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Ranking system using instant post-transaction surveying of transaction judges

  • US 8,924,247 B2
  • Filed: 03/09/2006
  • Issued: 12/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A machine-implemented live lead managing method comprising:

  • receiving bid profiles from corresponding lead buyers, wherein each bid profile includes specifications for desired leads and a bid;

    after receipt of the bid profiles, receiving a live lead from one of a plurality of lead sellers, wherein the live lead includes a telecommunication link with a waiting human caller and lead data corresponding to the waiting human caller;

    comparing the bid profiles to the live lead'"'"'s lead data to select matching ones of the bid profiles according to their bid profile specifications;

    determining a winning bid profile and a corresponding winning bid from the selected matching bid profiles;

    calculating an adjusted lead price responsive to the winning bid and a markdown, the markdown comprising a per-seller discount associated with the lead seller that provided the live lead;

    crediting a seller account of the lead seller that provided the live lead based on the adjusted lead price;

    debiting a buyer account of the lead buyer corresponding to the winning bid profile based on the adjusted lead price;

    redirecting the live lead'"'"'s telecommunication link to transfer the waiting human caller to the lead buyer corresponding to the winning bid profile, thereby allowing the lead buyer to continue communication with the waiting human caller through a call on the live lead'"'"'s telecommunication link;

    automatically detecting a termination of the call by either the human caller or the lead buyer;

    in response to the automated detection of the call termination, telephonically coupling the lead buyer to an automated survey engine that then presents a survey to the lead buyer and collects a freshly recalled evaluation of the just-concluded call; and

    updating, using the freshly recalled evaluation, seller quality information associated with the lead seller that provided the live lead, wherein the per-seller discount is determined based on the seller quality information.

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