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 09 — TT-09
Machine Learning Matching
Thumbtack's patent documentation describes provider selection using machine-learning models and heuristics.
Disclosed factors
- Request relevance
- Provider interest
- Customer selection likelihood
- Supply and demand
- Provider qualification
- Provider fit
- Business value
Classification discipline
- Label as Thumbtack Patent-Disclosed Architecture.
- Keep separate from Current Product Evidence.
- Do not automatically equate patent disclosure with current commercial implementation.
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.