Electronic service procurement and invoicing system

• US 20070136190A1
• Filed: 12/12/2005
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chuck Engle
• Original Assignee: Chuck Engle
• Inventors: Engle, Chuck
• Application Number:
  US11/301,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20070136190A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

This invention relates to a system and method for creating a novel electronic service procurement and invoicing system.

Claims

1. An electronic service procurement and invoicing system,

said system comprising:

a continuously updating database of available service providers;

an electronic invoice generated from a request for services received from a client;

software for routing the invoice to at least one service provider for the purpose of accepting the invoice; and

payment options to compensate the service provider who accepted the invoice upon satisfactory completion of the service request.

2. An electronic service procurement and invoicing system as described in claim 1 wherein the system comprises a counter that begins to run when the request for service is sent to the service provider.

3. An electronic service procurement and invoicing system as described in claim 2 wherein the system alerts a person when a service request has not been accepted within a predetermined period of time.

4. An electronic service procurement and invoicing system as described in claim 1 wherein the database appears shaded over service providers who are unavailable.

5. An electronic invoice, said invoice comprising:

an initial amount of time authorized for completing a service request;

an integrated counter that deducts the authorized time as the invoice is running.

6. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein said invoice further comprises client contact information.

7. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein said invoice further comprises service provider contact information.

8. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to start the invoice running.

9. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to pause the invoice.

10. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to stop the invoice.

11. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to request additional time to complete the service request.

12. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to accept the request for additional time to complete the service request.

13. An electronic invoice as described in claim 12 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to provide payment for the additional time to complete the service request.

14. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to add parts to the invoice.

15. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to accept the addition of parts to the invoice.

16. An electronic invoice as described in claim 15 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to provide payment for the additional parts.

17. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to request additional off site time to complete the service request.

18. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to accept the addition of offsite time to complete the service request.

19. An electronic invoice as described in claim 18 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to provide payment for additional offsite time to complete the service request.

20. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein said invoice further comprises an option to request help from another service provider.

21. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein the invoice records real-time correspondence between the service provider and client.

22. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 wherein the invoice total for labor and the total for parts are separate for tax purposes.

23. An electronic invoice as described in claim 5 further comprising taxable rate information for parts and labor acquired from a database at the time the invoice is closed.