U.S. Patent Position Review — 19/476,586
DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TASK SCHEDULES TO SERVICE PROVIDERS
Published international application: PCT/AU2024/050370 / WO2024216337A1
Section 14 — AH-14
Cost Estimation
Cost intelligence is extensive; it must remain visually and analytically separate from duration intelligence.
Angi / Handy Position — Public Evidence
Angi operates extensive cost-estimation functionality, and its AI-guided systems help homeowners understand what a project might cost and what to expect in planning it.
Cost Intelligence — Established
- Project cost ranges
- Pre-priced service pricing
- AI-guided cost expectations
Duration Intelligence — Not Established
- Recommended time to complete the task
- Duration used to size an appointment window
- Duration used to construct a professional's day
Limitation panel — PRICE ≠ DURATION
- A published price does not establish a computed task length.
- Cost models may use labour assumptions that are never surfaced publicly; absence of disclosure is not evidence of absence.
Public Evidence
Each record exposes the source, publisher, date, direct link, relevant extract, what it establishes, what it does not establish and evidence confidence.
Classification language rule: "Not Publicly Established" records the limits of public evidence reviewed. It is not a finding that the company does not operate the technology. Forward-looking items are labelled: Potential Future Patent Development — Subject to Patent Attorney Review.