Provider locating system and method

Computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions for presenting and selecting providers of goods or services via a voice interactive device based upon a consumer's location, comprising:

• receiving a wireless indication of a consumer's location along with a provider request;
• locating nearby providers that match said further details;
• prioritizing said nearby providers;
• providing a prioritized listing of matching providers nearby to the consumer upon selection of a provider;
• and
• sending details of said provider to the consumer.

System for presenting and selecting providers of goods or services via a voice interactive device based upon a consumer's location, the system comprising:

• an interactive voice response server operative to:
• receive a wireless indication of a consumer's location along with a provider request;
• and
• forward said location and said provider request to a mapping server;
• the mapping server operative to:
• locate nearby providers that match said further details;
• and
• forward a list of said nearby providers to a service server;
• and
• the service server operative to:
• prioritize said nearby providers;
• provide a prioritized listing of matching providers nearby to the consumer in cooperation with said interactive voice response server;
• and
• upon selection of a provider by said consumer, send details of said provider to the consumer in cooperation with said interactive voice response server.

Apparatus for presenting and selecting providers of goods or services via a voice interactive device based upon a consumer's location, the apparatus operative to:

• receive a wireless indication of a consumer's location along with a provider request;
• locate nearby providers that match said further details;
• prioritize said nearby providers;
• provide a prioritized listing of matching providers nearby to the consumer;
• and
• upon selection of a provider by said consumer, send details of said provider to the consumer.