Eric Y Castro

US Patent:

8417552, Apr 9, 2013

Filed:

Jul 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/175298

Inventors:

Rhett A. Butler - Buffalo Grove IL, US
George A. Coll - Lake Barrington IL, US
Eric J. Castro - Elgin IL, US
Carlos E. Fojo - Elgin IL, US

Assignee:

Sears Brands, L.L.C. - Hoffman Estates IL

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06Q 30/00
G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705 714, 705304, 705 2681, 705317

Abstract:

Described herein is technology for, among other things, an electronic services marketplace. The technology involves establishing a first tier of service providers, establishing a second tier of service providers, routing a service order to the first tier of service providers, and routing the service order to the second tier of service providers if the service order is not accepted by one of the first tier service providers.

US Patent:

20100017253, Jan 21, 2010

Filed:

Jul 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/175210

Inventors:

Rhett A. Butler - Buffalo Grove IL, US
George A. Coll - Lake Barrington IL, US
Eric J. Castro - Elgin IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 9

Abstract:

Described herein is technology for, among other things, an electronic services marketplace. The technology involves creating and populating user accounts associated with service provider companies, where the user accounts include service provider company profiles. The technology further involves creating and populating technician profiles corresponding to the technicians of the service provider companies and associating the service provider company profiles with the corresponding technician profiles. The technology further involves receiving a request for services from a buyer, determining whether any of the technicians are able to perform the requested services, assigning the request for service to a particular technician that is able to perform the requested services, and routing payment for the requested service to a financial account associated with the service provider company associated with the particular technician.

US Patent:

20100017337, Jan 21, 2010

Filed:

Jul 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/175250

Inventors:

Rhett A. Butler - Buffalo Grove IL, US
George A. Coll - Lake Barrington IL, US
Eric J. Castro - Elgin IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06Q 10/00
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 80, 705 9, 705 26

Abstract:

Described herein is technology for, among other things, an electronic services marketplace. The technology involves receiving a request for services from a buyer, creating a service order based on the requested services, determining which of a plurality of service providers are qualified to provide the requested services, and selecting from the qualified service providers one or more particular service providers to perform the services.

US Patent:

20130226640, Aug 29, 2013

Filed:

Mar 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/836023

Inventors:

Rhett A. Butler - Buffalo Grove IL, US
George A. Coll - Lake Barrington IL, US
Eric J. Castro - Elgin IL, US
Carlos E. Fojo - Elgin IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/06

US Classification:

705 714

Abstract:

A method of delegating a service order may include periodically establishing a plurality of tiers of service providers. The service order may be routed to one or more service providers from at least a first one of the plurality of tiers, based on acceptance of the service order by one or more service providers from at least a second one of the plurality of tiers. The service providers may be registered on a service provider network. The periodic establishing of the plurality of tiers may be based on at least one cost function associated with the service providers. The service order may be routed to the one or more service providers from at least the second one of the plurality of tiers. The first one of the plurality of tiers of service providers may be mutually exclusive from the second one of the plurality of tiers of service providers.