Patent ID: 6470338
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A computerized method for matching potential clients with professional services providers which meet their personalized criteria and are interested in providing particular services to them, said method comprising the steps of:presenting a first electronic document including a plurality of data entry devices to said potential clients via a computer network; receiving data entered using said data entry devices, said received data being indicative of said criteria; automatically comparing said received data to data stored in a storage medium to identify one or more suitable professional services providers based upon said criteria; automatically generating and transmitting an electronic mail message to said identified one or more service providers via said computer network, said electronic message including information indicative of a portion of said received data; and, receiving a response from at least one responding one of said one or more identified service providers, and automatically providing information indicative of another portion of said received data to each said responding one of said service providers.