Patent ID: 7774223

Claim:
A method for enabling a user to electronically schedule a location-specific and service-specific handyman service appointment, the method comprising the steps of: inputting a target service location and at least one desired handyman service into central processing means via a communication network, each desired handyman service being associated with a service time length; continually tracking and summing service time length based on the selection of desired one or more handyman services; continually providing an estimated total service time length to the user based on the selection of desired one or more handyman services; searching a database stored within the central processing means, the database comprising handyman service location information and handyman service expertise information; matching the target service location with the handyman service location information and the desired handyman service with the handyman service expertise information; compiling a select handyman grouping, the select handyman grouping being compiled based on the matched handyman service location information and the matched handyman service expertise information; presenting the select handyman grouping to a user, the select handyman grouping comprising at least two handyman resumes; selecting at least one handyman resume from the select handyman grouping; ordering a service-related product related to the desired handyman service; the desired handyman service for enabling functionality of the primary service product; inviting the user to submit personalized service requests, each personalized service request being linked to and included within the total service time length; providing an availability calendar, the availability calendar corresponding to the selected handyman resume and the service time length, the availability calendar comprising a plurality of calendar days, each calendar day comprising an available appointment time listing cooperative with the total service time length; and selecting at least one calendar day and at least one appointment time from the availability calendar, the selected handyman resume, the selected calendar day, and the selected appointment time thus operating to electronically schedule a location-specific and service-specific handyman service appointment.