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 03 — AH-03
Customer Task Capture
Mapping the patent's customer task information and location inputs to Angi's capture interface.
Patent Position
The patent requires receipt of task requirement information and a task location before any provider population is generated.
Angi / Handy Position — Public Evidence
Angi's core customer interface asks what the homeowner needs help with and for a ZIP code, then identifies relevant projects and professionals. The AI Helper extends this by using advanced LLMs and targeted job-assessment questions to translate a homeowner's natural-language problem into a clearer, more detailed service request.
AI Helper capture sequence
- Homeowner natural language
- LLM
- Targeted assessment questions
- Structured service request
- Pro matching
Patent ↔ Company Technical Mapping
| Patent element | Angi / Handy — publicly observed | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Customer task requirement information | "What can we help you with?" free-text plus assessment questions | Strong Observed Correspondence |
| Task location information | ZIP code as a primary request input | Strong Observed Correspondence |
| Structured task representation | LLM-derived structured service request | Strong Observed Correspondence |
Assessment
- Task capture
- Strong
- Location capture
- Strong
- AI task interpretation
- Strong Public Evidence
Strategic Interpretation
This is a potentially important difference from Taskrabbit: Angi publicly evidences machine interpretation of the customer's own words, not only structured form capture.
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.