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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2012
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Paul H. Dietz, Redmond, WA (US);
Steve Bathiche, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jeffrey R. C. Bell, Seattle, WA (US);
Bora Beran, Redmond, WA (US);
Gaetan Issombo, Seattle, WA (US);
Kori Inkpen Quinn, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0613 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0625 (2013.01);
Abstract
A communication system provides a service provider marketplace that includes a data store storing provider data for a plurality of different service providers. A search or selection component provides user interface displays that allow users to search for and select service providers. A payment component provides a mechanism by which payment for the services can be made by the users.