U.S. Patent Position Review · 19/476,586

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

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Curated Provider List

Thumbtack's 2026 AI product matches users to a curated list of local professionals tailored to the project.

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Executive Finding

The product explains why each professional is a strong fit based on expertise, project need, customer ratings and preferred availability. That is a directly stated multi-variable subset derivation.

Curation inputs to subset

  1. Project
  2. Location
  3. Expertise
  4. Ratings
  5. Availability
  6. Curated provider subset

Strategic Interpretation

This is one of the strongest architectural comparisons in the entire three-company review.

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.

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