METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A REGISTRY
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1. A method of operating a registry of service providers in a given service sector, comprising:
- providing a plurality of service providers in the given sector with input access to an electronic database to which each participating service provider supplies information; and
validating the supplied information.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for operating a registry of service providers in a given service sector, an apparatus for operating a registry of service providers in a given service sector, and a system for operating a registry of service providers in a given service sector. In one embodiment, a method of operating a registry of service providers in a given service sector comprises providing a plurality of service providers in the given sector with input access to an electronic database to which each participating service supplies information, and validating the supplied information.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of operating a registry of service providers in a given service sector, comprising:
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providing a plurality of service providers in the given sector with input access to an electronic database to which each participating service provider supplies information; and validating the supplied information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus for operating a registry of service providers in a given service sector comprising:
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a data storage device; and a processor connected to the data storage device, the storage device storing a program and a database of service providers, wherein the processor is operative with the program to receive service need information from a customer and supplied information from a service provider, and wherein the processor is operative with the program to validate the supplied information. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for operating a registry of service providers in a given service sector comprising:
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an electronic database accessible by a plurality of service providers, the database comprising supplied information relating to at least one of the plurality of service providers; and a validation engine for validating the supplied information.
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