Automatically Calculating A Discount Using A Reservation System
First Claim
1. A method to facilitate the management of at least a portion of an inventory using a reservation system including:
- maintaining within the reservation system a merchant profile including at least one inventory category, wherein the inventory category is associated with the inventory;
maintaining within the reservation system transaction data associated with at least the portion of the inventory; and
accessing the transaction data in order to facilitate management of the portion of the inventory using the inventory category.
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Abstract
System, apparatus and methods for automatically calculating a discount for a customer offered by a merchant through a reservation system to a customer. A reservation file is provided and contains data relating to a reservation, and transaction data relating to payment account transactions is accessed. One or more elements of the transaction data are compared against one or more elements of the reservation file to determine a match; and based on the match, the discount is electronically calculated based one or more elements of the transaction data and one or more elements of the reservation file. In this way, the discount can be accurately calculated in an automatic fashion. In another embodiment, the customer may opt for a non-cash discount such as airline miles, points, or other rewards, in which case the customer may be provided with such rewards in an amount proportional to the discount.
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1. A method to facilitate the management of at least a portion of an inventory using a reservation system including:
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maintaining within the reservation system a merchant profile including at least one inventory category, wherein the inventory category is associated with the inventory;
maintaining within the reservation system transaction data associated with at least the portion of the inventory; and
accessing the transaction data in order to facilitate management of the portion of the inventory using the inventory category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method to facilitate the management of at least a portion of an inventory using a data management system including:
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maintaining within the data management system a merchant profile including at least one inventory category, wherein the inventory category is associated with the inventory;
maintaining within the data management system transaction data associated with at least the portion of the inventory; and
accessing the transaction data in order to facilitate management of the portion of the inventory using the inventory category. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method for managing at least a portion of an inventory using a reservation system including:
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creating a merchant profile within the reservation system including at least one inventory category associated with the inventory;
accepting transaction data in associated with the inventory, wherein the transaction data includes the payment information of at least part of the inventory;
sending transaction data associated with the inventory to the reservation system, wherein the transaction data includes the payment information; and
accessing the transaction data in order to facilitate management of the portion of the inventory using the inventory category. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A system for managing at least a portion of an inventory using a reservation system including:
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a merchant profile within the reservation system including at least one inventory category, wherein the inventory category is associated with the inventory; and
transaction data associated with at least the portion of the inventory, wherein the transaction data is sent to the reservation system, wherein a record is kept of the transaction data in the reservation system, and wherein the transaction data can be accessed in order to facilitate management of the portion of the inventory using the inventory category. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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