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SERVICE CALL-AHEAD SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20110137698A1
  • Filed: 12/03/2010
  • Published: 06/09/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A service order management system comprising:

  • a processing device configured to execute logic instructions; and

    a memory device in communication with the processing device, the memory device configured to store an order management program enabling the processing device to;

    store an estimated travel time and estimated time of arrival (ETA) in the memory device, wherein the estimated travel time is defined by an estimated period of time for a servicer to travel from a start location to a service destination associated with a customer for whom the servicer is to perform a service job, and wherein the ETA is defined by an estimated time of day when the servicer is expected to arrive at the service destination;

    calculate a call-ahead time defined by a time of day when the customer is to be notified of the ETA of the servicer at the service destination, wherein the calculation of the call-ahead time is based in part on a predetermined advanced-warning time period and the ETA, and wherein the predetermined advanced-warning time period is defined by a predetermined amount of time before the ETA for providing an advanced warning of the ETA; and

    automatically notify the customer of the ETA of the servicer at the service destination no earlier than the call-ahead time.

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