Service bureau system and method for providing service assistance
First Claim
1. A service bureau system for assisting a user in retaining a service from a service provider selected from a plurality of service providers providing a plurality of different services, the system comprising:
- a receiving module receiving a service request from the user and identifying the user;
a service representative module having an input receiving an instruction from a service representative, said instruction including a selection of one of the plurality of service providers;
a communication module establishing a communication between the service representative and the user responsive to receiving the user service request; and
a scheduling module scheduling the selected service provider to provide the requested service.
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Abstract
A service bureau system and method for assisting a user in retaining a service from a service provider selected from a plurality of service providers providing a plurality of different services. The system includes a receiving module receiving a service request from the user and identifying the user. The system also includes a service representative module having an input receiving an instruction from a service representative. The instruction includes a selection of one of the plurality of service providers. The system further includes a communication module establishing a communication between the service representative and the user responsive to receiving the user service request. The system also includes a scheduling module scheduling the selected service provider to provide the requested service.
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37 Claims
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1. A service bureau system for assisting a user in retaining a service from a service provider selected from a plurality of service providers providing a plurality of different services, the system comprising:
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a receiving module receiving a service request from the user and identifying the user;
a service representative module having an input receiving an instruction from a service representative, said instruction including a selection of one of the plurality of service providers;
a communication module establishing a communication between the service representative and the user responsive to receiving the user service request; and
a scheduling module scheduling the selected service provider to provide the requested service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A service bureau system for retaining a service from a service provider from a plurality of service providers providing a plurality of different services in response to a user request for the service, the system comprising:
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a communication module receiving the user request for the service and receiving user data;
a service provider module storing service provider information including one or more services provided by the service provider;
a service provider quality of service module storing a quality of service rating for at least one of the plurality of service providers; and
a selection module selecting the service provider from the plurality of service providers as a function of the user request, the user data, the service provider information, and the service provider quality of service rating. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of assisting a user in obtaining a service from one of a plurality of service providers providing a plurality of different services, the method comprising:
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receiving a user service request at a service bureau, said service bureau representing the plurality of service providers providing the plurality of different services;
identifying user data of the user sending the user service request;
initiating a response communication to the user as a function of receiving the service request and the identified user data;
receiving user service information communicated by the user as a function of the response communication, said user service information including a requested service;
storing service provider information for the plurality of service providers including the different one or more services provided by each of the plurality of service providers; and
scheduling the one service provider from the plurality of service providers to perform the requested service as a function of the stored service provider information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of providing a repair service to a user, the method comprising:
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receiving a user repair service request at a service bureau representing a plurality of repair service providers providing a plurality of different repair services;
communicating with the user to receive user repair service information;
storing service provider information for the plurality of repair service providers, said repair service provider information including a repair service provider quality of service rating; and
selecting one repair service provider from the plurality of repair service providers as a function of the received user repair service information and the stored repair service provider information including the repair service provider quality of service rating. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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