System and Method for Making Purchasing Decisions

摘要

A system and method for helping a user to decide whether to purchase a particular item by soliciting votes from the user's contacts. The system and method allows a user to create a profile and provides the user with a virtual shopping cart in which the user can place products for the user to purchase. The user can selectively allow his or her contacts, such as friends and family members, to view his or her shopping cart and the products therein. The contacts can then vote on whether the user should purchase a particular product and the votes are displayed to the user. The user may then be able to complete the purchase transaction if so desired. In this way, the user is provided with feedback regarding particular items from friends and family members when making purchasing decisions.

主权项

1. A method of soliciting reviews for making a purchasing decision, comprising the steps of:
receiving a selection of a product or a service from a user; soliciting one or more contacts selected by a user to cast a vote on whether said user should purchase said product or said service; compiling said votes of said one or more contacts; displaying said votes of said one or more contacts to said user.