Patents Assigned to Metro Enterprises, Inc.
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Publication number: 20160196586Abstract: A process for dynamic routing of customer contacts to call recipients includes establishing accounts in a call recipient contact system for a plurality of call recipients. The plurality of call recipients are permitted to bid against one another for providing goods and/or services to a customer. A contact list is created and call recipients are ranked from a lowest bidding call recipient to a highest bidding call recipient. The contact is received from a customer and routed to the lowest bidding call recipient on the contact list. The call recipient account receiving the contact and fulfilling the transaction is credited an amount bid by the call recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Applicant: Metro Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Shlomo Gonen, Jonathan A. Gonen, Danny Rosen
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Publication number: 20120239553Abstract: A system for processing and funding short-term loans to a mobile credit storage facility account, including providing currency exchange services to the mobile credit storage facility account. Loan types include short-term loans, payday loans, micro credit loans, mobile telecommunication carrier top-off loans and overdraft loans. Loans may be based on an applicant's loan application, history of employment or mobile money creditworthiness including mobile money historical transactions and mobile phone company records. Loan funds may be deposited directly to the consumer's account that is associated with his/her mobile device. They may also be automatically debited for various payments. The consumer's mobile device telephone or IMEI number is used as a unique identifier to established and analyze a credit history and to facilitate the mobile money transactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: METRO ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Jonathan A. Gonen, Shlomo Gonen, David Gonen
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Patent number: 8200231Abstract: A process for dynamic routing of customer contacts to service providers includes establishing accounts in a service provider contact system for a plurality of service providers. The plurality of service providers are permitted to bid against one another for providing goods and/or services to a customer. A contact list is created of service providers ranked from a lowest bidder service provider to a highest bidder service provider. A contact is received from a customer and routed from the customer to the lowest bidder service provider on the contact list. The service provider account receiving the contact and fulfilling the transaction is credited the amount bid by the service provider.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2006Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Metro Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Shlomo Gonen, Jonathan A. Gonen, Danny Rosen
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Patent number: 7953416Abstract: A dynamic contact routing system includes establishing a plurality of service provider accounts. The service providers submit bids for a per-contact charge. A contact list is created wherein the service providers are ranked from the highest bidder to the lowest bidder. A contact received from a potential customer is routed to the highest ranked bidder service provider on the contact list. If the contact is not responded to or rejected, the contact is rerouted to the next highest ranked service provider on the contact list. The service provider's account who has received the contact is charged the pre-contact amount by that service provider.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2005Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Metro Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Shlomo Gonen, Jonathan A. Gonen, Danny Rosen
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Publication number: 20100114744Abstract: The reputation scoring and reporting system for accounts associated with telephone numbers and maintained in an electronic database includes processing a request for a reputation report corresponding to an account in the database. The request is authenticated via the telephone number associated with the account. A reputation report is then sent to a subscriber in response to an authenticated request. In return, transaction information between the subscriber and entity is associated with the account in the electronic database. The reputation score for the account is calculated in real-time based on the transaction information stored in the electronic database.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: METRO ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventor: Shlomo Gonen
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Publication number: 20080294629Abstract: The process for facilitating a telephone-based search includes accepting a telephone inquiry, receiving search criteria through the telephone inquiry and searching an electronic database for information relevant to the search criteria. A portion of the search criteria may be received from a software application installed on a telephone. Such search criteria may include a keyword or a category. Next, a search result relating to the search criteria is conveyed in response to the search inquiry. The search result should include a searchable category, a third party or a list of selectable third parties. Accordingly, the telephone inquiry is routed to a third party associated with the search result.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: METRO ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Shlomo Gonen, David Gonen
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Publication number: 20080256255Abstract: The process for streaming media data in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network includes the step of submitting a request through the P2P network to play a time segment of a media file. A local computer is connected through the P2P network to a streaming computer having the desired time segment. Thereafter, an initial data byte is located in the time segment via a conversion table associated with the media file. The time segment is streamed from the streaming computer to the local computer starting with the initial data byte. The time segment is stored on the local computer for playback through a corresponding media player.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: METRO ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Yuri Mordovskoi, Miller Nguyen, Darren Berkovitz
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Publication number: 20080221964Abstract: A method of outsourcing everyday tasks is provided. The method includes the steps of posting a task request with detailed information concerning the services to be performed. Service providers are able to bid on the posted tasks, wherein the service providers may include a bid amount and description of the quality of service to be performed. Thereafter the consumer selects a specific service provider to accomplish the posted task. The method further facilitates completing the monetary transaction via an electronic escrow account operated by and accessible only by a third party. Moreover, a database aggregates user information as part of a detailed feedback system to alleviate fraud or poor quality of service.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: METRO ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Darren Berkovitz, David Gonen, Stacy Stubblefield
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Publication number: 20080147741Abstract: Obtaining expert advice on-demand includes maintaining a substantially real-time list of available experts in selected fields, in an electronic database. The system receives a request from a customer for expert advice in one or more of the selected fields maintained in the electronic database. The system then electronically identifies one or more available experts to the customer in response to the request received and routes the request for expert advice to at least one of the available experts.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2007Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: METRO ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Shlomo Gonen, Jonathan A. Gonen, David Gonen, Darren Berkovitz, Stacy Stubblefield
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Publication number: 20080010687Abstract: A registrant provides at least one registrant electronic contact, such as a telephone number, during a registration process. The registrant's information may be compared to a database of such information. The registrant is verified by establishing a connection with the registrant via the registrant contact. The verification code is communicated to the registrant, which is input into an on-line form or a telephone verification system. Notification events are established, and the registrant is notified of the occurrence of a previously established notification event by establishing a connection with the registrant via the registrant contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2006Publication date: January 10, 2008Applicant: METRO ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Shlomo Gonen, Jonathan Gonen, Alon Gonen, Danny Rosen
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Publication number: 20070269038Abstract: A process for dynamic routing of customer contacts to call recipients includes establishing accounts in a call recipient contact system for a plurality of call recipients. The plurality of call recipients are permitted to bid against one another for providing goods and/or services to a customer. A contact list is created and call recipients are ranked from a lowest bidding call recipient to a highest bidding call recipient. The contact is received from a customer and routed to the lowest bidding call recipient on the contact list. The call recipient account receiving the contact and fulfilling the transaction is credited an amount bid by the call recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2007Publication date: November 22, 2007Applicant: METRO ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Shlomo Gonen, Jonathan Gonen, Danny Rosen
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Publication number: 20060247999Abstract: A process for dynamic routing of customer contacts to service providers includes establishing accounts in a service provider contact system for a plurality of service providers. The plurality of service providers are permitted to bid against one another for providing goods and/or services to a customer. A contact list is created of service providers ranked from a lowest bidder service provider to a highest bidder service provider. A contact is received from a customer and routed from the customer to the lowest bidder service provider on the contact list. The service provider account receiving the contact and fulfilling the transaction is credited the amount bid by the service provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2006Publication date: November 2, 2006Applicant: METRO ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Shlomo Gonen, Jonathan Gonen, Danny Rosen
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Publication number: 20060154661Abstract: After receiving a telephone number, various characteristics of the telephone number are determined. These include, the type of phone associated with the telephone number, the phone carrier of the telephone number, and geographic characteristics of the telephone number. This can be done, for instance, by analyzing the telephone connection or querying a database containing a plurality of telephone numbers and characteristics of each of the telephone numbers. The determination may be used to prevent fraudulent or restricted access to a website or system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2005Publication date: July 13, 2006Applicant: METRO ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Shlomo Gonen, Jonathan Gonen, Alon Gonen, Danny Rosen
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Patent number: 7076037Abstract: A dynamic call routing system includes establishing a plurality of service provider accounts. The service providers submit bids for a per-call charge. A call list is created wherein the service providers are ranked from the highest bidder to the lowest bidder. A telephone call received from a potential customer is routed to the highest ranked bidder service provider on the call list. If the call is not answered or rejected, the call is rerouted to the next highest ranked service provider on the call list. The service provider's account who has received the telephone call is charged the pre-call amount bid by that service provider.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2004Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: Metro Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Shlomo Gonen, Jonathan A. Gonen, Danny Rosen
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Publication number: 20060136310Abstract: A dynamic contact routing system includes establishing a plurality of service provider accounts. The service providers submit bids for a per-contact charge. A contact list is created wherein the service providers are ranked from the highest bidder to the lowest bidder. A contact received from a potential customer is routed to the highest ranked bidder service provider on the contact list. If the contact is not responded to or rejected, the contact is rerouted to the next highest ranked service provider on the contact list. The service provider's account who has received the contact is charged the pre-contact amount by that service provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2005Publication date: June 22, 2006Applicant: METRO ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Shlomo Gonen, Jonathan Gonen, Danny Rosen