Reservation entry method and system
First Claim
1. A method of entering a reservation comprising:
- under control of a client system, sending an identifier of a person to a server system, displaying information identifying an item or service to be reserved, and in response to only a single action being performed, sending a request to reserve the item or service for the person identified by the identifier to the server system; and
under control of the server system, receiving the identifier, retrieving additional information previously stored for the person identified by the identifier, receiving the request, and generating a reservation to reserve the item or service for the person identified by the identifier using the retrieved additional information.
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Abstract
A computer system for entering a reservation includes a client system, such as a personal computer (PC) client; a server system including a web server, an application server and a host reservation and database system; and a global communication system, such as the Internet, between the PC client and the server system. The PC client includes a display sub-system, such as a browser, for displaying information identifying a vehicle rental to be reserved, such as a car rental; a data entry sub-system cooperating with the display sub-system and generating a single action; and a communication sub-system cooperating with the data entry sub-system. The host reservation and database system includes a car club'"'"'s car rental database which stores profile information for a plurality of car rental club members. The server system also includes a receiving component which receives a car rental club number that identifies a car rental club member, and receives a request to reserve the car rental for the member, with the request being sent in response to only the single action. A retrieval component retrieves the stored profile information from the car rental database for the member identified by the identifier, and a reservation entry component generates a reservation to reserve the car rental for the member by using the retrieved stored profile information. The Internet sends the car rental club number to the server system, and in response to only the single action being performed, sends the request to the server system.
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54 Claims
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1. A method of entering a reservation comprising:
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under control of a client system, sending an identifier of a person to a server system, displaying information identifying an item or service to be reserved, and in response to only a single action being performed, sending a request to reserve the item or service for the person identified by the identifier to the server system; and
under control of the server system, receiving the identifier, retrieving additional information previously stored for the person identified by the identifier, receiving the request, and generating a reservation to reserve the item or service for the person identified by the identifier using the retrieved additional information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A client system employing an identifier, which identifies a person, for entering a reservation, said client system comprising:
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a display component displaying information identifying an item or service to be reserved;
a data entry component cooperating with said display component; and
a communication component cooperating with said data entry component, said communication component sending the identifier to a server system, in order that the server system can retrieve additional information based upon the identifier needed to complete the reservation, and in response to only a single action being performed, sending a request to the server system to reserve the item or service for the person. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A server system employing an identifier, which identifies a person, for entering a reservation, said server system comprising:
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a data storage component storing information for a plurality of persons;
a receiving component receiving the identifier, and receiving a request to reserve an item or service for the person, said request being sent in response to only a single action being performed;
a retrieval component retrieving the stored information from the data storage component for the person identified by the identifier; and
a reservation entry component generating a reservation to reserve the item or service for the person identified by the identifier using the retrieved stored information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for reserving an item or service using a client system, said method comprising:
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employing an identifier which identifies a person;
sending the identifier to a server system, said server system for retrieving additional information based upon the identifier and needed to complete a reservation;
displaying information which identifies the item or service to be reserved; and
sending, in response to only a single action being performed, a request to the server system to reserve the item or service for the person.
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32. A method for reserving an item or service using a server system, said method comprising:
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storing information for a plurality of persons;
receiving an identifier of a person;
retrieving the stored information for the person identified by the identifier;
receiving a request to reserve the item or service for the person, said request being sent in response to only a single action being performed; and
generating the reservation to reserve the item or service for the person identified by the identifier using the retrieved stored information.
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33. A computer system employing an identifier, which identifies a person, for entering a reservation, said computer system comprising:
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a client system comprising;
a display component displaying information identifying an item or service to be reserved, a data entry component cooperating with said display component, and a communication component cooperating with said data entry component;
a server system comprising;
a data storage medium storing information for a plurality of persons, a receiving component receiving said identifier, and receiving a request to reserve an item or service for the person, said request being sent in response to only a single action being performed, a retrieval component retrieving the stored information from the data storage component for the person identified by the identifier, and a reservation entry component generating a reservation to reserve the item or service for the person identified by the identifier using the retrieved stored information; and
a communication system between said client system and said server system, with said communication system sending the identifier to the server system, and in response to only said single action being performed, sending said request to the server system. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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