| 摘要 |
<p>A method for enabling a user to simultaneously contact multiple providers to secure an appointment on short notice, the method comprising the steps of :
entering, by the user, at least one required criterion on a system web site;
determining, by the system, each provider within a specified area that meets the required criterion and identifying each provider's proximity to the user's location;
providing, by the system, a list of providers to the user;
selecting, by the user, multiple providers from the list and submitting the selected multiple providers to the system;
notifying, by the system, the selected providers;
responding to the notification by each selected provider;
displaying to the user, by the system, the responses from each selected provider;
confirming, by the user, one response with one selected provider; and notifying, by the system, those providers whose responses were not accepted by the user.</p> |
