System and method for an enhanced focus group platform for a plurality of user devices in an online communication environment

Abstract

A system and method for management of an online focus group-style discussion comprising a transformation engine that allows for event-based modification and transformation of content for a discussion group view interface. In a preferred embodiment, multiple interfaces tailored to the specific role of a user device are provided. Moreover, the system can auto-generate translations in real time to accommodate a plurality of language capabilities of a plurality of users associated to a plurality of user devices for conducting focus group systems and method online.

1 . A discussion group system comprising:
 a network-connected discussion group server comprising a memory and a processor and further comprising programmable instructions stored in the memory and operating on the processor, the instructions when executed by the processor, cause the processor to manage discussions for a plurality of network-connected user devices comprising:   a plurality of connections to a plurality of discussion group setup devices operable to create one or more discussion groups;   a discussion group manager operable to manage one or more discussion groups;   a discussion group platform comprising:
 a discussion group transformation engine; 
 a convening platform operable to convene a discussion group; 
 a discussion group platform API; 
   wherein the discussion group platform API processes one or more event triggers on the discussion group platform, and receives updated transformed content served from the discussion group transformation engine for creating a discussion group view interface on the discussion group platform;   wherein the plurality of discussion group setup devices are made up of at least a portion of the network-connected user devices.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the discussion group view interface comprises a discussion group menu interface, and receives discussion group instance platform data. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the discussion group view interface further comprises one or more discussion group source interface displays operable to display content of the data object or stream of a discussion group source data that is transformed from another view's instance conversation data. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more discussion group source interface displays comprises:
 one or more discussion group source conversation interface displays;   wherein the one or more discussion group source conversation interface displays display content of the data object or stream of a discussion group source conversation data that has been transformed by the discussion group transformation engine.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the discussion group view interface further comprises one or more instance conversation interfaces;
 wherein the one or more instance conversation interfaces receive instance conversation data.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the one or more instance conversation interfaces further comprise one or more instance post data interface;
 wherein the instance post data interface receives instance post data.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein a discussion group event manager comprises one or more discussion group event data comprising a data object operable to capture parameters necessary for a discussion group conversation;
 wherein the parameters can be captured and filtered to one or more discussion group view interfaces.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the discussion group event data comprises one or more discussion group role data comprising a data object that designates a plurality of roles. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the discussion group role data comprises one or more respondent data, the one or more respondent data further comprising a data object indicating who is a respondent in a discussion group that is later added to the discussion group event data during recruitment. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the discussion group role data further comprises one or more client data, the client data further comprising a data object indicating a client in the discussion group. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the discussion group role data further comprises one or more moderator data, the moderator data further comprising a data object indicating a moderator in a discussion group. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the discussion group role data further comprises one or more translation reviewer data, the translation reviewer data comprising a data object indicating a translation reviewer in a discussion group. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the respondent data comprises one or more potential respondent data, the potential respondent data comprising a data object indicating a potential respondent device in a discussion group. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the respondent data further comprises one or more active respondent data comprising a data object indicating an active respondent in a discussion group. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the discussion group event data comprises one or more social media platform data, the one or more social media platform data comprising a data object that configures the discussion group platform and its associated features for hosting the discussion group. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the discussion group event data comprises one or more discussion guide document data, the one or more discussion guide document data comprising a data object related to topics in a discussion group. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the discussion group event data further comprises one or more respondent language data, the one or more respondent language data comprising a data object that sets the language for the respondent. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the discussion group event data further comprises client language data, the client language data further comprising a data object that sets one or more languages for one or more clients.