Arranging relevant services for an online asset transaction
AssigneeAuction.com, LLC
InventorRobert Friedman
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Abstract
A method and system for arranging relevant services for an online asset transaction are described. Upon detecting an event while monitoring an auction, the system identifies services and third-party service providers within the same geographic region as the asset being auctioned that are relevant to the asset. Buyers and the seller of the asset are notified of these services and can choose to let the system manage the completion of the service by initiating and monitoring the provider's performance in carrying out a defined workflow specific to the asset.
Claims20
A method of providing services in connection with an auction, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:
- monitoring an auction for one or more types of auction events, the auction being provided for an asset that has a geographic location;
- upon detecting an auction event, identifying a plurality of services and one or more service providers for each of the plurality of services, wherein at least some of the one or more service providers for one or more of the plurality of services are within a designated distance from the geographic location of the asset;
- providing a notification to the user, the notification including content that identifies the plurality of services;
- based on a user response to the notification, providing the user with one or more interfaces to select individual services and individual service providers;
- sending a communication to each selected service provider to initiate a workflow for performing a task or series of tasks for the asset;
- and
- monitoring the selected service providers' performance of the workflow.
A system comprising:
- one or more network interfaces;
- one or more memory resources;
- and
- one or more processors coupled to the one or more network interfaces and the one or more memory resources, the one or more processors to:
- monitor an auction for one or more types of auction events, the auction being provided for an asset that has a geographic location;
- upon detecting an auction event, identify a plurality of services and one or more service providers for each of the plurality of services, wherein at least some of the one or more service providers for one or more of the plurality of services are within a designated distance from the geographic location of the asset;
- provide a notification to the user, the notification including content that identifies the plurality of services;
- based on a user response to the notification, provide the user with one or more interfaces to select individual services and individual service providers;
- send a communication to each selected service provider to initiate a workflow for performing a task or series of tasks for the asset;
- and
- monitor the selected service providers' performance of the workflow.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- monitor an auction for one or more types of auction events, the auction being provided for an asset that has a geographic location;
- upon detecting an auction event, identify a plurality of services and one or more service providers for each of the plurality of services, wherein at least some of the one or more service providers for one or more of the plurality of services are within a designated distance from the geographic location of the asset;
- provide a notification to the user, the notification including content that identifies the plurality of services;
- based on a user response to the notification, provide the user with one or more interfaces to select individual services and individual service providers;
- send a communication to each selected service provider to initiate a workflow for performing a task or series of tasks for the asset;
- and
- monitor the selected service providers' performance of the workflow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.