# US 2018/0025416 A1 · Method for configuring and conducting service exchanges over network without monetary transactions

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- Number: US 2018/0025416 A1
- Document ID: US20180025416A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/214,830
- Filed: 2016-07-20
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-20
- Assignees: Swap Your Time LLC
- Applicants: Swap Your Time, LLC
- Inventors: Pavel Sakurets; Konstantin Zuyev
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025416A1

## CPC

- G06Q 30/0613: {using intermediate agents}
- G06Q 30/08: Auctions
- G06Q 20/102: {Bill distribution or payments}
- G06Q 30/0282: Rating or review of business operators or products
- G06Q 30/0619: {Neutral agent}
- G06Q 40/04: Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A method for conducting a plurality of electronic service exchanges over a network and a tangible, non-transient computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon to carry out the method are disclosed. The exchanges are conducted between two or more service providers on a basis of service time and description, and do not involve any monetary transaction. The method includes receiving information about an offered and requested service to initiate service exchanges. A plurality of parameters associated with the offered and requested services and an instruction set for each exchange are then identified. When the identification results in a match between the offered service and the requested service of a first service provider on a first terminal coupled to the network and the requested service and the offered service of at least one additional service provider on at least one additional terminal coupled to the network, the service exchange is conducted.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for conducting a plurality of electronic service exchanges over a network,
wherein each exchange is conducted between two or more service providers of a set of service providers,
wherein the set of service providers comprises a first service provider on a first terminal coupled to the network and at least one additional service provider on at least one additional terminal coupled to the network,
wherein each service exchange is conducted on a basis of service description and service time and does not involve any monetary transaction, and
wherein the method comprises:
receiving information about an offered service and a requested service from each service provider of the set of service providers, wherein the information is provided to initiate one of the plurality of service exchanges;
identifying a plurality of parameters associated with the offered service and the requested service of each service provider;
identifying an instruction set for each exchange based on the plurality of parameters associated with the offered service and the requested service of each service provider;
identifying a match of the offered service and the requested service of the first service provider with the requested service and the offered service of the at least one additional service provider; and
conducting the service exchange between the first service provider and the at least one additional service provider.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the identifying a match between the offered service of the first service provider and the requested service of the at least one additional service provider further comprises:
identifying time increments of the offered service and the requested service of each service provider, and
negotiating the service exchange between the first service provider and the at least additional other service provider when a number of time increments of the offered service of the first service provider does not match a number of time increments of the offered service of the at least one additional service provider.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1,
wherein the at least one additional service provider comprises a second service provider on a second terminal coupled to the network, and
wherein the identifying an instruction set for each exchange based on the plurality of parameters associated with the offered service and the requested service of each service provider is followed by:
identifying a match between the offered service and the requested service of the first service provider and the requested service and the offered service of the second service provider; and
conducting the service exchange between the first service provider and the second service provider.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method according to claim 3, further comprising a third service provider on a third terminal coupled to the network,
wherein the identifying an instruction set for each exchange based on the plurality of parameters associated with the offered service and the requested service of each service provider is followed by:
identifying a match between the offered service of the first service provider and the requested service of the second service provider, a match between the offered service of the second service provider and the requested service of the third service provider, and a match between the offered service of the third service provider and the requested service of the first service provider; and
conducting the service exchange between the first service provider, the second service provider, and the third service provider.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method according to claim 4, further comprising a fourth service provider on a fourth terminal coupled to the network,
wherein the identifying an instruction set for each exchange based on the plurality of parameters associated with the offered service and the requested service of each service provider is followed by:
identifying a match between the offered service of the first service provider and the requested service of the second service provider, a match between the offered service of the second service provider and the requested service of the third service provider, a match between the offered service of the third service provider and the requested service of the fourth service provider, and a match between the offered service of the fourth service provider and the requested service of the first service provider; and
conducting the service exchange between the first service provider, the second service provider, the third service provider, and the fourth service provider.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving information about an offered service and a requested service from each service provider of the set of service providers is preceded by registration of each service provider.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the service providers reside within boundaries of the same zip code.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the service providers reside within boundaries of the same state.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, the service provider is an individual or a business entity.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9, wherein the business entity is a corporation.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the network comprises:
an input module, wherein each service provider registers;
a plurality of interface modules, wherein each service provider indicates a description of the offered service, a location and a time period within which the offered service can be rendered;
a database, wherein information about the service providers, times and locations of services is stored; and
a search module capable of searching the database to find zero, one, or more matches between the offered service of the first service provider and the requested service of the second service provider and zero, one, or more matches between the offered service of the second service provider and the requested service of the first service provider.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, wherein the network further comprises a negotiation module.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, wherein the network further comprises:
a security module;
a billing and payment module to collect a user fee from the service providers upon completion of a successful service exchange; and
a ranking, feedback, and comment module to evaluate quality of the service exchange;

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, wherein the network further comprises:
a module to generate a means of communication between the network and each of the service providers by using electronic mail, instant messaging, phone, facsimile, regular mail, or a combination thereof.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, wherein the network further comprises:
an auction module to place a bid on a desired offered service.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, wherein the network further comprises:
a calendar, a dynamic calendar, or a synchronized calendar.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein access to the network is provided by scanning a QR code printed on a marketing card.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

A tangible, non-transient computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon to carry out the method for conducting a plurality of electronic service exchanges of claim 1.

### Claim 19 (depends on 2)

A tangible, non-transient computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon to carry out the method for conducting a plurality of electronic service exchanges of claim 2.

### Claim 20 (depends on 3)

A tangible, non-transient computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon to carry out the method for conducting a plurality of electronic service exchanges of claim 3.