APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND METHODS
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1. An appointment scheduling system, comprising:
- a consumer module that receives a selection of a service from a consumer and a geographic location of the consumer, and based on the service and location, ranks and displays available appointments for the service from a plurality of service providers within a threshold distance of the geographic location of the consumer; and
a service provider module that stores prices for services offered by the provider and a listing of available appointments belonging to a respective one of the service providers,wherein the system ranks available appointments according to a set of weighted parameters.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for providing a marketplace between consumers (e.g., patients, parents, guardians, pet owners, and/or other users) and providers of services, such as health services. The marketplace method and system may identify appointment availability, provide ratings for service providers, provide prices for the services delivered, identify and indicate locations for providers, facilitate scheduling of appointments, and provide a payment handling process for the services provided. In addition, the marketplace may provide bi-directional communications between consumers and providers.
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16 Claims
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1. An appointment scheduling system, comprising:
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a consumer module that receives a selection of a service from a consumer and a geographic location of the consumer, and based on the service and location, ranks and displays available appointments for the service from a plurality of service providers within a threshold distance of the geographic location of the consumer; and a service provider module that stores prices for services offered by the provider and a listing of available appointments belonging to a respective one of the service providers, wherein the system ranks available appointments according to a set of weighted parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of scheduling an appointment, comprising:
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receiving a selection of a service from a consumer using a computing device; receiving a geographic location of the consumer; determining available appointments for the service from a plurality of service providers within a threshold distance of the geographic location of the consumer; ranking the available appointments according to a set of weighted parameters; displaying the available appointments to the consumer in order of the ranking; receiving a selection of an available appointment; confirming the selected available appointment with a provider of the available appointment; and notifying the consumer that the appointment has been confirmed. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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