Method and apparatus for payment retrieval and review collection
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1. A method for conducting a review comprising the steps of:
- detecting with a computer system a payment request from a vendor, including receiving a payment code from the vendor, wherein the payment code is related to a particular job to be performed by the vendor and is issued to a customer after accepting a payment from the customer for the job;
activating a payment for the job in response to the vendor entering the payment code;
generating with the computer system a review based on the payment request; and
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transmitting with the computer system a reference to the review to the customer;
wherein the reference provides a link to retrieve the review.
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Abstract
A method for conducting a review including the step of detecting a payment request from a vendor; generating a review based on the payment request; and, transmitting a reference to the review to a customer, wherein the reference provides a link to retrieve the review. A system for performing the method is also described.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a review comprising the steps of:
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detecting with a computer system a payment request from a vendor, including receiving a payment code from the vendor, wherein the payment code is related to a particular job to be performed by the vendor and is issued to a customer after accepting a payment from the customer for the job; activating a payment for the job in response to the vendor entering the payment code; generating with the computer system a review based on the payment request; and
;transmitting with the computer system a reference to the review to the customer; wherein the reference provides a link to retrieve the review. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for conducting a review comprising the steps of:
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detecting with a computer system a payment request from a vendor, including receiving a payment code from the vendor, wherein the payment code is issued to a customer after accepting a payment from the customer for a job to be performed by the vendor; activating a payment for the job in response to the vendor entering the payment code; generating with the computer system a review based on the payment request; transmitting with the computer system a reference to the review to a customer, wherein the reference provides a link to retrieve the review; detecting with the computer system a request to retrieve the review by the customer; determining with the computer system the status of a job related to the review before transmitting the review; and
,transmitting with the computer system the review if the status meets a first condition. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method for conducting a review comprising the steps of:
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detecting with a computer system a payment request from a vendor, including receiving a payment code from the vendor, wherein the payment code is issued to a customer after accepting a payment from the customer for a job to be performed by the vendor; activating a payment for the job in response to the vendor entering the payment code; generating with the computer system a review based on the payment request; transmitting with the computer system a reference to the review to a customer; wherein the reference provides a link to retrieve the review; detecting with a computer system a response to the review; and
,crediting with the computer system the customer with a predetermined amount based on detecting the response to the review. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A computer readable medium having a computer readable program code contained therein for conducting a review, the computer readable program code comprising:
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computer readable program code for detecting a payment request from a vendor, including receiving a payment code from the vendor, wherein the payment code is related to a particular job to be performed by the vendor and is issued to a customer after accepting a payment from the customer for the job; computer readable program code for activating a payment for the job in response to the vendor entering the payment code; computer readable program code for generating a review based on the payment request; and computer readable program code for transmitting a reference to the review to a customer, wherein the reference provides a link to retrieve the review. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium having a computer readable program code contained therein for conducting a review, the computer readable program code comprising:
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computer readable program code for detecting a payment request from a vendor, including receiving a payment code from the vendor, wherein the payment code is related to a particular job to be performed by the vendor and is issued to a customer after accepting a payment from the customer for the job; computer readable program code for activating a payment for the job in response to the vendor entering the payment code; computer readable program code for generating a review based on the payment request; and computer readable program code for transmitting a reference to the review to a customer, wherein the reference provides a link to retrieve the review; where the computer readable program code for transmitting the review comprises; computer readable program code for determining the status of a job related to the review before transmitting the review; and
,computer readable program code for transmitting the review if the status meets a first condition. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium having a computer readable program code contained therein for conducting a review, the computer readable program code comprising:
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computer readable program code for detecting a payment request from a vendor, including receiving a payment code from the vendor, wherein the payment code is issued to a customer after accepting a payment from the customer for a job to be performed by the vendor; computer readable program code for activating a payment for the job in response to the vendor entering the payment code; computer readable program code for generating a review based on the payment request; and computer readable program code for transmitting a reference to the review to a customer, wherein the reference provides a link to retrieve the review; where the computer readable program code for conducting the review further comprises; computer readable program code for detecting a response to the review; and
,computer readable program code for crediting the customer with a predetermined amount based on detecting the response to the review. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A review system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising; a vendor application configured to receive a payment request from a vendor including a payment code, wherein the payment code is related to a particular job to be performed by the vendor and is issued to a customer after accepting a payment from the customer for the job; and a customer application configured to activate a payment for the job in response to the vendor entering the payment code and generate a review based on the payment request and transmit a reference to the review to a customer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A review system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising; a vendor application configured to receive a payment request from a vendor including a payment code, wherein the payment code is related to a particular job to be performed by the vendor and is issued to a customer after accepting a payment from the customer for the job; and a customer application configured to activate a payment for the job in response to the vendor entering the payment code and generate a review based on the payment request and transmit a reference to the review to a customer; wherein the customer application is further configured to transmit the review to the customer when a request for the review is detected from the customer; and wherein the customer application is further configured to not transmit the review to the customer if a first condition is not met. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A review system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising; a vendor application configured to receive a payment request from a vendor, including receiving a payment code from the vendor, wherein the payment code is issued to a customer after accepting a payment from the customer for a job to be performed by the vendor; and a customer application configured to activate a payment for the job in response to the vendor entering the payment code and generate a review based on the payment request and transmit a reference to the review to a customer; wherein the customer application is further configured to detect a response to the review, and credit the customer with a predetermined amount based on detecting the response to the review. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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