SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXTUALIZED, INTERACTIVE MAPS FOR FINDING AND BOOKING SERVICES

• US 20110282702A1
• Filed: 07/25/2011
• Published: 11/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rearden Commerce Inc
• Original Assignee: Rearden Commerce Inc
• Inventors: Mortimore, William Charles JR.
• Application Number:
  US13/190,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20110282702A1
• 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

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method that can be performed on a system, is provided for contextualized interactive maps for finding and booking services. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a user'"'"'s request for one or more services related to an identified location; presenting a map to the user, the map including interactive data identifying one or more services per the request by the user; receiving from the user, a request for a booking for one or more of the services; and processing the booking request.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A method comprising:

receiving, via an electronic portal service operating on a server, a user'"'"'s request for one or more services related to an identified user'"'"'s location including available restaurants and a request for a limousine to pick up a passenger at the user'"'"'s location, wherein the request is sent from a user'"'"'s personal digital assistant (PDA) and a plurality of vendors are coupled to the electronic service portal, wherein the location is identified by at least one of an itinerary and calendar;

presenting, via the electronic portal service operating on the server, a map to the user'"'"'s PDA, the map including interactive data identifying one or more services per the request by the user, the interactive data based on real-time updates from the electronic portal service and including a length of time before a limousine can pick up a passenger at the user'"'"'s location and the interactive data displaying a description of restaurant offerings and environment when a PDA cursor is located over a restaurant on the map, wherein the services selected to be presented are in part selected based on demographic data from a network of users;

receiving, via the electronic portal service operating on the server, from the user, a request for a booking for one or more of the services; and

processing, via the electronic portal service operating on the server, the booking request.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the interactive data related to the one or more services includes real-time updates from the electronic services portal.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the real-time updates include reservation availability.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the real-time update includes a identifying a time when services are available.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the services include one or more of a restaurant, a hotel, a car rental, and an airline reservation.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein the location is identified by one of global position system and user input.

37. The method of claim 21, wherein the services selected to be presented are in part selected based on at least one of demographic data from a network of users having previous input about the identified contacts of a social network having previously booked requests at the services selected to be presented;

or a match based on required or predetermined criteria relating to individuals being members of a group.

27. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which when executed by a computer system, perform a method comprising:

receiving, via an electronic portal service operating on a server, a user'"'"'s request for one or more services related to an identified user'"'"'s location including available restaurants and a request for a limousine to pick up a passenger at the user'"'"'s location, wherein the request is sent from a user'"'"'s personal digital assistant (PDA) and a plurality of vendors are coupled to the electronic service portal, wherein the location is identified by at least one of an identified itinerary and calendar;

presenting, via the electronic portal service operating on the server, a map to the user'"'"'s PDA, the map including interactive data identifying one or more services per the request by the user, the interactive data based on real-time updates from the electronic portal service and including a length of time before a limousine can pick up a passenger at the user'"'"'s location and the interactive data displaying a description of restaurant offerings and environment when a PDA cursor is located over a restaurant on the map, wherein the services selected to be presented are in part selected based on demographic data from a network of users;

receiving, via the electronic portal service operating on the server, from the user, a request for a booking for one or more of the services; and

processing, via the electronic portal service operating on the server, the booking request.

28. The machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the interactive data related to the one or more services includes real-time updates from the electronic services portal.

29. The machine-readable medium of claim 28, wherein the real-time updates include reservation availability.

30. The machine-readable medium of claim 28, wherein the real-time update includes a identifying a time when services are available.

31. The machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the services include one or more of a restaurant, a hotel, a car rental, and an airline reservation.

32. The machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the location is identified by one of global position system and user input.

33. A system comprising:

at least one computing device for receiving, via an electronic portal service operating on a server, a user'"'"'s request for one or more services related to an identified location including available restaurants and a request for a limousine to pick up a passenger at the user'"'"'s location, wherein the request is sent from a user'"'"'s personal digital assistant (PDA) and a plurality of vendors are coupled to the electronic service portal, wherein the location is identified by at least one of an identified itinerary and calendar;

the computing device for presenting, via the electronic portal service operating on the server, a map to the user'"'"'s PDA, the map including interactive data identifying one or more services per the request by the user, the interactive data based on real-time updates from the electronic portal service and including a length of time before a limousine can pick up a passenger at the user'"'"'s location and the interactive data displaying a description of restaurant offerings and environment when a PDA cursor is located over a restaurant on the map, wherein the services selected to be presented are in part selected based on demographic data from a network of users;

the computing device for receiving, via the electronic portal service operating on the server, from the user, a request for a booking for one or more of the services; and

the computing device for processing, via the electronic portal service operating on the server, the booking request.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein the interactive data related to the one or more services includes real-time updates from the electronic services portal.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein the real-time updates include reservation availability.

36. The system of claim 34, wherein the real-time updates include identifying a time when services are available.