Zoning, license, and position matching to provide service
AssigneeNicolas Garcia
InventorNicolas Garcia
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Abstract
Using a bi-directional transceiver, one can receive or provide a service. Location of the parties associated with respective transceivers is tracked and billing is made accordingly based on factors such as time spent returning to a vehicle, being inside or outside the location, and the like. Further, a location where a job is to be performed is checked for its zoning information to ensure that a person performing the job is not only licensed to perform the job, but licensed to work at a specific zoned location where not all who are licensed in the field are licensed to do so.
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A method of providing on-site service using a hub comprising the steps of:
- receiving from a first bi-directional transceiver via a network node a determination of a location, said determination of a location based on one or a plurality of:
- a) a global positioning system receiver in said bi-directional transceiver;
- b) an internet protocol address used by said bi-directional transceiver, c) a physical address stored in memory of said bi-directional transceiver;
- determining an address or approximate address based on said received location;
- receiving, from a database, zoning information for a region comprising said address or approximate address, and making a determination of a zoning type based there-on;
- receiving a request from said first bi-directional transceiver for a service to be performed at said location;
- sending to a second bi-directional transceiver via a second network node instructions to travel to said location of said first bi-directional transceiver, wherein said second bi-directional transceiver is associated with an account authorized to perform said service at a location corresponding to said determination of said zoning type.
A method for providing on-site service at a location based on a zoning type for said location using a hub, comprising the steps of:
- using a bi-directional transceiver via a network node license information corresponding to services offered by an operator of said bi-directional transceiver;
- wherein said license information indicates ability to perform said services offered based on zoning type;
- using at least a global positioning system to determine location of said bi-directional transceiver and periodically updating a server via a second network node with said location;
- receiving, based on a location of said bi-directional transceiver, a request to perform one said service offered at a location associated with said zoning type associated with said license;
- sending data via said second network node indicating acceptance of performance of said service;
- and receiving directions to a location for performance of said service, said directions updating based on location data provided by a global positioning system.
A method for connecting a service provider to a recipient using a hub by way of the following steps:
- determining which of a plurality of first bi-directional transceivers are associated each with a specific service provider;
- determining which services each said specific service provider is licensed to perform by receiving licensing information from each said specific service provider via a network node;
- receiving a version of output from a global positioning system receiver of each of said first bi-directional transceivers a location for each said specific service provider;
- receiving a request for a service to be performed from a second bi-directional transceiver;
- receiving a version of output from a global positioning system receiver of said second bi-directional transceiver indicating a location of said second bi-directional transceiver;
- determining a zoning type for said location of said second bi-directional transceiver;
- finding, based on said version of output from said global positioning system receiver of each of said first bi-directional transceivers said zoning type, and said services said specific service providers are licensed to perform, a closest service provider to said second bi-directional transceiver able to fulfill said request for said service, where said closest service provider is licensed to perform said service at said zoning type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.