COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF DETERMINING LOCATION-BASED MATCHES BETWEEN SEARCHERS AND PROVIDERS
First Claim
1. A method of matching in an intermediary matching system, comprising:
- in a computer, storing a plurality of buyer profiles corresponding to buyers and a plurality of service provider profiles corresponding to mobile providers;
tracking the computer system the location of one or more mobile providers based on real-time location information or planned-location information relative to the location of a real property of one of the buyers, and the profile of the mobile provider includes on or more attributes relevant to a service or product to improve, maintain or repair the property; and
outputting from the computer system one or more notifications to mobile providers of searcher leads in a predetermined proximity of the mobile providers current position or planned position based on attributes in a buyer profile matching with attributes in a respective service provider profile, at least some of the attributes being the one or more attributes relevant to the service or product to improve, maintain or repair the property.
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Abstract
The inventive subject matter is generally directed to matching a party with another party based on profiling of the parties, and optionally an industry category, for parameters that are relevant to making a match, hi certain embodiments, the inventive subject matter facilitates matches between searchers and service providers based on assignment of searchers and service providers to predefined Buyer Types or Service Provider Types based on questionnaires, surveys, and other input and feedback mechanisms. In a further aspect, the inventive subject matter is directed to a system for valuing and monetizing a set of leads to offer to a party. In some embodiments, the inventive subject matter is directed to mobile applications for matching searchers with providers based on awareness of the locations of the parties.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of matching in an intermediary matching system, comprising:
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in a computer, storing a plurality of buyer profiles corresponding to buyers and a plurality of service provider profiles corresponding to mobile providers; tracking the computer system the location of one or more mobile providers based on real-time location information or planned-location information relative to the location of a real property of one of the buyers, and the profile of the mobile provider includes on or more attributes relevant to a service or product to improve, maintain or repair the property; and outputting from the computer system one or more notifications to mobile providers of searcher leads in a predetermined proximity of the mobile providers current position or planned position based on attributes in a buyer profile matching with attributes in a respective service provider profile, at least some of the attributes being the one or more attributes relevant to the service or product to improve, maintain or repair the property. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 16, 17)
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4. A tangible, computer-readable medium containing executable instructions for matching in an intermediary matching system, comprising:
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instructions for storing a plurality of buyer profiles corresponding to buyers and a plurality of service provider profiles corresponding to mobile providers; instructions for tracking the mobile provider location of one or more mobile providers based on real-time location information or planned-location information relative to the location of a real property of one of the buyers, and the profile of the mobile provider includes one or more attributes relevant to a service or product to improve, maintain or repair the property; and notifying one or more mobile providers of one or more leads for a real property in a predetermined proximity of the mobile provider current position or planned position based on attributes in a buyer profile matching with attributes in a respective mobile service provider profile, at least some of the attributes being the one or more attributes relevant to the service or product to improve, maintain or repair the property. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 22, 23, 24)
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10. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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storing on a computer system a set of one or more service provider profiles corresponding to mobile providers, the profiles comprising a geographic area, the geographic are being determined by real-time location or planned location information for the mobile service providers; storing on the computer system a set of one or more buyer profiles comprising a geographic area for the buyer; matching one or more service providers to the buyer by geographic area on the computer system relative to the location of a real property of the buyer, and the profile of the mobile provider includes one or more attributes relevant to a service or product to improve, maintain or repair the property; and outputting a promotion for the one or more service providers to the buyer from the computer system, based on matching at least some of the attributes relevant to the service or product to improve, maintain or repair the property. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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tracking on a computer system a location for one or more mobile providers having service provider profiles store on the computer system based on the real-time location or planned-location of the service providers; and generating user interface data for a user interface with a mapping or listing of the real-time or planned location of one or more service providers relative to a fixed geographical location of a buyer based on matching service provider attributes with buyer profile attributes and the tracking of real-time or planned location, at least on attribute being the a fixed a geographical location attribute associated with the buyer profile; sending the user interface data to the buyer; and wherein the user interface date further includes a rating for a mobile provider, an interactive feature for calling or electronic messaging the mobile service provider, and/or a promotion for a service provider. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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25. A tangibly computer-readable medium containing executable instructions for matching in an intermediary matching system comprising:
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storing one or more buyer profiles; storing one or more service provider profiles corresponding to one or more mobile providers; tracking the location of the one or more mobile providers based on real-time location information or planned-location information relative to the location of a real property of the buyer; identifying a geographic region for the location; and notifying the one or more mobile providers of one or more searcher leads in the same geographic region for the location of the mobile provider based on attributes in a buyer profile and/or service provider profile,
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26. A method of matching in an intermediary matching system, comprising:
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in a computer, storing a plurality of buyer profiles and a plurality of service provider profiles corresponding to mobile providers; tracking in the computer system the location of one or more mobile providers based on real-time location information or planned-location information relative to a fixed geographical location of a buyer, and the profile of the mobile provider includes one or more attributes relevant to a service or product matching one or more stored attributes of the buyer that are associated with the fixed location; and outputting from the computer system one or more notifications to mobile providers of searcher leads in a predetermined proximity of the mobile providers current position or planned position based on attributes in a buyer profile matching attributes in a service provider profile, at least some of the attributes being the one or more attributes associated with the buyer'"'"'s fixed location.
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27. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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storing on a computer system a set of one or more service provider profiles corresponding to mobile providers, the profiles comprising a geographic area, the geographic area being determined by real-time location or planned location information for the mobile service providers; storing on fee computer system a set of one or more buyer profiles comprising a geographic area for the buyer, the geographic area being determined from one or more stored attributes of the buyer that are associated with a fixed geographic location; matching one or more service providers to the buyer by geographic area on the computer system relative to a fixed geographical location of a buyer, and the profile of the service provider includes one or more attributes relevant to a service or product matching the one or more stored attributes of the buyer that are associated with the fixed location; and outputting a promotion for the one or more service providers to the buyer from the computer system based on matching at least some of the attributes relevant to a service or product needed by the buyer at the fixed geographical location.
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