PATIENT DIRECT CONNECT
First Claim
1. A computer storage medium encoding computer executable instructions that, when executed on a processor, perform a method of generating a webpage providing a user access to medical service providers via a sponsoring service center, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a server, a request from a client for a medical service provider;
determining a type of the request;
based upon the determination, generating a webpage providing the client access to the sponsoring service center, wherein the webpage comprises one or more unique contact numbers that are available on the generated webpage, the one or more unique numbers selected depending on the context of the webpage and the location of the one or more unique numbers on the webpage; and
providing access to the medical service provider by sending the generated webpage to the client, wherein the one or more unique contact numbers is used to connect the client to the sponsoring service center.
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Abstract
An online service provider information service provides users with the ability to contact service centers. The service provides the ability for service centers to participate in the service as a sponsor. A user requests information regarding a particular service provider or service. In response, a webpage is generated with the requested information. Unique contact identifiers are associated with the sponsors that allow a user to connect to the sponsor service center and are included in the webpage. The unique identifiers allow the service to track the success of directing users to the sponsored service centers based on their participation in the information service. The unique identifiers also allow for implementing pay per search payment schemes and for generating reports based on the sponsor'"'"'s participation in the information service.
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31 Claims
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1. A computer storage medium encoding computer executable instructions that, when executed on a processor, perform a method of generating a webpage providing a user access to medical service providers via a sponsoring service center, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, a request from a client for a medical service provider; determining a type of the request; based upon the determination, generating a webpage providing the client access to the sponsoring service center, wherein the webpage comprises one or more unique contact numbers that are available on the generated webpage, the one or more unique numbers selected depending on the context of the webpage and the location of the one or more unique numbers on the webpage; and providing access to the medical service provider by sending the generated webpage to the client, wherein the one or more unique contact numbers is used to connect the client to the sponsoring service center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing information related to medical service providers to a user, the system comprising:
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a processing unit; and a memory coupled to the processing unit, the memory encoding computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, perform a method of generating information related to medical service providers, the method comprising; receiving a first request from a user at a client computer, wherein the first request comprises a request for information related to one or more medical service providers, the request comprising a geographic location and a specialty; generating a search result webpage comprising; a first unique contact number, the first unique contact number allowing the user to connect to the sponsoring service provider, wherein the first unique contact number indicates that the user was directed to the sponsoring service provider from the search result webpage; a list of a first set of medical service providers affiliated with the sponsoring service center; and a list of a second set of medical service providers not affiliated with the sponsoring service center, wherein the list of the second set of medical providers is located below the list of the first set of medical service providers; sending the search result webpage to the user at the client computer; receiving a second request from the user at the client computer, wherein the second request comprises a request for information related to a specific medical service provider affiliated with the sponsoring service center; generating a second webpage comprising; a second unique contact number that provides access to the sponsoring service provider, the second unique contact number indicates that the user was directed to the sponsoring service provider from the second webpage, and wherein the second unique contact number is different from the first unique contact number; and information about the specific medical service provider; and sending the second webpage to the user at the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing patient direct connect access to a medical service provider, the system comprising:
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a client machine for sending a request, from a user, for information related to medical services; a server for; receiving the request; generating a webpage in response to the request for information related to medical services, wherein the webpage comprises one or more unique contact numbers identifying a sponsoring service center; sending the webpage from the server to the client machine; a sponsoring service center for; receiving a request for medical services from the user, wherein the user contacts the sponsoring service center using the one or more unique contact numbers of the webpage; recording user information related to the request for medical services; connecting the user to an affiliated service provider; and the affiliated service provider for recording the user'"'"'s appointment for medical services. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A computer storage medium encoding computer executable instructions that, when executed on a processor, perform a method of generating a webpage providing a user access to medical service providers via a service center, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, a request from a client for a medical service provider; determining a type of the request; based upon the determination, generating a webpage providing the client access to information related to the medical service provider; and providing access to the medical service provider by sending the generated webpage to the client. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. The computer storage medium of claim, wherein the generated webpage further comprises:
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information related to the specific medical service provider'"'"'s practice; information related to the specific medical service provider'"'"'s experience; and information related to the specific medical service provider'"'"'s education.
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