US 11,790,321 B2
Systems and methods for crowdsourcing technology projects
Sahil Sarosh, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to CrowdPlat, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by CrowdPlat, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/472,396.
Application 16/442,966 is a division of application No. 15/002,134, filed on Jan. 20, 2016, granted, now 10,373,120, issued on Aug. 6, 2019.
Application 17/472,396 is a continuation of application No. 16/442,966, filed on Jun. 17, 2019, granted, now 11,120,402.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/106,131, filed on Jan. 21, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0406834 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); H04L 51/04 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 10/103 (2013.01) [H04L 51/04 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computer system, first input that specifies details of a project to be outsourced by a company;
causing, by the computer system, display of the details on a first interface that is accessible to a plurality of managers who are in competition with one another to be selected to manage the project;
receiving, by the computer system, second input that is indicative of a plurality of proposals for completing the project,
wherein each proposal of the plurality of proposals is submitted by a different one of the plurality of managers via the first interface;
causing, by the computer system, display of the plurality of proposals on a second interface that is accessible to a representative of the company;
receiving, by the computer system, third input that is indicative of a selection of a proposal from among the plurality of proposals by the representative; and
in response to receiving the third input,
notifying, by the computer system, a manager associated with the proposal of the selection; and
permitting, by the computer system, the manager to communicate with a worker who is responsible for performing work in the project under supervision of the manager.