System for Developing Direct Relationships Between Service Providers and Consumers for the Healthcare and Other Privacy and Security sensitive Industries

• US 20110264550A1
• Filed: 04/22/2011
• Published: 10/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alex Fair
• Original Assignee: Alex Fair
• Inventors: Fair, Alex
• Application Number:
  US13/092,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20110264550A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0605 Supply or demand aggregation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

A computerized system for developing online relationships between providers of services and people who need the services is described. The system aids providers of services (“Providers”) in developing offerings, contracts, customer bases, marketing programs, and reputations through automated systems and communications via an online internet enabled interface is described. Simultaneously, the system aids consumers of services in evaluating service providers, developing relationships with them, and negotiating mutually agreeable service contracts while controlling privacy. The particular application used to describe the invention is for the healthcare industry but the same hardware, software, processes and systems is designed to be applied to any service industry where security and privacy are concerns.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a first computer device with a first user communicating with a second computing device and a first service provider through a server;

said first user selectively controlling the privacy of said communication;

the first computer device receiving a user pricing request for services from the first user;

a data storage device associated with said server having a plurality of provider offers from a plurality of service providers;

each of said plurality of provider offers having a list price value, a low acceptable price value less than said list price, and a rejection price value less than said low acceptance price value;

said first user price request having a value greater than or equal to said low acceptance price value of at least one of said plurality of service providers to return at least one matching provider offer to said first user;

the first user selecting one of said at least one matching provider offer.

2. A computer implemented method having a first user and a first computing device, the method comprising the steps of:

communicating with a second computing device and a first service provider through a server, where said first user selectively controls the privacy of the communication;

receiving a user pricing request for services from the first user at the first computing device;

associating a data storage device with said server;

communicating said first user price request with said data storage device, where said data storage device has a plurality of provider offers from a plurality of service providers;

each of said plurality of provider offers having a list price value, a low acceptable price value less than said list price, and a rejection price value less than said low acceptance price value;

returning at least one matching provider offer to said first user when said first user price request has a value greater than or equal to said low acceptance price value of at least one of said plurality of provider offers; and

selecting one of said at least one matching provider offers by said first user to initiate a user and service provider relationship.