System and method for changing a personal profile or context during a transaction

• US 20080004921A1
• Filed: 06/30/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deem, Incorporated (Jack Taylor Family Voting Trust U A D 4 14 99)
• Original Assignee: Rearden Commerce Inc
• Inventors: Mortimore, William Charles, Handel, Sean, Orttung, Mark, Mihic, Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 7,941,374 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/025 Coordination of plural reservations, e.g. plural trip segments, transportation combined with accommodation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/14 Travel agencies

Abstract

A method for changing a personal profile or context during a transaction, is described. In one embodiment, the method is to be implemented on a system. In one embodiment the method comprises receiving travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary; receiving an assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to a first profile; receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary; receiving an assignment of the travel selections for the second leg to a second profile; and billing for the first and second legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first leg of the itinerary to the first profile and billing the second leg of the itinerary to the second profile.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

Receiving travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary;

Receiving an assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to a first profile;

Receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary; and

Receiving an assignment of the travel selections for the second leg to a second profile; and

Billing for the first and second legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first leg of the itinerary to the first profile and billing the second leg of the itinerary to the second profile.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

Receiving travel selections for a third leg of the itinerary;

Receiving an assignment of the travel selections for the third leg to the first profile; and

Billing for the first, second, and third legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first and third legs of the itinerary to the first profile and billing the second leg of the itinerary to the second profile.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second legs of the itinerary include one or more of a flight reservation, a hotel reservation, and a vehicle rental reservation.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second profiles include at least one of payment information, predetermined service preferences, loyalty program information, and a predetermined level of fare to be booked.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the predetermined level of fare to be booked includes a level of fare selected from a group comprising two or more of first class, business class, coach class, economy class, and unrestricted.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first profile corresponds to a first user and the second profile corresponds to the first user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first profile corresponds to an employment of the first user, and the second profile is to correspond to a personal use of the first user.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein payment information of the first profile corresponds to an organization separate from the first user, and payment information of the second profile corresponds to the first user.

9. A machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which when executed perform a method comprising:

Receiving travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary;

Receiving an assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to a first profile;

Receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary; and

Receiving an assignment of the travel selections for the second leg to a second profile; and

Billing for the first and second legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first leg of the itinerary to the first profile and billing the second leg of the itinerary to the second profile.

10. The machine readable medium of claim 9, further comprising:

Receiving travel selections for a third leg of the itinerary;

Receiving an assignment of the travel selections for the third leg to the first profile; and

Billing for the first, second, and third legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first and third legs of the itinerary to the first profile and billing the second leg of the itinerary to the second profile.

11. The machine readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first and second legs of the itinerary include one or more of a flight reservation, a hotel reservation, and a vehicle rental reservation.

12. The machine readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first and second profiles include at least one of payment information, predetermined service preferences, loyalty program information, and a predetermined level of fare to be booked.

13. The machine readable medium of claim 12, wherein the predetermined level of fare to be booked includes a level of fare selected from a group comprising two or more of first class, business class, coach class, economy class, and unrestricted.

14. The machine readable medium of claim 13, wherein the first profile corresponds to a first user and the second profile corresponds to the first user.

15. The machine readable medium of claim 14, wherein the first profile corresponds to an employment of the first user, and the second profile is to correspond to a personal use of the first user.

16. The machine readable medium of claim 14, wherein payment information of the first profile corresponds to an organization separate from the first user, and payment information of the second profile corresponds to the first user.

17. A system comprising:

A means for receiving travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary, and for receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary;

A means for receiving an assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to a first profile and an assignment of the travel selections for the second leg to a second profile; and

A means for billing for the first and second legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first leg of the itinerary to the first profile and billing the second leg of the itinerary to the second profile.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the means for receiving the travel selections further includes means for receiving travel selections for a third leg of an itinerary;

The means for receiving the assignments, further includes means for receiving assignment of the travel selections for the third leg to the first profile; and

The means for billing further includes means for billing for the first, second, and third legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first and third legs of the itinerary to the first profile and billing the second leg of the itinerary to the second profile.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the first and second profiles include at least one of payment information, predetermined service preferences, loyalty program information, and a predetermined level of fare to be booked.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein payment information of the first profile corresponds to an organization separate from the first user, and payment information of the second profile corresponds to the first user.