Method and apparatus for improved sales program and user interface

Abstract

The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and program related to a Point of Sale (POS) web-based application/website and user interface that may be applied on any product that can be photographed, videoed, or transformed. The image created through the program can be provided to the customer electronically by email or other service who may want to purchase products or services listed in sequenced steps at a later date with auto generated links, while also allowing the retailer to be able to record the products the customer tried on or used but did not purchase. The program further enhances the shopping experience by allowing the customer or seller to record the sequenced steps with purchased and not purchased products used during any service for any product in any industry which then ties into the program's social media website or various other social media websites.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 using a device to open a program;   initializing the camera on the device;   using the camera to record a video;   tagging areas of the video and recording sequenced steps for each area of the video;   entering details of the at least one product in the selected sequenced steps;   linking products in in the sequenced steps parts of the video;   retaining the selected products in the sequenced steps with the linked video in a storage medium to be shared on the internet.   
     
     
         2 . The method as in  claim 1 , further comprising using the video for makeover/skincare analysis. 
     
     
         3 . The method as in  claim 1 , further comprising using the video during a shopping session and pausing the video to either enter or vie w product details to be linked to the sequenced steps. 
     
     
         4 . The method as in  claim 3  further comprising a salesperson sending the video with product links to a customer to purchase via internet at a later date. 
     
     
         5 . The method as in  claim 4 , wherein a sequenced step can be selected to allow a products information to be entered by scanning a code. 
     
     
         6 . The method as in  claim 1 , further comprising being able to tag each sequenced step of the video so it can be selected to be watched based on the details. 
     
     
         7 . The method as in  claim 2  further comprising using the video during a shopping session and pausing the video to link to each step of the makeover. 
     
     
         8 . The method as in  claim 1  further comprising a user sending the video with product links to another person to purchase via internet at a later date. 
     
     
         9 . The method as in  claim 1 , further comprising recording and sharing all products that were purchased and not purchased in video format with hyperlinks to purchase the products to link back to the original salesperson who did the makeover or if there is no salesperson to link to the internet websites of products for purchase. 
     
     
         10 . The method in  claim 1  where the videos hyperlinks are sent back to the salesperson who did the original makeover. 
     
     
         11 . The method as in  claim 1  further comprising sharing the video with hyperlinks on the internet. 
     
     
         12 . The method as in  claim 1  comprising sharing the video with hyperlinks on a website. 
     
     
         13 . The method as in  claim 1 , where the video is created by the second user in a store and the video with hyperlinks is emailed to the first user to be purchased via the second user. 
     
     
         14 . The method as in  claim 1 , where the video is created by the second user in home and the video with hyperlinks is emailed to the first user to be purchased via the second user. 
     
     
         15 . The method as in  claim 1 , where the User can tag each step of makeover in video so a second user can select the needed step at a later date. 
     
     
         16 . A method comprising:
 having a user sign in and open a Portfolio on a computing device where the user is selected from a group consisting of a consultant, customer or salesperson;   having the user search for a user's profile and create a new profile if one does not exist;   tagging areas of the video and recording sequenced steps for each area of the video;   entering details of the at least one product in the selected sequenced steps;   linking selected sequenced steps with products in selected parts of the video;   retaining the selected products in the sequenced steps with the linked video in a storage medium to be shared on the internet;   tracking the use of the at least one product during a shopping session with the user by a second user where the tracking includes saving second electronic data related to at least one make over product that was not purchased by the first user during the shopping session.   
     
     
         17 . The method as in  claim 16 , further comprising sharing the video with hyperlinks on the Internet. 
     
     
         18 . The method as in  claim 16  further comprising further comprising using the video for makeover/skincare analysis. 
     
     
         19 . The method as in  claim 16 , further comprising being able to tag each sequenced step of the video so it can be selected to be watched based on the details. 
     
     
         20 . The method as in  claim 16 , further comprising having a fast forward function. 
     
     
         21 . The method as in  claim 16 , where the User can tag each step of makeover in video so a second user can select the needed step at a later date. 
     
     
         22 . The method as in  claim 16 , further comprising recording and sharing all products that were purchased and not purchased in video format with hyperlinks to purchase the products to link back to the original salesperson who did the makeover or if there is no salesperson to link to the internet websites of products for purchase.