METHOD AND SYSTEM TO COUNSEL INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING USING PRINCIPLES OF ASTROLOGY

20160212378

14/600314

January 20, 2015

Described herein is a method and system to counsel individuals and couples who may or may not be in a relationship, through video conferencing and through the use of astrology as the principal tool. In one embodiment of the invention, subscribers, or users of the counselling service are connected to an astrologer for a period of time. During that time the users have a real-time conversation with the astrologer, individually or jointly. The astrologer, after the initial discussion, which may include the personality analysis of each individual user subscriber, proceeds with the counselling session. At the end of the first session, it shall be decided mutually, between the astrologer and the user subscriber, or user subscribers, if further counselling sessions are required and if the counselling is to continue into further sessions.

1. In a video conferencing counselling service, based on astrology, where the personality traits and other traits of user subscriber or user subscribers have been calculated based on astrology, using the user subscriber's date and place of birth or date, time and place of birth, comprising establishing an electronic connection between a first personal computing device of the astrologer and a second personal computing device of a user subscriber or users subscribers and if necessary a third personal computing device of a user subscriber or user subscribers the astrologer and the user subscriber or user subscribers have a person to person counselling session for a duration, using a video conferencing facility, ending said electronic connection between the first said personal computing device and the second said personal computing device or the first said personal computing device and the second and the third said personal computing device after the session is over.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising counselling sessions jointly between the astrologer and one subscriber or between the astrologer and the subscriber and his or her partner, husband or wife.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising apprising the first and or the second subscriber whether further counselling sessions are recommended.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing the electronic connection includes utilizing an internet server to establish a connection between the first personal computing device of the said first user and the second personal computing device of the second user and or the third personal computing device of the third user, for using the video conferencing facility.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing the electronic connection includes utilizing the internet to establish a connection between the first personal computing device of the said first user and the second persona computing device of the second user and the or the third personal computing device of the third user, for the video conferencing facility.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing the electronic connection includes utilizing a telephony server to establish a telephone connection between the first personal computing device of the said first user and the second personal computing device of the second user and or the third personal computing device of the third user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing the electronic connection includes utilizing a telephony server to receive a telephone call from the first, second and or the third user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing the electronic connection includes utilizing a telephony server to place a telephone cal to the first user and receive a telephone call from the first, second and or the third user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic connection includes an audio, video or audio-video connection.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising, maintaining information about the second and or the third user subscriber.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said information includes contact information about the users subscribers.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising informing the said subscriber or subscribers of the time remaining in the predefined duration.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising prompting the users subscriber or users subscribers to indicate if they would like to continue with the counselling sessions.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising maintaining an account for the users subscribers.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the account of the counselling service can receive credit card payments or payments through bank transfer from the subscribers into the account of the counselling service.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising performing validation to ensure that there are sufficient credits in the users subscribers account for at least one more session if the users subscribers have chosen to continue with the counselling sessions.

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