System and process for providing better car service from car services companies

• US 20030009360A1
• Filed: 05/28/2002
• Published: 01/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Salah Chaudhry, Shafquat Chaudhary
• Original Assignee: Salah Chaudhry, Shafquat Chaudhary
• Inventors: Chaudhry, Salah, Chaudhary, Shafquat
• Application Number:
  US10/156,623
• Publication Number:
  US 20030009360A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A computerized process and system for selecting a vehicle for transport comprising a series of steps. This process includes selecting a departure location, and selecting a destination location. The process also includes a step for selecting a preferred carrier, wherein once the preferred carrier has been selected, the computer network determines whether the preferred carrier is available. This process also includes a step for selecting at least one additional carrier if the preferred carrier is not available. In one embodiment this step can occur automatically with a computer determining the appropriate carrier based upon availability, price, and quality of service. In another embodiment of the invention, the preferred carrier can refer the user to the additional carrier for a referral fee. Next, the additional carrier is presented to a user wherein the reservation is processed.

Claims

1. A computerized process for selecting a vehicle for transport comprising the following steps:

a) selecting a departure location;

b) selecting a destination location;

c) selecting a preferred carrier;

d) determining whether said preferred carrier is available;

e) selecting at least one additional carrier if said preferred it carrier is not available;

f) presenting said at least one additional carrier to a user;

and

g) processing a reservation.

2. The process as in claim 1, wherein said step of selecting at least one additional carrier is performed by said preferred carrier.

3. The process as in claim 2, further comprising the step of automatically determining a referral fee for said preferred carrier for referring a user to said at least one additional carrier.

4. The process as in claim 1, wherein said step of selecting said at least one additional carrier is performed automatically, based upon at least one of the following criteria:

availability, price of the fare, and quality of service.

5. The process as in claim 2, further comprising the steps of receiving a fare from a user after said reservation has been completed, and forwarding a referral fee from said at least one additional carrier to said primary carrier once said fare has been received.