Methods for generating a work-order in real time and devices thereof

• US 9,727,832 B2
• Filed: 09/18/2013
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Desco LLC (Transaction Services Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Profit Strategies, Inc.
• Inventors: D'Amico, James W., Baccaro, Paul M., Smith, Matthew
• Primary Examiner(s): Boswell, Beth V
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kassim, Hafiz
• Application Number:
  US14/030,887
• Publication Number:
  US 20140278628A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,420 Days
• Field of Search: 705 713
• 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 using one or more mobile computing devices, the method comprising:

identifying, by one or more mobile computing devices, one or more databases comprising data in a split format from a data server through a network connection, wherein the identifying further comprises obtaining the identified one or more databases and consuming computing resources including memory and processing cycles to transmit a plurality of electronic notifications;

reducing consumption of the computing resources to transmit the plurality of electronic notifications by;

encoding the obtained one or more databases to a format compatible to be executed by the one or more mobile computing devices;

stabilizing a web serving by the one or more mobile computing devices; and

persisting the data in a queue by storing the identified one or more databases;

identifying, by the one or more mobile computing devices, one or more items in the identified one or more databases based on a received plurality of search terms, wherein the received plurality of search terms comprises a first part received from a client device and a second part automatically completed by the one or more mobile devices based on the received first part;

determining, by the one or more mobile computing devices, a fee for the identified one or more items based on fee setting parameters comprising a markup percentage, a cost recovery fee adjustment, a sales tax, and a service rate, wherein the determining the fee further comprises identifying a discount value for the determined fee by applying a custom label associated with a user to generate an adjusted determined fee, wherein the customer label is associated with one or more of;

delivering, by the one or more mobile computing devices, a message to all users associated with the custom label;

configuring, by the one or more mobile computing devices, 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 one or more mobile computing devices, a discount coupon or a promotional code to all users associated with the custom label;

or

bypassing, by the one or more mobile computing devices, a user account balance threshold level requirement for all users associated with the custom label; and

generating, by the one or more mobile computing devices, a finalized work-order in real-time based on the adjusted determined fee.

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

determining, by the one or more mobile computing devices, 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 one or more mobile computing devices, an invoice associated with the generated work-order based on the determined final invoice amount.

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

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

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

4. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein, upon a user account balance falling below a threshold level, the method further comprising one or more of:

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

notifying a user, by the one or more mobile computing devices, of the user account balance;

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

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

providing, by the one or more mobile computing devices, one or more notifications associated with the one or more event triggers upon determining the occurrence of the one or more event triggers.

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

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

applying, by the one or more mobile computing devices, the discount value to the one or more determined fees upon determining the presence of the one or more discount coupon.

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

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

determining, by the one or more mobile computing devices via a data server, an availability of the determined one or more parts in a parts data warehouse;

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

8. The method as set forth in claim 7 further comprising:

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

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

9. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the split format is a JSON format.

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

identifying one or more databases comprising data in a split format from a data server through a network connection, wherein the identifying further comprises obtaining the identified one or more databases and consuming computing resources including memory and processing cycles to transmit a plurality of electronic notifications;

reducing consumption of the computing resources to transmit the plurality of electronic notifications by;

encoding the obtained one or more databases to a format compatible to be executed by the one or more mobile computing devices;

stabilizing a web serving by the one or more mobile computing devices; and

persisting the data in a queue by storing the identified one or more databases;

identifying one or more items in the identified one or more databases based on a received plurality of search terms, wherein the received plurality of search terms comprises a first part received from a client device and a second part automatically completed by the one or more mobile devices based on the received first part;

determining a fee for the identified one or more items based on fee setting parameters comprising a markup percentage, a cost recovery fee adjustment, a sales tax, and a service rate, wherein the determining the fee further comprises identifying a discount value for the determined fee by applying a custom label associated with a user to generate an adjusted determined fee, wherein the customer 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;

or

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

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

11. The medium as set forth in claim 10 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.

12. The medium as set forth in claim 11 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.

13. The medium as set forth in claim 10 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.

14. The medium as set forth in claim 10 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 upon determining the occurrence of the one or more event triggers.

15. The medium as set forth in claim 10 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 the discount value to the one or more determined fees upon determining the presence of the one or more discount coupon.

16. The medium as set forth in claim 10, wherein the identifying further comprises:

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

determining, an availability of the one or more parts in a parts data warehouse;

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

17. The medium as set forth in claim 16 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.

18. The medium as set forth in claim 10 wherein the split format is a JSON format.

19. 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 comprising data in a split format from a data server through a network connection, wherein the identifying further comprises obtaining the identified one or more databases and consuming computing resources including memory and processing cycles to transmit a plurality of electronic notifications;

reducing consumption of the computing resources to transmit the plurality of electronic notifications by;

encoding the obtained one or more databases to a format compatible to be executed by the one or more mobile computing devices;

stabilizing a web serving by the one or more mobile computing devices; and

persisting the data in a queue by storing the identified one or more databases;

identifying one or more items in the identified one or more databases based on a received plurality of search terms, wherein the received plurality of search terms comprises a first part received from a client device and a second part automatically completed by the one or more mobile devices based on the received first part;

determining a fee for the identified one or more items based on fee setting parameters comprising a markup percentage, a cost recovery fee adjustment, a sales tax, and a service rate, wherein the determining the fee further comprises identifying a discount value for the determined fee by applying a custom label associated with a user to generate an adjusted determined fee, wherein the customer 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;

or

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

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

20. The device as set forth in claim 19 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.

21. The device as set forth in claim 20 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.

22. The device as set forth in claim 19 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.

23. The device as set forth in claim 19 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 upon determining the occurrence of the one or more event triggers.

24. The device as set forth in claim 19 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 upon determining the presence of the one or more discount coupon.

25. The device as set forth in claim 19 wherein the identifying further comprises:

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

determining an availability of the one or more parts in a parts data warehouse;

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

26. The device as set forth in claim 25 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.

27. The medium as set forth in claim 19 wherein the split format is a JSON format.