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1. A method of servicing a customer of a building contractor by a third-party website provider, such method comprising the steps of:
- the customer and building contractor entering into a contract to build or rehabilitate real estate for the customer at a building site of the real estate, said entered contract forming a pre-existing contract;
providing a first website by the third-party website provider, said first website being password protected by a password of the customer, said website providing product, service or installation service options of product, service or installation service offerings available from or through the building contractor for installation at the building site under the pre-existing contract to build or rehabilitate the real estate for the customer;
providing a second website associated with the first website by the third-party website provider for entry of information related to the customer by the contractor, said second website being password protected by a password of the contractor;
receiving from the customer through the first website a selection of an option of the options provided by the building contractor associated with the pre-existing contract; and
collecting a fee or commission based upon the received selection made by the customer.
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A method and apparatus are provided for servicing a customer of a contractor by a third-party website provider. The method includes the steps of providing a first website by the third-party website provider for use by the customer in selecting product options for product offerings provided by the contractor, receiving from the customer through the first website a selection of an option of the options provided by the contractor and collecting a commission based upon the received selection made by the customer.
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1. A method of servicing a customer of a building contractor by a third-party website provider, such method comprising the steps of:
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the customer and building contractor entering into a contract to build or rehabilitate real estate for the customer at a building site of the real estate, said entered contract forming a pre-existing contract;
providing a first website by the third-party website provider, said first website being password protected by a password of the customer, said website providing product, service or installation service options of product, service or installation service offerings available from or through the building contractor for installation at the building site under the pre-existing contract to build or rehabilitate the real estate for the customer;
providing a second website associated with the first website by the third-party website provider for entry of information related to the customer by the contractor, said second website being password protected by a password of the contractor;
receiving from the customer through the first website a selection of an option of the options provided by the building contractor associated with the pre-existing contract; and
collecting a fee or commission based upon the received selection made by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 34)
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19. An apparatus for servicing a customer of a building contractor by a third-party website provider, such apparatus comprising:
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a contract between the customer and the building contractor to build or rehabilitate real estate for the customer at a building site of the real estate, said contract forming a pre-existing agreement;
means for providing a first website by the third-party website provider, said first website being password protected by a password of the customer, said website providing product, service or installation service options of product, service or installation service offerings available from the building contractor for installation into a product space at the building site under the pre-existing contract to build or rehabilitate the real estate between the building contractor and the customer;
means for providing a second website associated with the first website by the third-party website provider for entry of information related to the customer by the contractor, said second website being password protected by a password of the contractor;
means for receiving from the customer through the first website a selection of an option of the options provided by the building contractor associated with the pre-existing contract;
means for collecting a commission based upon the received selection made by the customers; and
- View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 35)
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30. An apparatus for servicing a customer of a building contractor by a third-party website provider, such apparatus comprising:
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of a contract between the customer and the building contractor to build or rehabilitate real estate for the customer at a building site of the real estate, said contract forming a pre-existing contract;
a first website provided by the third-party website provider, said first website being password protected by a password of the customer, said website providing product, service or installation service options of product, service or installation service offerings available from the building contractor for installation at the building site into the building or rehabilitation of the real estate by the building contractor for the customer under the pre-existing contract;
a second website associated with the first website provided by the third-party website provider for entry of information related to the customer by the contractor, said second website being password protected by a password of the contractor;
a selection processor receiving from the customer through the first website a selection of an option of the options provided by the building contractor associated with the pre-existing contract;
a commission processor adapted to collect a commission based upon the received selection made by the customer; and
a contract term change processor for altering the terms of the preexisting contract based on said product, sevice, or installation options selected by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 36, 37)
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