METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BOOKING AND MANAGING PERSONAL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS

摘要

Methods and systems are provided for booking an appointment within a scheduling database connected to the Internet. The method comprises recording a plurality of appointment schedules in the scheduling database. Each appointment schedule is associated with a service-provider organization as well as a plurality of appointments. Each appointment is associated with a service-provider individual, a time slot, as well as an available/unavailable indicator. A consumer using a service-consumer device can search the scheduling database for available appointments based on such criteria as type of service, appointment time, location, and product brands offered by the service provider. A user rating associated with the service consumer can be updated so that services providers can make decisions about accepting appointment books from particular service consumers.

主权项

1. A method for booking an appointment within a scheduling database connected to an Internet, comprising:
recording on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium a plurality of appointment schedules in the scheduling database, the recording comprising:
associating each appointment schedule with a service-provider organization and a plurality of appointments,associating each appointment with a service-provider individual within the service-provider organization, a time slot, and an associated available-unavailable indicator; receiving a service-provider search request from a service consumer via the Internet; presenting a search result to the service consumer based on the search request, the search result corresponding to a particular appointment; receiving a booking request from the service consumer corresponding to the particular appointment; and notifying the service provider organization of the booking request.