RESERVATION MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A method for managing reservations of items, the method comprising:
- receiving from a first user a request to reserve an item, wherein the request comprises a specification of at least one of a date and a time for a first reservation of the item;
determining that a second user holds a prior reservation for the item that conflicts with the first reservation;
determining that the second user no longer requires the prior reservation;
releasing, in response to determining that the second user no longer requires the prior reservation, the prior reservation; and
allowing, in response to the releasing and in response to the receiving from the first user the request, the first reservation as specified by the request.
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Abstract
A method, information processing system, and computer program product managing reservations of items. A request to reserve an item is received from a first user. The request includes a specification of at least one of a date and a time for a first reservation of the item. A determination is made that a second user holds a prior reservation for the item that conflicts with the first reservation. A determination is made that the second user is no longer requires the prior reservation. The prior reservation is released in response to determining that the second user no longer requires the prior reservation. The first reservation as specified by the request is allowed in response to the releasing and in response to the receiving from the first user the request.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing reservations of items, the method comprising:
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receiving from a first user a request to reserve an item, wherein the request comprises a specification of at least one of a date and a time for a first reservation of the item; determining that a second user holds a prior reservation for the item that conflicts with the first reservation; determining that the second user no longer requires the prior reservation; releasing, in response to determining that the second user no longer requires the prior reservation, the prior reservation; and allowing, in response to the releasing and in response to the receiving from the first user the request, the first reservation as specified by the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processing system for managing reservations of items, the information processing system comprising:
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a memory; a processor communicatively coupled to the memory; and a reservation manager communicatively coupled to the memory and the processor, wherein the reservation manager includes; a reservation request manager adapted to receive from a first user a request to reserve an item, wherein the request comprises a specification of at least one of a date and a time for a first reservation of the item; a reservation conflict manager adapted to determine that a second user holds a prior reservation for the item that conflicts with the first reservation; wherein the reservation conflict manager is further adapted to determine that the second user no longer requires the prior reservation; a reservation availability manager adapted to release, in response to reservation conflict manager determining that the second user no longer requires the prior reservation, the prior reservation; and a reservation scheduling manager adapted to allow, in response to the reservation availability manager releasing and in response to the reservation request manager receiving from the first user the request, the first reservation as specified by the request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for managing reservations of items, the computer program product comprising:
a storage medium readable by the computer system, the computer readable medium storing instructions for performing; receiving from a first user a request to reserve an item, wherein the request comprises a specification of at least one of a date and a time for a first reservation of the item; determining that a second user holds a prior reservation for the item that conflicts with the first reservation; determining that the second user no longer requires the prior reservation; releasing, in response to determining that the second user no longer requires the prior reservation, the prior reservation; and allowing, in response to the releasing and in response to the receiving from the first user the request, the first reservation as specified by the request. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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