Dynamically assigning a survey to a respondent

(54) DYNAMICALLY ASSIGNING A SURVEY TO A RESPONDENT

(75) Inventors: Leroy Smith, Jr., Leonia, NJ (US);

Jody Francis Powlette, Bellbrook, OH
(US); Florian Michael Kahlert,

Norwalk, CT (US)

(73) Assignee: Insightexpress, L.L.C., Stamford, CT (US)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 691 days.

(21) Appl. No.: 09/781,523

(22) Filed: Feb. 8, 2001

(65) Prior Publication Data

US 2002/0128898 Al Sep. 12, 2002

Related U.S. Application Data

(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/034,774, filed on Mar. 2, 1998, now Pat. No. 6,477,504.

(51) Int. CI.

G06F17/60 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI 705 10

(58) Field of Classification Search 705/10

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A method and apparatus for assigning a survey to a respondent are provided. According to one technique, a set of one or more screening questions are generated and provided to the respondent. Input data is received in response to the respondent answering the set of one or more screening questions. Based on how the respondent answered the set of one or more screening questions, it is determined which survey should be presented to the respondent. According to another aspect, the set of one or more screening questions is generated based on the target participation criteria that is associated with one or more active surveys.

39 Claims, 11 Drawing Sheets

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