Tele-lottery

0001The present invention relates to a method for drawing a commodity and / or service. The invention also concerns a system for Performing the method.

0002Sweepstakes or contests, in which the players as a potential Customer receives a profit, are in various forms known. They often serve to support a product-related advertising by the customer an incentive is provided to engage with a particular product. Sometimes the need be purchased to participate entitling lot also, in this type of Lottery only the playfulness of another player is exploited. Disadvantage of the known species of the draw, however, is that they are outdated means such as the correspondence, operate and therefore relatively inconvenient for the customer are handled. In addition, the methods are very time-consuming and thus unsatisfactory because the customer usually only after weeks of a possible undergoes profit. Under this disadvantage especially the advertising effectiveness suffers known methods.

0003Object of the invention is now to provide a process for the raffle, extending modern communications media operated and thus of interest Customers wakes and for this reason for providers or operators particularly is attractive. Furthermore, the process should easily apply leave. It is also the object of the invention to provide a system for implementing the creating process.

0004These objects are achieved by a method according to claim 1 and a system dissolved according to claim 11th

0005The particular inventive idea lies in the one for the raffle Goods and / or services of a communication network, in particular a Telephone network to use in order more attractive to the customer and so produce a greater advertising effectiveness. By using a such a network gets the obsolete per se the draw a new contemporary character. Thereby, the method uses the need of Customers with spontaneously over a Kommunikationsnetzt attending an event View to participate at an advantage. This need is, for example, from known to the field of "Teleshoping" where now big sales with the there products offered can be achieved. The invention can with the known networks and therein devices such as central established servers are implemented, and thus is a great rush of customers. So Several companies can under the same number offer their products.

0006The invention is reflected in the fact that a the raffle knowing Customer first via a terminal by specifying a central network identifier in the network dials. As terminal, in the case of a telephone network, a landline or A mobile phone can be used. If the communication network the Internet chosen is, is an access from a PC as a terminal possible. The draw is a centralized and published network identifier, such as a Service number of a service provider, selected. The call may charge or even be offered for free. The network identifier is a also selected to the network of connected computers, which advantageously with a Sprachmodul the customer reports and those situated. The computer has access to a supply-database in which various goods and / or Services are offered. For this offer the computer selects especially from an article and assigns it to the customer. The selection can according to various criteria happen. Once these items more customers assigned or when a predetermined time has expired, the product is from Computer raffled for a controllable random.

0007In an advantageous form of the computer selects the item, so the offer from the amount of offers stored in the bid database randomly. This ensures that no offer in relation to other offers is favored or disfavored. Of course, the selection characterized be a little support, that due to the on the caller available standing data, such as derivable from the location identifier of residence or the from the voice removable gender or age, a certain preselection is taken. So it is possible that items of a relevant target group offer. Particularly in regional offers a containment is possible. The choice is advantageously supported by the fact that by default a customer-related number, such as the specified zip code or the identified telephone prefix, a random number is generated, whose base is formed by the customer related number. is the basis of the random number then goods and / or services selected from the listing. In this way the chance is custom "controlled". The random number is advantageous Manner generated by a realized on the computer random number generator, which this work by any of the known mathematical principles can.

0008To the providers of the verlosenden goods and / or services the making process attractive, it is advantageous to be able to create, the Customers through its terminal a the selected listing concerned Advertising be able to demonstrate. Listening to the advertising is like the price the Customer must pay for their participation. This price is the customers Security appear justified. This procedure gives all Parties an advantage. The customer has fun and excitement, the network access receives royalties (Telephongebühren) and the provider of the article has the advertising effect.

0009To get delivered the win, it is particularly simple and thus advantageous if the customer indicates his plunging address. This may require the Computers are recorded automatically and stored and is therefore for other promotions available. is in the implementation of the process course on the rules of data protection and unfair to ensure competition. In addition, the rules-compliant end of the draw verifiable guarantee.

0010In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the voice information is the Customers of the already mentioned on the central computer (server) recorded unrealized program for speech processing and evaluated. This program supports the automation of the process and creates thus the possibility of a large number of customers to use, and at the Raffle have to let. The well-known programs for language processing provide a wide variety of ways, for example with regard to a Speech analysis. Moreover, it is for the caller pleasant, friendly "Communication partner" rather than a monotonous text message with rudimentary to be compared with voice-controlled menu navigation.

0011Regarding the Zeitpunktes the draw can be advantageous to them to Expiry of a defined period of time under the hitherto to a special make offer registered customers. The mode should however for the Customer be traceable. Thus, with the appropriate range and existing demand every ten minutes held a raffle. A rivet, So a failure to pick a subscriber can be used as grounds be, this automatically to contact him on more deals noted. In general, the inventive system is at any time more than 24 Hours a day.

0012As shown, the inventive method and the corresponding may System will serve as a forum to apply via the provider of their products. For this purpose, however, it is advantageous if the system the possibility offered by the offers to bring its offers a simple way himself in.das process. Such an update of the offer may, in particular through the network done that creates access to the computer. Tenders should this however be reviewed by the initiator of the process of their content to a exclude abuse.

0013In a particular embodiment, mobile telephones with which a Communication via the Internet, specifically the WAP network, possible is directly involved in the process of the invention. The notification a gain respectively a non-profit can be directly displayed on the Telephone are issued. In this case, the issue with a appealing layout and are equipped with sound effects.

0014An advantageous embodiment of the method is shown in the figure and will be described in more detail below.

0015The figure shows the system according to the invention for implementing the method. It has as its central component a Kommunikationsnetz 1 from that in this case a telephone network is. To the network are a plurality of unillustrated connected subscribers, a terminal of a subscriber a individual network identifier, in this case a telephone number is assigned. As representative terminal here is that of a client represented, the above Phone or PC receives 2 access to the system. 1 The network identifier is the Case 3 shown. Access to the network is carried out here by means of a 1 "ACD" ( "Automatic Call Distribution") via a service number that begins with the 0180th The customer dials the number, is a available on the network computer 1 4, and outputs its postcode y a fact realized program in front. A random 5 determines a random number x between 1 and n, where n the number of deals is. is the basis of the postal code y and the random number x an offer selected.

0016After selecting the customer hears a brief promotional message concerning the Product. This takes the computer a bid database 6, in which the Goods and services are stored in conjunction with the announcements. After the announcement, he is asked to leave his address that in a also accessible database is stored 7. Among all participating Customer product is then raffled the customer is informed about winning. Each customer can increase his chances of winning by calling repeatedly. there Ensure that callers to at least one product verlosendes faces. The real draw is another database 8 handled, where at set times (possibly hourly) a Random 9 the winner determined. In the database 8 are a number m

0017Subscriber data stored on s publicity inserts.