METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING ELECTRONIC BUSINESS REFERRALS WITH CLOUD COMPUTING
First Claim
1. A method for creating an electronic referral system with a cloud communications network, comprising:
- receiving securely a request message including a plurality of electronic information from an application on a first target network device with one or more processors to create an referral entity on an electronic referral application in a cloud computing application on a server network device with one or more processors via a cloud communications network comprising a public communication network, and one or more private, community networks and hybrid networks, wherein a user of the first target network device is an existing customer, client or patient of a provider of professional services;
creating a unique referral identifier tracking code on the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device using the plurality of electronic information from the request message;
creating an electronic referral entity the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device;
sending securely the created electronic referral entity from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device back to the application on the first target network device via the cloud computing network;
generating automatically from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device on a printing device with one or more processors a plurality of non-electronic referral entities including the created unique electronic referral identifier for the first target network device;
providing automatically the created electronic referral entity from the first target network device to a plurality of other target network devices each with one or more processors via the cloud computing network, the other target network devices including a pre-determined association with the first target network device;
making the generated plurality of non-electronic referral entities available to other entities associated with the first target network device; and
allowing the created unique referral identifier tracking code from the created electronic referral entity and the plurality of non-electronic referral entities to be used by another target network device with one or more processors to automatically schedule an appointment at a provider of professional services and automatically record a referral discount for fee charged by the provider of the professional services and automatically record a referral credit for the first target network device at provider of the professional services from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device when received via anywhere on the cloud computing network using less bandwidth and less processing cycles via the cloud communications network than via a non-cloud communications network.
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Abstract
A method and system for creating electronic business referrals with cloud computing. Existing clients, customers or patient of a provider of professional services request a unique referral identifier tracking code (e.g., a unique QR code, etc.). The unique referral identifier tracking code is used by others as an automatic referral method to automatically schedule and appointment at a provider of the professional services, automatically record a referral discount for fee charged by the provider of the professional services and automatically record a referral credit for the existing client, customer or patient at provider of the professional services. The automatic referral method is completed with an electronic referral application in a cloud computing application when the unique referral identifier tracking code is received anywhere on a cloud computing network using less bandwidth and less processing cycles via the cloud communications network than via a non-cloud communications network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for creating an electronic referral system with a cloud communications network, comprising:
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receiving securely a request message including a plurality of electronic information from an application on a first target network device with one or more processors to create an referral entity on an electronic referral application in a cloud computing application on a server network device with one or more processors via a cloud communications network comprising a public communication network, and one or more private, community networks and hybrid networks, wherein a user of the first target network device is an existing customer, client or patient of a provider of professional services; creating a unique referral identifier tracking code on the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device using the plurality of electronic information from the request message; creating an electronic referral entity the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device; sending securely the created electronic referral entity from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device back to the application on the first target network device via the cloud computing network; generating automatically from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device on a printing device with one or more processors a plurality of non-electronic referral entities including the created unique electronic referral identifier for the first target network device; providing automatically the created electronic referral entity from the first target network device to a plurality of other target network devices each with one or more processors via the cloud computing network, the other target network devices including a pre-determined association with the first target network device; making the generated plurality of non-electronic referral entities available to other entities associated with the first target network device; and allowing the created unique referral identifier tracking code from the created electronic referral entity and the plurality of non-electronic referral entities to be used by another target network device with one or more processors to automatically schedule an appointment at a provider of professional services and automatically record a referral discount for fee charged by the provider of the professional services and automatically record a referral credit for the first target network device at provider of the professional services from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device when received via anywhere on the cloud computing network using less bandwidth and less processing cycles via the cloud communications network than via a non-cloud communications network. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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2. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions for causing one or more processors on or more network devices to execute the steps of:
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receiving securely a request message including a plurality of electronic information from an application on a first target network device with one or more processors to create an referral entity on an electronic referral application in a cloud computing application on a server network device with one or more processors via a cloud communications network comprising a public communication network, and one or more private, community networks and hybrid networks, wherein a user of the first target network device is an existing customer, client or patient of a provider of professional services; creating a unique referral identifier tracking code on the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device using the plurality of electronic information from the request message; creating an electronic referral entity the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device; sending securely the created electronic referral entity from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device back to the application on the first target network device via the cloud computing network; generating automatically from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device on a printing device with one or more processors a plurality of non-electronic referral entities including the created unique electronic referral identifier for the first target network device; providing automatically the created electronic referral entity from the first target network device to a plurality of other target network devices each with one or more processors via the cloud computing network, the other target network devices including a pre-determined association with the first target network device; making the generated plurality of non-electronic referral entities available to other entities associated with the first target network device; and allowing the created unique referral identifier tracking code from the created electronic referral entity and the plurality of non-electronic referral entities to be used by another target network device with one or more processors to automatically schedule an appointment at a provider of professional services and automatically record a referral discount for fee charged by the provider of the professional services and automatically record a referral credit for the first target network device at provider of the professional services from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device when received via anywhere on the cloud computing network using less bandwidth and less processing cycles via the cloud communications network than via a non-cloud communications network.
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20. A system for creating an electronic referral system with a cloud communications network, comprising in combination:
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for receiving securely a request message including a plurality of electronic information from an application on a first target network device with one or more processors to create an referral entity on an electronic referral application in a cloud computing application on a server network device with one or more processors via a cloud communications network comprising a public communication network, and one or more private, community networks and hybrid networks, wherein a user of the first target network device is an existing customer, client or patient of a provider of professional services; for creating a unique referral identifier tracking code on the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device using the plurality of electronic information from the request message; for creating an electronic referral entity the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device; for sending securely the created electronic referral entity from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device back to the application on the first target network device via the cloud computing network; for generating automatically from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device on a printing device with one or more processors a plurality of non-electronic referral entities including the created unique electronic referral identifier for the first target network device; for providing automatically the created electronic referral entity from the first target network device to a plurality of other target network devices each with one or more processors via the cloud computing network, the other target network devices including a pre-determined association with the first target network device; for making the generated plurality of non-electronic referral entities available to other entities associated with the first target network device; for allowing the created unique referral identifier tracking code from the created electronic referral entity and the plurality of non-electronic referral entities to be used by another target network device with one or more processors to automatically schedule an appointment at a provider of professional services and automatically record a referral discount for fee charged by the provider of the professional services and automatically record a referral credit for the first target network device at provider of the professional services from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device when received via anywhere on the cloud computing network using less bandwidth and less processing cycles via the cloud communications network than via a non-cloud communications network; for receiving securely a second request message from a second target network device with one or more processors on the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device via the cloud communications network, wherein the second request message includes referral electronic information obtained from the unique electronic referral identifier code created for the first target network device; for sending securely and automatically from the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device via the cloud communications network an electronic appointment information form to collect electronic appointment information from the second target network device to automatically schedule an appointment for the provider of professional services; for receiving securely on the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device via the cloud communications network a completed electronic appointment information form from the second target network device; for automatically scheduling an appointment at the provider of the professional services on the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device via the cloud communications network with the received completed electronic appointment information form; for automatically recording with the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device a referral discount for the appointment scheduled for the second target network device, wherein the referral discount was included in the referral electronic information obtained from the unique electronic referral identifier code created for the first target network device received in the second request message; for automatically recording with the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application on the server network device a referral credit for the appointment scheduled for the second target network device, wherein the referral credit was included in the referral electronic information obtained from the unique electronic referral identifier code created for the first target network device received in the second request message; for automatically recording with the electronic referral application in the cloud computing application in a database associated with the server network device all referral credits for all appointment scheduled from all unique electronic referral identifier codes created for all target network devices; for creating automatically a ranked list of referral credits for the target network devices; and providing automatically additional referral credits to a pre-determined number of target network devices in the ranked list of referral credits.
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