Patent ID: 6381744
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
An automated survey kiosk for administering a market survey, said market survey being translated into at least two languages, said market survey including a plurality of inquiries, said kiosk comprising:a central processing unit including memory means for storing said survey and for controlling the administration of the survey; means for prompting a user to choose between said at least two languages and for receiving the choice of the user; a video screen for sequentially displaying each inquiry in the survey in the chosen language in an order which changes from time to time; means for receiving survey responses; means for storing the survey responses operatively connected to the means for receiving survey responses; and means for transmitting the survey responses to a remote location whereby, in use, said central processing unit displays each inquiry sequentially on said video screen and prompts a respondent to answer each inquiry by selecting a response from a plurality of responses through said means for receiving the survey responses, said survey responses being stored in said means for storing said survey responses for subsequent transmission to said remote location; and wherein said survey includes at least one inquiry permitting a verbal response, said plurality of responses including a response indicating that the respondent wishes to enter a verbal response, where said means for receiving survey responses further include a microphone and said means for storing survey responses include a voice recorder, whereby, in use, when a respondent selects said response indicating that the respondent wishes to enter a verbal response, said central processing unit indicates to said means for storing a survey response to record a signal coming from said microphone.