US 2025/0054036 A1 · FENCING BROKERING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD

Abstract

Provided is a fencing brokering arrangement 300 comprising a satellite geographic demarcation computing system 312 and an administration computing system 304 arranged in signal communication via a communications network 202 facilitating transactions between the computing systems and a plurality of users. The administration computing system 304 is configured to operatively provide a GUI 312 to at least one user 318. The GUI is adapted to i) allow the user 318 to demarcate a specific geographic area 311 via the satellite geographic demarcation computing system 312, ii) provide a plurality of design modules with selectable fencing characteristics that, when selected by the user via the GUI, allow generation of a quote for fencing the demarcated geographic area 311, iii) automatically tender the quote to a plurality of fencing contractors 322, and iv) present acceptance and/or counteroffer(s) by the fencing contractors to the user via the GUI 312.

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Dependent claims

A fencing brokering system for online brokering of fencing installations without requiring a contractor to perform a site visit, said fencing brokering system comprising:

a satellite geographic demarcation computing system whereby a user is able virtually to demarcate a specific geographic area;
at least one remote user terminal;
a plurality of remote fencing contractor terminals;
and
an administration computing system coupled via a network to the satellite geographic demarcation system, user and contractor terminals, said administration computing system configured to provide a GUI to the user terminal for demarcating an area and having a pricing engine, a plurality of design modules with selectable fencing characteristics and fencing contractor profiles indicating costings on labour and such fencing characteristics, the fencing characteristics including geographic area details of the demarcated area, including a surface incline and a surface material, so that when a user demarcates and selects desired fencing characteristics from said design modules, the pricing engine automatically generates a quote for fencing the demarcated geographic area.

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A fencing brokering method comprising the steps of:

via an administration computing system, providing a GUI to at least one user on a communications network, the GUI adapted to allow the user to demarcate a specific geographic area via a satellite geographic demarcation computing system on the network, the administration computing system including a plurality of selectable fencing characteristics that, when selected by the user, allow generation of a quote for fencing the demarcated geographic area, the fencing characteristics comprising geographic area details of the demarcated geographic area, including a surface incline and a surface material, said administration computing system configured to register a fencing contractor profile which includes an indication from the contractor around costings on providing the selectable fencing characteristics with associated labour costs to facilitate in generation of said quote;
receiving a selection of fencing characteristics via the GUI from the user;
tendering the quote to a plurality of fencing contractors;
and
via the GUI, presenting acceptance and/or counteroffer(s) by the fencing contractors to the user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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