Builders on-line assistant
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1. An apparatus for servicing a customer of a building contractor through a third-party website provider, such apparatus comprising:
- means for establishing the terms 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 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 preexisting contract; and
means for altering the terms of the pre-existing contract based on said product, service, or installation options selected by the customer.
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A method and apparatus are provided for servicing a customer of a builder 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 viewing and selecting product options for product offerings provided by the builder, receiving from the customer through the first website views and selections of an option of the options provided by the builder and collecting a fee or commission based upon the received selection made by the customer.
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1. An apparatus for servicing a customer of a building contractor through a third-party website provider, such apparatus comprising:
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means for establishing the terms 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 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 preexisting contract; and means for altering the terms of the pre-existing contract based on said product, service, or installation options selected by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for servicing a customer of a building contractor through a third-party website provider, such apparatus comprising:
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a contract term establishment processor establishing terms 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 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 building 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; and a contract term change processor for altering the term of the preexisting contract based on said product, service or installation options selected by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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