System and method for calculating fees associated with services
First Claim
1. A system for calculating a fee to charge a customer for performing a service, the system comprising:
- a database for storing electronic information in connection with the service;
an employee module operable to receive from a user and to store in the database electronic employee information representing at least one person providing labor for the service;
an equipment module operable to receive from the user and to store in the database electronic equipment information representing equipment used for the service;
an inventory module operable to receive from the user and to store in the database electronic inventory information representing inventory used for the service;
a soft cost factor module operable to receive from the user and to store in the database a soft cost factor, wherein the soft cost factor is a value representing overhead labor costs associated with the service;
a labor rate module operable to receive from a user a labor percentage value, and further operable to calculate a labor rate, wherein the labor rate equals a product of the employee'"'"'s salary-per-minute and the soft cost factor divided by the labor percentage value; and
a service module operable to receive from the user and to store in the database electronic service information representing the service, wherein the user selects respective electronic employee information, respective electronic equipment information, and respective electronic inventory information from the database in order to define labor, equipment and inventory used for the service, and further wherein the service module further calculates the fee for the service as a function of the defined labor, equipment, inventory and the labor rate.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for calculating a fee to charge a customer for performing a service. Features of the invention include a database for storing electronic information in connection with the service. An employee module is preferably provided to receive from a user information representing at least one person providing labor and used for providing the service. Further, an equipment module is provided to receive from the user information representing equipment used for providing the service. An inventory module is provided to receive from the user information representing inventory used for providing the service. A soft cost factor module is further provided to receive from the user and to store in the database a value representing overhead labor costs associated with the service. Furthermore, a service module is provided to receive from the user information regarding the service. The user selects respective employee, equipment and inventory information from the database in order to define labor, equipment and inventory used for the service. The service module further calculates a fee to charge the customer for the service as a function of the defined labor, equipment, inventory, soft cost factor and an overhead factor.
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1. A system for calculating a fee to charge a customer for performing a service, the system comprising:
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a database for storing electronic information in connection with the service; an employee module operable to receive from a user and to store in the database electronic employee information representing at least one person providing labor for the service; an equipment module operable to receive from the user and to store in the database electronic equipment information representing equipment used for the service; an inventory module operable to receive from the user and to store in the database electronic inventory information representing inventory used for the service; a soft cost factor module operable to receive from the user and to store in the database a soft cost factor, wherein the soft cost factor is a value representing overhead labor costs associated with the service; a labor rate module operable to receive from a user a labor percentage value, and further operable to calculate a labor rate, wherein the labor rate equals a product of the employee'"'"'s salary-per-minute and the soft cost factor divided by the labor percentage value; and a service module operable to receive from the user and to store in the database electronic service information representing the service, wherein the user selects respective electronic employee information, respective electronic equipment information, and respective electronic inventory information from the database in order to define labor, equipment and inventory used for the service, and further wherein the service module further calculates the fee for the service as a function of the defined labor, equipment, inventory and the labor rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for calculating a fee to charge a customer for performing a service, the method comprising:
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storing in a database electronic information in connection with the service; receiving from a user and storing in the database electronic employee information representing at least one person providing labor for the service; receiving from the user and storing in the database electronic equipment information representing equipment used for providing the service; receiving from the user and storing in the database electronic inventory information representing inventory used for providing the service; receiving from the user and storing in the database a soft cost factor representing overhead labor costs associated with the service; receiving from the user a labor percentage value, and calculating a labor rate, wherein the labor rate equals a product of the employee'"'"'s salary-per-minute and the soft cost factor divided by the labor percentage value; receiving from the user and storing in the database electronic service information representing the service, wherein the user selects respective electronic employee information, electronic equipment information, and electronic inventory information from the database in order to define labor, equipment and inventory used for the service; and calculating the fee for the service as a function of the defined labor, equipment, inventory and labor rate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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