Patent ID: 9020110
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G06Q,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing interaction between a consumer and a service provider, the method comprising: receiving, using one or more processors, from a first user device associated with the consumer, one or more criteria for selecting the service provider; providing, using one or more processors, to the first user device associated with the consumer, a collection of service providers based at least in part on the criteria, wherein providing the collection of service providers comprises providing information associated with a social networking profile, wherein at least one of the service providers is associated with an unactivated user account, and wherein the information associated with a social networking profile comprises information retrieved from a third party database; receiving, using one or more processors, from the first user device associated with the consumer, a selection identifying a service provider from the collection of service providers; establishing, using one or more processors, a video connection between the first user device associated with the consumer and a second user device associated the service provider; and maintaining, using one or more processors, a balance amount at least a part of which is to be paid to the service provider.