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 13 — AH-13
Task Duration
The critical differentiation question for Angi and Handy.
Executive Finding
Angi clearly provides cost estimates, timeline guidance and AI-assisted project scoping. None of those is automatically equivalent to AI assignment of a recommended amount of time required to complete a specific task.
Investigate
- Estimated job duration
- Fixed service duration for pre-priced services
- Predicted duration
- AI duration
- Professional-specific duration
Current classification
- AI Recommended Task Duration — Not Yet Publicly Established.
- Fixed-price service scope may imply an internal service length, but the mechanism is not exposed.
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.