METHODS FOR GENERATING A WORK-ORDER IN REAL TIME AND DEVICES THEREOF

• US 20170330141A1
• Filed: 08/02/2017
• Published: 11/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Desco LLC (Transaction Services Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Profit Strategies, Inc.
• Inventors: D'Amico, James W., Baccaro, Paul M., Smith, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US15/667,163
• Publication Number:
  US 20170330141A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06313 Resource planning in a project environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0219 based on funds or budget
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0611 Request for offers or quotes

Abstract

A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and a mobile computing device comprises obtaining one or more databases from one or more sources; identifying one or more items in the obtained one or more databases; determining a fee for the identified one or more items based on one or more fee setting parameters; and generating a work-order in real-time based on the determined fee.

Claims

1. A method for generating a work-order in real time, the method comprising:

identifying, by a mobile computing device, one or more databases from one or more sources;

identifying, by the mobile computing device, one or more items in the identified one or more databases;

determining, by the mobile computing device, a fee for the identified one or more items based on one or more fee setting parameters; and

generating, by the mobile computing device, a finalized work-order in real-time based on the determined fee,

wherein the method further comprises one or more of;

determining, by the mobile computing device, a discount value for one or more determined fees and applying the determined discount value to the one or more determined fees;

or

applying, by the mobile computing device, a custom label to a user account associated with the mobile computing device, whereby one or more process steps of the method is modified based on the applied custom label, either before or after generating the work-order.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the method further comprises one or more of:

determining, by the mobile computing device, a fee adjustment for one or more determined fees and applying the determined fee adjustment to one or more determined fees;

or

determining, by the mobile computing device, whether the generated work order reduces a user account balance to below a threshold level.

3. The method as set forth in claim 2 further comprising:

determining, by the mobile computing device, a final invoice amount based on one or more of a determined fees, the determined fee adjustment, or the determined discount value; and

generating, by the mobile computing device, an invoice associated with the generated work-order based on the determined final invoice amount.

4. The method as set forth in claim 2 wherein, upon a user account balance falling below a threshold level, the method further comprising one or more of:

authorizing, by the mobile computing device, a payment by a user to re-establish a user account balance that exceeds the threshold level;

notifying a user, by the mobile computing device, of the user account balance;

allowing, by the mobile computing device, to generate one or more work-orders until the user account balance is zero; and

disallowing, by the mobile computing device, from generating one or more work-orders until the user account balance is above the threshold level.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

determining, by the mobile computing device, occurrence of one or more event triggers, upon generating the work-order; and

providing, by the mobile computing device, one or more notifications associated with the one or more event triggers, when the one or more event triggers are determined to have occurred.

6. The method as set forth in claim 3 further comprising:

identifying, by the mobile computing device, a reward based on one or more of the generated invoices; and

providing, by the mobile computing device, one or more reward notifications indicating the identified reward.

7. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the determining the discount value further comprises:

determining, by the mobile computing device, existence of one or more of a discount coupon, for the user or the custom label applied to the user; and

applying, by the mobile computing device, the discount value to the one or more determined fees when the one or more discount coupon is determined to be present.

8. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the method includes said applying the custom label to a user account associated with the mobile computing device, wherein the custom label is associated with one or more of:

delivering, by the mobile computing device, a message to all users associated with the custom label;

configuring, by the mobile computing device, one or more configurations within the mobile computing device for all users associated with the custom label, wherein the one or more configurations is one or more of a first configuration for one or more employees of a particular contractor, or a second configuration for custom prices;

applying, by the mobile computing device, a discount coupon or a promotional code to all users associated with the custom label; and

bypassing, by the mobile computing device, a user account balance threshold level requirement for all users associated with the custom label.

9. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the identifying further comprises:

determining, by the mobile computing device, a requirement of one or more parts for the identified one or more items;

determining, by the mobile computing device via a data server, an availability of the one or more parts in a parts data warehouse when the one or more parts are determined to be required for the identified one or more items;

sending, by the mobile computing device via the data server, a notification to the parts data warehouse to replenish the one or more parts based on the determination.

10. The method as set forth in claim 9 further comprising:

ordering, by the mobile computing device, the one or more parts from a pre-established distributor; and

ordering, by the mobile computing device, the one or more parts from a different distributor for a specific employee.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for generating a work-order in real time comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

identifying one or more databases from one or more sources;

identifying one or more items in the identified one or more databases;

determining a fee for the identified one or more items based on one or more fee setting parameters; and

generating a finalized work-order in real-time based on the determined fee,

wherein the method further comprises one or more of;

determining a discount value for one or more determined fees and applying the determined discount value to the one or more determined fees;

or

applying a custom label to a user account associated with a mobile computing device, whereby one or more process steps of the method is modified based on the applied custom label, either before or after generating the work-order.

12. The medium as set forth in claim 11 wherein the method further comprises one or more of:

determining a fee adjustment for one or more determined fees and applying the determined fee adjustment to one or more determined fees;

or

determining whether the generated work order reduces a user account balance to below a threshold level.

13. The medium as set forth in claim 12 further comprising:

determining a final invoice amount based on one or more of a determined fees, the determined fee adjustment, or the determined discount value; and

generating an invoice associated with the generated work-order based on the determined final invoice amount.

14. The medium as set forth in claim 12 wherein, upon a user account balance falling below a threshold level, the method further comprising one or more of:

authorizing a payment by a user to re-establish a user account balance that exceeds the threshold level;

notifying a user of the user account balance;

allowing to generate one or more work-orders until the user account balance is zero; and

disallowing from generating one or more work-orders until the user account balance is above the threshold level.

15. The medium as set forth in claim 11 further comprising:

determining occurrence of one or more event triggers, upon generating the work-order; and

providing one or more notifications associated with the one or more event triggers, when the one or more event triggers are determined to have occurred.

16. The medium as set forth in claim 13 further comprising:

identifying a reward based on one or more of the generated invoices; and

providing one or more reward notifications indicating the identified reward.

17. The medium as set forth in claim 11 wherein the determining the discount value further comprises:

determining existence of one or more of a discount coupon for the user or the custom label applied to the user; and

applying, by the mobile computing device, the discount value to the one or more determined fees when the one or more of the discount coupon is determined to be present.

18. The medium as set forth in claim 11, wherein the performed steps include said applying the custom label to a user account associated with the mobile computing device, wherein the custom label is associated with one or more of:

delivering a message to all users associated with the custom label;

configuring one or more configurations within the mobile computing device for all users associated with the custom label, wherein the one or more configurations is one or more of;

a first configuration for one or more employees of a particular contractor, or a second configuration for custom prices;

applying a discount coupon or a promotional code to all users associated with the custom label; and

bypassing a user account balance threshold level requirement for all users associated with the custom label.

19. The medium as set forth in claim 11, wherein the identifying further comprises:

determining a requirement of one or more parts for the identified one or more items;

determining, via a data server, an availability of the one or more parts in a parts data warehouse when the one or more parts are determined to be required for the identified one or more items;

sending, via a data server, a notification to the parts data warehouse to replenish the one or more parts based on the determination.

20. The medium as set forth in claim 19 further comprising:

ordering the one or more parts from a pre-established distributor; and

ordering the one or more parts from a different distributor for a specific employee.

21. A mobile computing device comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory, wherein the memory coupled to the one or more processors which are configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising;

identifying one or more databases from one or more sources;

identifying one or more items in the identified one or more databases;

determining a fee for the identified one or more items based on one or more fee setting parameters; and

generating a finalized work-order in real-time based on the determined fee,

wherein the method further comprises one or more of;

determining a discount value for one or more determined fees and applying the determined discount value to the one or more determined fees;

or

applying a custom label to a user account associated with a mobile computing device, whereby one or more process steps of the method is modified based on the applied custom label, either before or after generating the work-order.

22. The device as set forth in claim 21 wherein the method further comprises one or more of:

determining a fee adjustment for one or more determined fees and applying the determined fee adjustment to one or more determined fees;

or

determining whether the generated work order reduces a user account balance to below a threshold level.

23. The device as set forth in claim 22 wherein the one or more processors is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising:

determining a final invoice amount based on one or more determined fees, the determined fee adjustment, and the determined discount value; and

generating an invoice associated with the generated work-order based on the determined final invoice amount.

24. The device as set forth in claim 22 wherein, upon a user account balance falling below a threshold level, the one or more processors is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising one or more of:

authorizing a payment by a user to re-establish a user account balance that exceeds the threshold level;

notifying a user of the user account balance;

allowing the mobile computing device to generate one or more work-orders until the user account balance is zero; and

disallowing the mobile computing device from generating one or more work-orders until the user account balance is above the threshold level.

25. The device as set forth in claim 21 wherein the one or more processors is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising:

determining occurrence of one or more event triggers, upon generating the work-order; and

providing one or more notifications associated with the one or more event triggers, when the one or more event triggers are determined to have occurred.

26. The device as set forth in claim 23 wherein the one or more processors is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory further comprising:

identifying a reward based on one or more of the generated invoices; and

providing one or more reward notifications indicating the identified reward.

27. The device as set forth in claim 21 wherein determining the discount value further comprises:

determining existence of one or more of a discount coupon for the user or the custom label applied to the user; and

applying the discount value to the one or more determined fees when the one or more discount coupon is determined to be present.

28. The device as set forth in claim 21 wherein the one or more processors execute the instruction for applying the custom label to a user account associated with the mobile computing device, wherein the custom label is associated with one or more of:

delivering a message to all users associated with the custom label;

configuring one or more configurations within the mobile computing device for all users associated with the custom label, wherein the one or more configurations is one or more of;

a first configuration for one or more employees of a particular contractor, or a second configuration for custom prices;

applying a discount coupon or a promotional code to all users associated with the custom label; and

bypassing a user account balance threshold level requirement for all users associated with the custom label.

29. The device as set forth in claim 21 wherein the identifying further comprises:

determining a requirement of one or more parts for the identified one or more items;

determining, via a data server, an availability of the one or more parts in a parts data warehouse when the one or more parts are determined to be required for the identified one or more items; and

sending, via the data server a notification to the parts data warehouse to replenish the one or more parts based on the determination

30. The device as set forth in claim 29 further comprising:

ordering the one or more parts from a pre-established distributor; and

ordering the one or more parts from a different distributor for a specific employee.