Database searching based on user-definable parameters and automated notifications in response to scores
US11243664B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes an OAI gateway; and a main server coupled to the OAI gateway via a network, and configured to be accessed by client workstations, the main server including: an OAI listener coupled to the OAI gateway; a notification server coupled to the OAI listener; and a memory defining a database and coupled to the OAI listener; the main server being configured to present to a workstation a user-fillable intake form having a plurality of questions, and the main server configured to receive answers, and to present a score total to the workstation indicating whether to accept the potential customer, the score total varying depending on the received answers; and the system being configured to send an electronic notification in response to the score total being above or below a predetermined threshold value. Other systems and methods are also provided.
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