Provider locating system and method
First Claim
1. Method of presenting and selecting providers of goods or services via a voice interactive device based upon a consumer'"'"'s location, the method comprising:
- receiving a wireless indication of a consumer'"'"'s location along with a provider request;
locating nearby providers that match said further details;
prioritizing said nearby providers;
providing a prioritized listing of matching providers nearby to the consumer upon selection of a provider; and
sending details of said provider to the voice interactive device.
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Abstract
In accordance with this invention, a system and method of presenting and selecting information on providers of goods or services via a voice interactive device based upon a consumer'"'"'s location are provided. A wireless indication of a consumer'"'"'s location passed to such a system along with a detailed provider request. The system is then able to locate nearby providers that match said detailed provider request. Next, the nearby providers are prioritized according to a predetermined criteria, such as by distance, travel time, sponsorship or other possible criteria. The prioritized listing of nearby providers is then sent to the consumer. The consumer may then select a provider, whereupon the system, would return detailed information on the provider to the consumer. Additionally, the system may also respond with directions from the consumer'"'"'s location to the selected provider.
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52 Claims
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1. Method of presenting and selecting providers of goods or services via a voice interactive device based upon a consumer'"'"'s location, the method comprising:
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receiving a wireless indication of a consumer'"'"'s location along with a provider request;
locating nearby providers that match said further details;
prioritizing said nearby providers;
providing a prioritized listing of matching providers nearby to the consumer upon selection of a provider; and
sending details of said provider to the voice interactive device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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18. Computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions for presenting and selecting providers of goods or services via a voice interactive device based upon a consumer'"'"'s location, comprising:
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receiving a wireless indication of a consumer'"'"'s location along with a provider request;
locating nearby providers that match said further details;
prioritizing said nearby providers;
providing a prioritized listing of matching providers nearby to the consumer upon selection of a provider; and
sending details of said provider to the consumer.
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35. System for presenting and selecting providers of goods or services via a voice interactive device based upon a consumer'"'"'s location, the system comprising:
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an interactive voice response server operative to;
receive a wireless indication of a consumer'"'"'s location along with a provider request; and
forward said location and said provider request to a mapping server;
the mapping server operative to;
locate nearby providers that match said further details; and
forward a list of said nearby providers to a service server; and
the service server operative to;
prioritize said nearby providers;
provide a prioritized listing of matching providers nearby to the consumer in cooperation with said interactive voice response server; and
upon selection of a provider by said consumer, send details of said provider to the consumer in cooperation with said interactive voice response server.
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52. Apparatus for presenting and selecting providers of goods or services via a voice interactive device based upon a consumer'"'"'s location, the apparatus operative to:
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receive a wireless indication of a consumer'"'"'s location along with a provider request;
locate nearby providers that match said further details;
prioritize said nearby providers;
provide a prioritized listing of matching providers nearby to the consumer; and
upon selection of a provider by said consumer, send details of said provider to the consumer.
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