System and method using a database for enhanced user initiated requests of material or information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11734249-B2
Application number	US-202117501931-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2021
Priority date	Dec 29, 2015
Publication date	Aug 22, 2023
Grant date	Aug 22, 2023

Abstract

A method and system of providing material based on a user-initiated request utilizing an electronic database includes receiving search keywords to conduct a search and accessing a first database having previously stored contact information for the particular user in an initial table record. The method includes transforming data in the fields of the record for the particular user in the initial table to generate a record in a sanitized table, accessing a second electronic database having previously stored data structures corresponding to businesses, where each data structure maps selected keyword combinations to corresponding icons, and to particular material corresponding to each keyword combination, and displaying icons associated with search results having corresponding selected keywords near associated result items on an electronic display. The method includes initiating sending of particular material corresponding to the request based on the selected icon and contact data for the user obtained from the sanitized table.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for providing material based on a user-initiated request, the system comprising:
a server connected to a network;
a first electronic memory connected to one or both of the server and the network, the first electronic memory comprising a stored data structure from a first entity, wherein the data structure maps selected keyword combinations to corresponding icons and/or links, and to particular material corresponding to each keyword combination;
wherein the server is configured to:
present one or more icons and/or links associated with user-initiated results having at least a portion of corresponding selected keywords using the stored data structure;
store received contact data of a particular user in a record of an initial table of a second electronic memory;
transform data in at least one or more fields of the record for the particular user in the initial table to generate a record for the particular user in a sanitized table of the second electronic memory; and
cause the sending of particular material received from the first entity, the particular material corresponding to the user-initiated request using a user selected icon and/or link and contact data for the particular user obtained from the sanitized table.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sending comprises sending a physical item via a distribution network.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the contact data comprises a social network identification, a social network name or a social network name alias.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server is further configured to access the data structure corresponding to the user selected icon and/or link and perform a look-up in the data structure for the at least a portion of the keywords to identify the corresponding material.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the particular material that is sent comprises material on products, services or information, product or service samples.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein data obtained from the record for the particular user in the sanitized table has been tokenized to replace certain information.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user-initiated results are based on a user keyword search.

8. A system for providing an item, the system comprising:
a server in connection with a network, the server configured to:
receive, via the network, a data structure from a first entity, wherein the data structure maps selected keyword combinations to corresponding icons and/or links, and to particular information or material corresponding to each keyword combination;
store the data structure in a first electronic memory;
present one or more icons and/or links associated with user-initiated results having at least a portion of corresponding selected keywords using the data structure;
store contact data of a particular user in a record of an initial table of a second electronic memory;
transform data in at least one or more fields of the record for the particular user in the initial table to generate a record for the particular user in a sanitized table of the second electronic memory; and
cause the sending of particular material received from the first entity, the particular material corresponding to the user-initiated results using a user selected icon and/or link and contact data for the particular user obtained from the sanitized table.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the sending comprises sending a physical item.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the sending comprises sending the particular information via email or other electronic communication mode or channel.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the server is additionally configured to:
request a product or service or information rating preference of the particular user;
receive the product or service or information rating preference from the particular user; and
store the product or service or information rating preference in the record corresponding to the particular user in the sanitized table.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the contact data comprises a social network identification, a social network name or a social network name alias.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the user-initiated results include search engine results, web page results or memory resident application results.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein causing the sending of the particular material corresponding to the user-initiated results based on the user selected icon and/or link comprises accessing the data structure corresponding to the user selected icon and/or link and performing a look-up in the data structure for the at least a portion of the keywords to identify the corresponding material.

15. The system of claim 8 , wherein the server is additionally configured to, in parallel with causing the sending, display a web page based on the user selected icon and/or link displayed adjacent to one of the associated user-initiated result items on an electronic display of a computing device corresponding to the particular user.

16. The system of claim 8 , wherein data obtained from the record for the particular user in the sanitized table has been tokenized to replace certain information.

17. The system of claim 8 , wherein a computing device corresponding to the particular user is at least intermittently connected to the server via the network.

18. A system for providing material based on a user-initiated request, the system comprising:
a server in connection with a network, the server having one or more processors configured to:
access a first electronic memory having previously stored contact information for a user in a record of an initial table of the first electronic memory;
transform data in one or more fields of the record for the user in the initial table to generate a record for the user in a sanitized table of the first electronic memory;
access a second electronic memory having a stored data structure from a first entity, wherein the data structure maps selected keyword combinations to corresponding icons and/or links, and to particular material corresponding to each keyword combination;
present one or more icons and/or links associated with user-initiated results having at least a portion of corresponding identified keywords in the user record, wherein the icons and/or links are displayed with the associated user-initiated results on an electronic display of a computing device corresponding to the user; and
cause the sending of the particular material received from the first entity, the particular material corresponding to the user-initiated request based on a user selected icon and/or link and contact data for the user obtained from the sanitized table.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are additionally configured to, in parallel with causing the sending, display a web page based on the user selected icon and/or link displayed adjacent to the associated user-initiated results on the electronic display of the computing device corresponding to the user.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are additionally configured to:
present an application or form on the electronic display of the computing device corresponding to the user to request the contact information of the user;
receive the contact information of the user; and
store the contact data in the record for the user of the initial table of the first electronic memory.

Assignees

• United States Postal Service

Inventors

• Bentley Daniel M
• Dixon Jr Robert E
• Luckay Ryan M

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06F16/2282

  Tablespace storage structures; Management thereof · CPC title

• G06F21/6227 Primary

  where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries · CPC title

• G06F21/6245 Primary

  Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title