Appeal No. 2007-0793
Application No. 09/875,487
1 INVENTION
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3 The invention is directed to a method for design professionals to
4 provide comments to manufacturers of floor coverings, regarding the
5 commercial potential of products. The method makes use of an Internet-
6 based system where the design professional can provide written and ballot
7 style comments (a survey) and also can order physical samples. See pages 3
8 and 4 of Appellants’ specification. Claim 15 is representative of the
9 invention and reproduced below:
10 15. An interactive computer based system for review of product
11 designs, patterns and/or colors comprising a computer controlled
12 internet-based interactive communications site for electronically
13 communicating to a multiplicity of pre-qualified subscribers one or
14 more product designs in conjunction with a ballot style rating scale
15 including a plurality of selectable response menu items indicating
16 varying levels of likelihood of use of said one or more product designs
17 wherein only a single menu item may be selected for each design such
18 that a single rating selection may be made by each of said subscribers
19 and transmitted back to the Web site for each of said one or more
20 product designs whereby the likelihood of use of said one or more
21 product designs may be estimated, the system further comprising
22 means for said subscribers to enter individualized comments
23 concerning said one or more product designs and an interactive
24 electronic shopping cart accessible by said subscribers for ordering
25 physical samples and/or products incorporating said one or more
26 product designs wherein the interactive shopping cart is accessible by
27 a link from a web document displaying both a product design and said
28 selectable response menu items as initially communicated to
29 subscribers, such that the shopping cart is accessible directly from
30 said web document independent of selecting any given response menu
31 item.
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