Patent ID: 6795810
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computerized method for assisting a consumer reach a decision regarding repair or replacement of a product usable by the consumer, the method comprising:providing to the consumer a Web page including a plurality of data fields to be filled with data selectable by the consumer from a corresponding plurality of menus including respective product attributes; processing the product attributes selected by the consumer relative to stored economic value data of products with generally similar attributes to those of the product usable by the consumer, the processing being configured to provide options available to the consumer regarding any repair or replacement of the product usable by the consumer; generating a Web page comprising a hierarchical arrangement of the options available to the consumer regarding any repair or replacement of the product; displaying a pointer in the generated Web page for identifying a preferred one of said options; and providing a respective hyperlink with each of said options for enabling the consumer to select one of said options.