System and method for efficient and automatic reporting and return of lost items
First Claim
1. A system for reporting of lost items, the system comprising:
- a third party server device operable to;
communicate with a computing device associated with a user;
identify a purchase or reservation of goods or services from at least one establishment via the computing device, each purchase or reservation having itinerary information and user information;
determine if lost item protection is obtained, the lost item protection being associated with the identified purchase or reservation of goods or services; and
associate the itinerary information and a confirmation of lost item protection with the user if it is determined purchase lost item protection was obtained; and
a recovery server device operable to;
receive itinerary information, confirmation of lost item protection, and user information from the third party server device;
determine if user information matches customer information in a first database;
associate and store the received itinerary information and confirmation of lost item protection with the customer information in the first database if it is determined that the user information matches customer information in the first database;
store the received itinerary information, confirmation of lost item protection, and user data in the first database if it is determined that the user information does not match customer information in the first database;
receive a lost item notice from the computing device, the lost item notice including customer information and lost item information;
determine if the customer information from the lost item notice matches customer information stored in the first database;
retrieve itinerary information associated with the customer if it is determined that the customer information from the lost item notice matches the customer information stored in the first database;
facilitate presentation of a list of each establishment associated with the itinerary information, the list being presented on a display of a device associated with the user;
receive a selection of at least one establishment;
determine if establishment information associated with the selected at least one establishment is stored in a second database; and
automatically generate and transmit a lost item report to the at least one establishment if it is determined that the establishment information is stored in the second database.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system and method for receiving itinerary information and user information for a reservation for a user where the user has opted to acquire lost item protection for use with at least part of the reservation; receiving a lost item notification from a computing device associated with a notifier, the lost item notification including at least notifier information and lost item information; retrieving itinerary information from the first database associated with the user when it is determined that the notifier information from the lost item report matches the user information stored in the first database; facilitating presentation of a list of one or more establishments associated with the retrieved itinerary information; and automatically generating and electronically transmitting a lost item report to the selected at least one establishment if it is determined that the establishment information is stored in the second database.
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1. A system for reporting of lost items, the system comprising:
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a third party server device operable to; communicate with a computing device associated with a user; identify a purchase or reservation of goods or services from at least one establishment via the computing device, each purchase or reservation having itinerary information and user information; determine if lost item protection is obtained, the lost item protection being associated with the identified purchase or reservation of goods or services; and associate the itinerary information and a confirmation of lost item protection with the user if it is determined purchase lost item protection was obtained; and a recovery server device operable to; receive itinerary information, confirmation of lost item protection, and user information from the third party server device; determine if user information matches customer information in a first database; associate and store the received itinerary information and confirmation of lost item protection with the customer information in the first database if it is determined that the user information matches customer information in the first database; store the received itinerary information, confirmation of lost item protection, and user data in the first database if it is determined that the user information does not match customer information in the first database; receive a lost item notice from the computing device, the lost item notice including customer information and lost item information; determine if the customer information from the lost item notice matches customer information stored in the first database; retrieve itinerary information associated with the customer if it is determined that the customer information from the lost item notice matches the customer information stored in the first database; facilitate presentation of a list of each establishment associated with the itinerary information, the list being presented on a display of a device associated with the user; receive a selection of at least one establishment; determine if establishment information associated with the selected at least one establishment is stored in a second database; and automatically generate and transmit a lost item report to the at least one establishment if it is determined that the establishment information is stored in the second database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for automatically reporting lost items, comprising:
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identifying, by the third party server, a purchase or reservation of the good or service, each purchase or reservation including itinerary information and user information; identifying, by the third party server, if lost item protection was obtained; associating lost item protection confirmation with the itinerary information and user information if lost item protection was identified; transmitting, by the third party server, the itinerary information, user information, and lost item protection confirmation to a recovery server; determining, by the recovery server, if user information matches customer information in a first database; associating and storing the received itinerary information and confirmation of lost item protection with the customer information in the first database if the determining if user information matches customer information determines that the user information matches customer information in the first database; receiving, at the recovery server, a lost item notice from a computing device associated with the customer, the lost item notice including customer information and lost item information; determining, by the recovery server, if the customer information from the lost item notice matches customer information stored in the first database; retrieving itinerary information associated with the customer if it is determined that the customer information from the lost item notice matches the customer information stored in the first database; facilitating presentation of a list of each establishment associated with the itinerary information, the list being presented on a display of a device associated with the user; receiving a selection of at least one establishment; determining if establishment information associated with the selected at least one establishment is stored in a second database; and automatically generating and transmitting a lost item report to the at least one establishment if it is determined that the establishment information is stored in the second database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer implemented method for reporting lost items, comprising:
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receiving itinerary information and user information for a reservation for a user where the user has opted to acquire lost item protection for use with at least part of the reservation; storing the itinerary information and the user information in a first database; receiving a lost item notification from a computing device associated with a notifier, the lost item notification including at least notifier information and lost item information; determining whether the notifier information from the lost item report substantially matches user information stored in the first database; retrieving itinerary information from the first database associated with the user when it is determined that the notifier information from the lost item report matches the user information stored in the first database; facilitating presentation of a list of one or more establishments associated with the retrieved itinerary information, the list of one or more establishments being presented on a display of the computing device associated with the notifier; receiving a selection of at least one establishment from the list of one or more establishments being presented; accessing establishment information associated with the selected at least one establishment from the first database or a second database; and automatically generating and electronically transmitting a lost item report to the selected at least one establishment if it is determined that the establishment information is stored in the second database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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