Patent ID: 7552070
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for creating an online funeral plan, the method comprising: generating a profile including a plurality of profile parameters, wherein the plurality of profile parameters are related to a personal funerary preference and a lifestyle of a decedent, and the lifestyle of the decedent is associated with a profession of the decedent; generating a plurality of groupings of products and services each associated with a profile parameter of the plurality of profile parameters; receiving user input associated with a grouping of products and services of the plurality of groupings of products and services to obtain requested pricing information on a product or service offered by a selected funeral service provider among a plurality of funeral service providers; retrieving in response to the user input the requested pricing information by accessing a database storing pricing information associated with the grouping of products and services associated with the profile parameter and offered by the plurality of funeral service providers, wherein the grouping of products and services are preselected to complement each other and complete aspects of funeral planning, and to individually and collectively accord with the profile parameter that relates to the personal funerary preference and the lifestyle of the decedent, wherein each funeral service provider is associated with a distinct set of products and services from the plurality of products and services, and wherein the database maintains pricing information for the set of products and services associated with each funeral service provider; steering generation of the funeral plan according to the profile parameter that relates to the personal funerary preference and the lifestyle of the decedent by prompting user selections from the grouping of products and services associated with the profile parameter; outputting the requested pricing information to the user; and wherein the generating the profile, generating the plurality of groupings, receiving user input, retrieving, steering, and outputting steps are implemented by executable software stored in a computer.