Method and system of managing an online reservation system for real estate properties
First Claim
1. A method of displaying and booking facilities resources for a real estate center, comprising:
- receiving a request for available facilities resources in a real estate center;
presenting a plurality of available real estate center facilities resources to an end user communication device, wherein at least two if the plurality of resources are from distinct real estate centers;
receiving a booking request specifying at least one real estate center facilities resource for booking booking the specified real estate center facilities resource in response to said received request; and
updating a database to reflect the specified real estate center facilities resource is no longer available.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for presenting and booking office space, conference rooms and other resources of a real estate center. Visitors to a real estate center portal may view real estate center properties, check the availability of real estate center facilities resources such as offices or conference rooms, and book the facilities that meet their needs. The present invention allows automatic updating of real estate center facilities resources and synchronization between a real estate center booking system and the management systems of real estate centers. Real estate centers that use the booking system to manage inventory of their real estate center can provide real time availability of their available resources through the real estate center portal.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of displaying and booking facilities resources for a real estate center, comprising:
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receiving a request for available facilities resources in a real estate center;
presenting a plurality of available real estate center facilities resources to an end user communication device, wherein at least two if the plurality of resources are from distinct real estate centers;
receiving a booking request specifying at least one real estate center facilities resource for booking booking the specified real estate center facilities resource in response to said received request; and
updating a database to reflect the specified real estate center facilities resource is no longer available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing available real estate center facilities resource information and booking in a reservation system, the reservation system having an inventory database containing facilities resource availability information, the real estate centers having a real estate center server with facilities resource availability information, comprising:
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synchronizing the inventory database of the reservation system with the facilities resource availability information of at least one real estate center server;
presenting a plurality of available real estate center facilities resources to an end user communication device in response to a request for available real estate center facilities resources, wherein at least two if the plurality of resources are from distinct real estate centers;
receiving a booking request specifying at least one real estate center facilities resource for booking; and
updating the inventory database of the referral system to reflect the specified real estate center facilities resource is no longer available. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of displaying facilities resources for a real estate center at a real estate center portal, comprising:
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presenting a selection page where a visitor may enter criteria for a real estate center facilities resource, the entered criteria including information specifying a date;
receiving a request for available facilities resources in a real estate center;
retrieving at least one real estate center facility resource; and
presenting the retrieved at least one real estate center facility resource to an end user communication device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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