Systems and methods to facilitate rental transactions
First Claim
1. A software product for facilitating rental of a good, the software product comprising:
- software operational when executed by a processor to direct the processor to store a good identifier associated with the good in a product database, display product information associated with the good based on a geographical location of the good, receive a rental request from the renter, and send contact information associated with the renter to a listing party based at least in part on the rental request; and
a storage medium configured to store the software.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for facilitating rental of a good comprising storing a good identifier associated with the good in a product database, displaying product information associated with the good based on a geographical location of the good, receiving a rental request from the renter, and sending a contact information associated with the renter to a listing party at least in part based on the rental request. The rental request may be anonymous. An inquiry may be received from the renter and anonymized and sent to the listing party. An anonymous negotiation between a listing party and the renter may be conducted and the rental price and/or the rental term may be determined based on the anonymous negotiation.
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19 Claims
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1. A software product for facilitating rental of a good, the software product comprising:
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software operational when executed by a processor to direct the processor to store a good identifier associated with the good in a product database, display product information associated with the good based on a geographical location of the good, receive a rental request from the renter, and send contact information associated with the renter to a listing party based at least in part on the rental request; and
a storage medium configured to store the software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for facilitating rental of a good, the method comprising:
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storing a good identifier associated with the good in a product database;
displaying product information associated with the good based on a geographical location of the good;
receiving a rental request from the renter; and
sending contact information associated with the renter to a listing party based at least in part on the rental request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for facilitating rental of a good on a communications network, the system comprising:
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a communications interface configured to communicate over the communications network;
a storage device; and
a processor coupled to the communications network and the storage device, the processor configured to store a good identifier associated with the good in a product database, display product information associated with the good based on a geographical location of the good, receive a rental request from the renter, and send a contact information associated with the renter to a listing party at least in part based on the rental request.
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