Online auction of leads

• US 20060200360A1
• Filed: 03/04/2005
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aleksey Razletovskiy
• Original Assignee: Aleksey Razletovskiy
• Inventors: Razletovskiy, Aleksey
• Application Number:
  US11/073,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20060200360A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A method of directing a service provider to a prospective client is provided. The method comprises the steps of providing a lead category, receiving bids from at least one service providers to purchase leads categorizable under the lead category, and receiving a lead of a prospective client categorizable under the lead category after the receiving bids step. Also, the method may further comprise the step of routing the received lead to the service provider with the highest bid and/or routing the contact information of the service provider with the highest bid to the prospective client.

Claims

1. A method of directing a service provider to a prospective client, the method comprising the steps of:

a) providing a lead category;

b) receiving bids from at least one service providers to purchase leads categorizable under the lead category; and

c) receiving a lead of a prospective client categorizable under the lead category after the receiving bids step.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the lead category is selected from the group consisting of real estate, mortgages, construction, debt recovery services, business services, insurance services, and automotive.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving bids step comprises the step of receiving bid parameters from each of the service providers.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the bid parameters include the bid price and the lead category.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of comparing the received bids of the service providers to determine the highest bidder.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving the lead step comprises the steps of receiving contact information on the prospective client and type of service requested.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of verifying the received lead.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of routing the received lead to the service providers with the second and third highest bids.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of routing the received lead to the service provider with the highest bid.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of routing contact information of the service provider with the highest bid to the prospective client.

11. A method of setting up a filter to bid on leads, the method comprising the steps of:

a) setting up an account with a clearinghouse;

b) submitting bid price parameters to the clearinghouse for a lead category; and

c) submitting a geographical target area to the clearinghouse for the lead category.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the submitting bid price parameters comprises the step of submitting a daily budget for the filter and at least one of maximum bid amount per non-exclusive lead, maximum bid amount per exclusive lead, maximum bid amount per non-exclusive verified lead, and maximum bid amount per exclusive verified lead.