Intuit Inc.
Systems, methods, and computer program products for matching service consumers and providers

Abstract:

A system for matching a consumer of a service with a provider of the service includes a service consumer program host computer communicatively coupled to a consumer/provider matching computer through a first network. The system also includes a service provider host computer communicatively coupled to the consumer/provider matching computer through a second network. The system further includes a consumer computer communicatively coupled to the consumer/provider matching computer through a third network. Moreover, the system includes a provider computer communicatively coupled to the consumer/provider matching computer through a fourth network. The consumer/provider matching computer generates a ranked list of providers by analyzing consumer data.