LEASING SYSTEM

• US 20140304175A1
• Filed: 03/20/2014
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Casper & Friends, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Casper & Friends, Inc.
• Inventors: Casper, Gary
• Application Number:
  US14/220,835
• Publication Number:
  US 20140304175A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/307
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0645 Rental transactions; Leasing transactions

Abstract

The present invention provides a system for leasing blocks of time for a commercial object. The system comprising listing one or more available blocks of time for leasing the commercial object into a web based system. The listing of one or more available blocks of time for leasing the commercial object being entered into the web based system by an owner of the commercial object. A prequalification is set for one or more independent contractors to bid on the leasing of the listed available blocks of time for the commercial object. The prequalification being set by the owner of the commercial object. One or more independent contractors are accepted as prequalified based on the set prequalification. The leasing of one or more of the available blocks of time for the commercial object are bided on via the web based system. The bidding being done by one or more of the accepted prequalified independent contractors. The leasing of one or more of the available blocks of time for the commercial object is awarded to a winning prequalified independent contractor via the web based system.

Claims

1. A system for leasing blocks of time for a commercial object comprising:

listing one or more available blocks of time for leasing the commercial object into a web based system, said listing being entered by an owner of the commercial object;

setting a prequalification for one or more independent contractors to bid on the leasing of the listed available blocks of time for the commercial object, said prequalification being set by the owner of the commercial object;

accepting one or more independent contractors as prequalified based on the set prequalification;

bidding on the leasing of one or more of the available blocks of time for the commercial object via the web based system, said bidding by one or more of the accepted prequalified independent contractors; and

awarding the leasing of one or more of the available blocks of time for the commercial object to a winning prequalified independent contractor via the web based system.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein said commercial object is a chair at a salon.

3. The system according to claim 2 further comprising:

listing the awarded block of time of the chair for a second leasing at the salon into a web based system, said listing being entered by the winning prequalified independent contractor;

bidding on the second leasing of the winning block of time for the chair at the salon via the web based system, said bidding by one or more of the accepted prequalified independent contractors; and

awarding the second leasing of the winning block of time for the chair at the salon to a second winning prequalified independent contractor via the web based system.

4. The system according to claim 2 wherein said acceptance of the prequalified independent contractor further comprising friending of the prequalified independent contractor by the owner of the salon.

5. The system according to claim 4 further comprising a listing of inventory and prices for one or more chairs at the salon.

6. The system according to claim 5 further comprising reserving the chair at the salon by date, time and price.

7. The system according to claim 2 further comprising a keyless entry system at the salon to allow access to the salon by the winning prequalified independent contractor.

8. The system according to claim 2 further comprising a video monitoring system at the salon to allow the owner of the salon to monitor use of the salon by the winning prequalified independent contractor.

9. A system for leasing blocks of seats on an airplane comprising:

listing one or more available blocks of seats for leasing on the airplane into a web based system, said listing being entered by an owner of the airplane;

setting a prequalification for one or more independent contractors to bid on the leasing of the listed available blocks of seats on the airplane, said prequalification being set by the owner of the airplane;

accepting one or more independent contractors as prequalified based on the set prequalification;

bidding on the leasing of one or more of the available seats on the airplane via the web based system, said bidding by one or more of the accepted prequalified independent contractors; and

awarding the leasing of one or more of the available seats on the airplane to a winning prequalified independent contractor via the web based system.

10. The system according to claim 9 further comprising:

listing the awarded block of seats for a second leasing on the airplane into a web based system, said listing being entered by the winning prequalified independent contractor;

bidding on the second leasing of the winning block of seats on the airplane via the web based system, said bidding by one or more of the accepted prequalified independent contractors; and

awarding the second leasing of the winning block of seats on the airplane to a second winning prequalified independent contractor via the web based system.

11. The system according to claim 9 wherein said acceptance of the prequalified independent contractor further comprising friending of the prequalified independent contractor by the owner of the airplane.

12. The system according to claim 11 further comprising a listing of inventory and prices for the seats on the airplane.

13. The system according to claim 12 further comprising reserving the seats on the airplane by date, time and price.

14. A system for leasing a medical room at a medical facility comprising:

listing one or more available medical rooms for leasing at the medical facility into a web based system, said listing being entered by an owner of the medical facility;

setting a prequalification for one or more independent contractors to bid on the leasing of the listed medical rooms at the medical facility, said prequalification being set by the owner of the medical facility;

accepting one or more independent contractors as prequalified based on the set prequalification;

bidding on the leasing of one or more of the available medical rooms at the medical facility via the web based system, said bidding by one or more of the accepted prequalified independent contractors; and

awarding the leasing of one or more of the medical rooms at the medical facility to a winning prequalified independent contractor via the web based system.

15. The system according to claim 14 further comprising:

listing the awarded medical room for a second leasing at the medical facility into a web based system, said listing being entered by the winning prequalified independent contractor;

bidding on a second leasing of the winning medical room at the medical facility via the web based system, said bidding by one or more of the accepted prequalified independent contractors; and

awarding the second leasing of the winning medical room at the medical facility to a second winning prequalified independent contractor via the web based system.

16. The system according to claim 14 wherein said acceptance of the prequalified independent contractor further comprising friending of the prequalified independent contractor by the owner of the medical facility.

17. The system according to claim 16 further comprising a listing of inventory and prices for the medical rooms at the medical facility.

18. The system according to claim 17 further comprising reserving the medical rooms at the medical facility by date, time and price.

19. A system for leasing blocks of rooms comprising:

listing one or more available blocks of rooms for leasing into a web based system;

setting a prequalification for one or more independent contractors to bid on the leasing of the listed available blocks of rooms, said prequalification being set by the owner of the available block of rooms;

accepting one or more independent contractors as prequalified based on the set prequalification;

bidding on the leasing of one or more of the available rooms via the web based system, said bidding by one or more of the accepted prequalified independent contractors; and

awarding the leasing of one or more of the available rooms to a winning prequalified independent contractor via the web based system.

20. The system according to claim 19 wherein the available rooms are on a cruise ship.

21. The system according to claim 19 wherein the available rooms are in a hotel.