WO1998002835B1 WO1998002835B1 PCT/US1997/012277 US9712277W WO9802835B1 WO 1998002835 B1 WO1998002835 B1 WO 1998002835B1 US 9712277 W US9712277 W US 9712277W WO 9802835 B1 WO9802835 B1 WO 9802835B1
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Abstract
A system for matching individuals, products and service providers is trained to react as if an expert was assisting the user, in real-time, to make purchases or design personal development programs or marketing programs. The system allows the user to obtain recommendations from experts based on individual preferences, personal profiles, and desires and goals of individuals. The system creates a database of information about the individuals in order to provide a customized response based on an individual's objectives. The computer system is configured with five primary components: input device (84), processor (93), database (96), expert system (92) and display (81). The computer-driven system creates, accesses, and processes data from databases related to products, services, providers, and the like. Boolean, fuzzy, rule-based, and knowledge-based logic, expert systems, expert interaction and/or expert intervention are used to achieve results.
Claims
AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 4 February 1998 (04.02.98); original claims 28, 29, 34, 50 and 57 amended; new claims 75-81 added; remaining claims unchanged (7 pages)] adjusting the digital image of a comparison result so that it is one the same scale as the image of one or more products; morphing the image of one or more products onto the digital image of the comparison result so as to create a morphed image of one or more products on the digital images of the comparison result; and displaying the morphed image so that the user will be able to view the morphed image of one or more products on the digital image of the comparison result.
28. The method of claim 24, or 25 wherein the step of disclosing the results of the comparison comprises the additional step of: transmitting the morphed images over the Internet so that the user will be able to remotely view the morphed images.
29. The method of claim 24, or 25 wherein the step of disclosing the results of the comparison comprises the additional step of: printing the morphed images onto a printed medium so that the user will be able to view the printed medium and see how the products would look on the individual.
30. The method of claim 1, or 2 further comprising creating a data profile of an individual, wherein the data profile is a personal profile of the individual's characteristics and preferences, including the individual's physical traits, mental traits, and lifestyle choices.
31. The method of claim 1, 2 or 3 further comprising developing a data model of an individual, wherein the data
model is a physical profile of the individual and it can be utilized to create a physical likeness of the individual.
32. The method of claim 30 wherein the step of creating a data profile of the individual comprises the steps: posing multiple choice questions that the user answers through an input device, wherein the answers define the individual's characteristics and preferences; processing the user's answers so as to create the data profile of the individual; and storing the data profile in memory so that it may be easily accessed later.
33. The method of claim 31 wherein the step of developing a data model of the individual comprises the steps: creating a physical profile of the individual utilizing the Identikit technique, wherein the user enters data about the individual's physical appearance; processing the physical profile of the individual to create the data model which can be utilized to create a physical likeness of the individual; and storing the data model in memory so that it may be easily accessed later.
34. The method of claim 33 wherein the step of developing a data model of the individual further comprises: creating a digital physical likeness of the individual from the data model; and
displaying the digital physical likeness of the individual so that the user can access the digital physical likeness and can change the data about the individual's physical appearance so as to create a different digital physical likeness.
35. The method of claim 1, or 2 further comprising creating a digital image of an individual.
36. The method of claim 35 wherein the step of creating a digital image of the individual comprises: receiving a picture of the individual from the user through an input device; and creating a digital image of the individual from the picture of the individual.
37. The method of claim 1, 2 or 3 further comprising establishing a code for a product, wherein the code is based on an expert's fuzzy logic and it classifies the product as appropriate for certain characteristics and preferences.
38. The method of claim 37 wherein the step of establishing the code is accomplished by an expert who so classifies the product and the step of creating the code further comprising: storing the product in memory so that it may be easily accessed later; and placing the code for the product with the product in memory so that it may be easily accessed later.
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or more individuals and the appropriate categories for one or more products.
50. The method of claim 24 wherein the step of displaying further comprises the steps of: displaying the image of the comparison result on a background.
51. The method of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the step of determining a comparison result comprises the step of: personalization, wherein data other than physical characteristics is used.
52. The method of claim 51 wherein the data other than physical characteristics is preferences, psychological or emotional data.
53. The method of claim 51 wherein the step of determining a comparison result further comprises the steps of interacting by an expert.
54. The method of claim 1, 2 or 3 further comprising the step of entering one or more possessions of an individual into a database.
55. The method of claim 54 wherein the entered possessions are clothes, stocks or cars.
56. A method for matching products, services, or providers to individuals wherein the method utilizes one or more input devices and one or more output devices comprising the steps of:
identifying, with a user's input from an input device, one or more possessions, wherein the user's input includes at least one datum of identification for identifying the possessions; accessing data associated with one or more products, wherein the data associated with each product uniquely describes that product; determining a comparison result, wherein the comparison result is determined by the comparison of the data identifying one or more possessions and the accessed data associated with one or more products; and disclosing the comparison results using an output device.
57. The method of claim 56 wherein the step of determining a comparison result comprises appraising the identified possessions.
58. An apparatus for a user to match input data to previously entered data stored in a database, comprising: an input device for entering input data, wherein a user enters the input data using prompts and the input data either relates to an individual or to a product, service, or provider; a database for storing previously entered data, capable of being compared to the input data, wherein the stored previously entered data is either coded product, service, or provider data or individual data profiles; a processor, operably connected to the input device and database, for accessing the stored data in the database and comparing the input data to the stored data to create comparison results, wherein the comparison results are selected from stored data from
correlation of the data profile to the code of the products shows that the products is inappropriate for the individual; and a displaying system that displays to the user the outputs from the matching system, comprising; a means for creating a digital image of the individual from the data model of the individual; a means for creating a digital image of the accepted products; a means for morphing the image of the accepted products onto the image of the individual so as to create an image of the products on the individual; and means for displaying the morphed image of accepted products to the user.
75. The method of claim 26 wherein the step of disclosing the results of the comparison comprises the additional step of: transmitting the morphed images over the Internet so that the user will be able to remotely view the morphed images.
76. The method of claim 27 wherein the step of disclosing the results of the comparison comprises the additional step of: transmitting the morphed images over the Internet so that the user will be able to remotely view the morphed images.
77. The method of claim 26 wherein the step of disclosing the results of the comparison comprises the additional step of: printing the morphed images onto a printed medium so that the user will be able to view the printed medium and see how the products would look on the individual.
78. The method of claim 27 wherein the step of disclosing the results of the comparison comprises the additional step of: printing the morphed images onto a printed medium so that the user will be able to view the printed medium and see how the products would look on the individual.
79. The method of claim 31 wherein the step of developing a data model of the individual further comprises: creating a digital physical likeness of the individual from the data model; and displaying the digital physical likeness of the individual so that the user can access the digital physical likeness and can change the data about the individual's physical appearance so as to create a different digital physical likeness.
80. The method of claim 22 wherein the step of displaying further comprises the steps of: displaying the image of the comparison result on a background.
81. The method of claim 54 wherein the step of determining a comparison result comprises appraising the identified possessions.
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