USER-VENDOR MATCHING BASED ON REQUEST FROM MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request from a mobile wireless device of a user, the request relating to a business service;
matching the request against a database of vendors providing the business service to yield one or more vendors currently locationally near the user and that are currently accepting service calls for the business service; and
,sending a response to the mobile wireless device of the user with identities of the vendors locationally near the user and that are currently accepting service calls for the business service.
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Abstract
Users and vendors are matched. A request from a mobile wireless device of a user is received that relates to a business service. The request is matched against vendors providing the business service to yield one or more vendors currently locationally near the user and that are currently accepting service calls for the business service. A response is sent to the mobile wireless device of the user, with identities of the vendors that are locationally near the user and that are currently accepting service calls for the business service. The current location of the user may be determined based on the user'"'"'s mobile wireless device. The current location of each vendor may be determined based on that provider'"'"'s mobile wireless device. Whether each vendor providing the business service requested is currently accepting service calls is determined based on previously provided information by the provider.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request from a mobile wireless device of a user, the request relating to a business service; matching the request against a database of vendors providing the business service to yield one or more vendors currently locationally near the user and that are currently accepting service calls for the business service; and
,sending a response to the mobile wireless device of the user with identities of the vendors locationally near the user and that are currently accepting service calls for the business service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a message from a mobile wireless device of a vendor providing a business service, the message indicating relating to whether the vendor is accepting service calls for the business service; updating a profile of the vendor within a database of vendors providing the business service, with whether the vendor is accepting service calls for the business service; and
,using the database of vendors to locate vendors providing business services requested from users via mobile wireless devices of the users, which are locationally near the users, and which are currently accepting service calls. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computerized system comprising:
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a database having entries corresponding to a plurality of vendors, each entry comprising an identifier of a mobile wireless device of a vendor, a business service provided by the vendor, and whether the vendor is currently accepting service calls for the business service; and
,a matching component to match a request received from a mobile wireless device of a user for a business service against the database to yield one or more vendors currently locationally near the user and that are currently accepting service calls for the business service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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