BROWSER BASED MAPPING REGION BUILDER
First Claim
1. A region building system for specifying service regions based on a plurality of predefined service areas, the system comprising a computer having a processor and a memory, and computer executable program code stored in the memory for running on the processor, wherein the program code comprises a service region specification module to:
- a. receive a specification from a service provider of a type of service provided by the service provider;
b. receive a selection from the service provider of a first service area to be a service region;
c. present to the service provider at least one other service area that is near the service region and receive from the service provider a selection of a presented service area to be included in the service region; and
d. add the additional selected service area to the service region,wherein steps c and d until the code receives an indication from the service provider that no more service areas are to be added to the service region and wherein the service region is stored in the memory so that a consumer can search to determine if the consumer is in the service region.
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Abstract
The present invention is a computer-based region building system for allowing a service provider to build a service region using a web browser interface. The system presents predefined service areas to the service provider which the service provider can choose to add to the current service region and thereby build a service region. The system maintains a database of service regions and service provider information and allows a consumer to search the database to find service providers that service the consumer'"'"'s region.
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1. A region building system for specifying service regions based on a plurality of predefined service areas, the system comprising a computer having a processor and a memory, and computer executable program code stored in the memory for running on the processor, wherein the program code comprises a service region specification module to:
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a. receive a specification from a service provider of a type of service provided by the service provider; b. receive a selection from the service provider of a first service area to be a service region; c. present to the service provider at least one other service area that is near the service region and receive from the service provider a selection of a presented service area to be included in the service region; and d. add the additional selected service area to the service region, wherein steps c and d until the code receives an indication from the service provider that no more service areas are to be added to the service region and wherein the service region is stored in the memory so that a consumer can search to determine if the consumer is in the service region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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