Network-based marketplace service pricing tool for facilitating purchases of bundled services and products
US11030666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for pricing offers of healthcare services including an application server linked to a virtual payment system manager providing a pricing tool, a service pricing information database and a cost adjustment information database that are accessible by the application server. The pricing tool is operable to receive an indication of a healthcare service set that is respectively associated with a service detail information record included in the service pricing information database, dynamically calculating an adjusted physician fee for the primary service based on cost adjustment metrics for a geographic zone that corresponds to the specified location, and provide a recommended price for the indicated healthcare service set based on the calculated adjusted physician fee. A virtual money account database to maintain records of virtual funds of the user is provided and the virtual payment system manager is configured to allocate and distribute the virtual funds in the transaction marketplace system to virtual accounts of the user.
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