Method and apparatus of controlling reservation for goods and the like
First Claim
1. A method of managing reservations of various items of commerce, the various items of commerce including at least one of goods and services, in which the reservations are placed by individuals from a reserving party side for acceptance from a providing party side by at least one provider of said various items of commerce, the method comprising the steps of:
- setting and registering individual identification means pertinent to individual data of an unspecified number of individuals of the general public;
receiving reservation data for particular ones of the various items of commerce communicated by a particular one of said individuals for whom the individual identification means have already been set and registered;
setting a reservation code to the reservation data representative of each of the particular ones of the various items of commerce reserved and notifying said particular one of said individuals that said reservation code has been set;
receiving modifying information data input from one of said reserving party side and said performing party side indicating a desired revision of the reservation data to which the reservation code has been set, the desired revision including one of change and cancellation,sending a notification indicating receipt of the modifying information data from one of the reserving party side and the performing party side prior to performing the desired revision of the reservation data, said notification being sent to a remaining one of the reserving party side and the performing party side affected by said desired revision;
performing the desired revision of reservation data after confirmation of said modifying information data, and on condition of receipt of modifying information acknowledgement data inputted from said remaining one of the reserving party side and the performing party side; and
sending revised reservation data to notify said remaining one of said reserving party side and said performing party side to enable mutual performance by said reserving party side and said performing party side of the items of commerce represented by the revised reservation data.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling the reservation for goods and the like is provided includes the performance and apparatus for effecting performance of a sequence of steps. Steps including setting and registering individual identification means for each individual applicable to individual data of an unspecified number of the general public, reserving tangible and/or intangible various goods controlled by an information data control unit for an individual whose individual identification means have been set and registered through communication devices, and setting a reservation code to the reservation data for each of various goods reserved and notifying the individual are performed. Reservations modification may be effected by the steps of receiving various urgent information data such as the change or cancellation of the reservation data to which the reservation code has been set from at least either the individual side or the information data control unit side, changing or canceling the contents of the reservation data, and sending through the communication device the contents of the reservation data to notify the individual.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of managing reservations of various items of commerce, the various items of commerce including at least one of goods and services, in which the reservations are placed by individuals from a reserving party side for acceptance from a providing party side by at least one provider of said various items of commerce, the method comprising the steps of:
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setting and registering individual identification means pertinent to individual data of an unspecified number of individuals of the general public; receiving reservation data for particular ones of the various items of commerce communicated by a particular one of said individuals for whom the individual identification means have already been set and registered; setting a reservation code to the reservation data representative of each of the particular ones of the various items of commerce reserved and notifying said particular one of said individuals that said reservation code has been set; receiving modifying information data input from one of said reserving party side and said performing party side indicating a desired revision of the reservation data to which the reservation code has been set, the desired revision including one of change and cancellation, sending a notification indicating receipt of the modifying information data from one of the reserving party side and the performing party side prior to performing the desired revision of the reservation data, said notification being sent to a remaining one of the reserving party side and the performing party side affected by said desired revision; performing the desired revision of reservation data after confirmation of said modifying information data, and on condition of receipt of modifying information acknowledgement data inputted from said remaining one of the reserving party side and the performing party side; and sending revised reservation data to notify said remaining one of said reserving party side and said performing party side to enable mutual performance by said reserving party side and said performing party side of the items of commerce represented by the revised reservation data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of managing reservations of various items of commerce, the various items of commerce including at least one of goods and services, in which the reservations are placed by individuals from a reserving party side for acceptance from a providing party side by at least one provider of said various items of commerce, the method comprising the steps of:
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setting and registering individual identification means pertinent to individual data of an unspecified number of particular individuals of the general public; sending a previously set reservation code corresponding to particular ones of said various items of commerce, and reserving the particular ones of said various items of commerce from the particular individuals whose individual identifying means have been set and registered; receiving modifying information data input from one of said reserving party side and said performing party side indicating a desired revision of the reservation data of various reserved ones of said various items of commerce, the desired revision including one of change and cancellation; sending a notification indicating receipt of the modifying information data from one of the reserving party side and the performing party side prior to performing the desired revision of the reservation data, said notification being sent to a remaining one of the reserving party side and the performing party side affected by said desired revision; performing the desired revision of reservation data after confirmation of said modifying information data, and on condition of receipt of modifying information acknowledgement data inputted from said remaining one of the reserving party side and the performing party side; and sending revised reservation data to notify said remaining one of said reserving party side and said performing party side to enable mutual performance by said reserving party side and said performing party side of the items of commerce represented by the revised reservation data. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for managing reservations of various items of commerce, the items of commerce including at least one of goods and services, in which the reservations are placed by individuals from a reserving party side for acceptance from a providing party side by at least one provider of said various items of commerce, comprising:
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an information data control unit group distributed to specified places so that various information data are to be individually controlled, including reservation status and number of possible reservations for each of the various items of commerce on the basis of identification codes set for each of particular ones of said various items of commerce, said information data control unit group being comprised of one of identical type and different type information data control units; an information data overall control unit capable of at least one function of reading and storing the information data of said each information data control unit in one of real time and for each specified date and time; an individual data registration unit for setting and registering individual identification means pertinent to each individual data of an unspecified number of individuals of the general public; an address registration unit capable of registering communication means for an urgent contact including a telephone number for each individual set and registered; a reservation data allocation unit for allocating reservation data representative of reservation contents of the particular ones of said various items of commerce through the individual identification means and using individual identification codes confirmed as a principal to a specified information data control unit controlling applicable ones of the particular ones of said various items of commerce; reservation code setting units for setting a reservation code to the reservation data including a number of reservations and a delivery date and time of ones of the various items of commerce sent to the information data control units; a reservation code sending unit for sending said reservation code to the reserving party side; a reservation data control unit which receives modifying information data input from one of said reserving party side and said performing party side indicating a desired revision of reservation data to which a reservation code has been set from at least one of the reserving party side and the performing party side, the desired revision including one of change and cancellation, and can revise the contents of the reservation data to which a reservation code has been set; a reservation data changed contents sending unit for actuating said address registration unit when some change occurs in the contents of reservation data, and sending the contents of revised reservation data through specified communication means to respective ones of said particular ones of said individuals; reservation data changed contents notification units for notifying said respective ones of said particular individuals of the reservation data sent through said reservation data changed contents sending unit; and a reservation unit on the reserving party side for outputting both the identification codes set for each of the particular ones of said items of commerce, and the individual identification means when the particular ones of said various items of commerce are reserved; said information data overall control unit controlling the change or cancel of the contents of reservation data in such a manner that at least one of the reservation unit and the information data control unit is notified through notification means of the fact that modifying information data have been inputted, before the contents of reservation data are revised through the reservation data control unit, and that the revision of the contents of reservation data is performed after confirmation of the modifying information data and on condition of receipt of the modifying information acknowledgement data inputted from at least one of the reservation unit and the information data control unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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12. An apparatus for managing reservations of various items of commerce, the items of commerce including at least one of goods and services, in which the reservations are placed by individuals from a reserving part side for acceptance from a providing party side by at least one provider of said various items of commerce, comprising:
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an information data control unit group distributed to specified places so that various information data are to be individually controlled, including reservation status and number of possible reservations for each of the various items of commerce on the basis of identification codes set for each of particular ones of said various items of commerce, said information data control unit group being comprised of one of identical type and different type information data control units, an information data overall control unit capable of at least one function of reading and storing the information data of said each information data control unit in one of real time and for each specified date and time, an individual data registration unit for setting and registering individual identification means pertinent to each individual data of an unspecified number of individuals of the general public; an address registration unit capable of registering communication means for an urgent contact including a telephone number for each individual set and registered; a reservation data allocation unit for allocating reservation data representative of reservation contents of the particular ones of said various items of commerce through the individual identification means and using individual identification codes confirmed as a principal to a specified information data control unit controlling applicable ones of the particular ones of said various items of commerce; reservation code setting units for setting a reservation code to the reservation data including a number of reservations and a delivery date and time of ones of the various items of commerce sent to the information data control units; a reservation code sending unit for sending said reservation code to the reserving party side; a reservation data control unit which receives modifying information data input from one of said reserving party side and said performing party side indicating a desired revision of reservation data to which a reservation code has been set from at least one of the reserving party side and the performing party side, the desired revision including one of change and cancellation, and can revise the contents of the reservation data to which a reservation code has been set; a reservation data changed contents sending unit for actuating said address registration unit when some change occurs in the contents of reservation data, and sending the contents of revised reservation data through specified communication means to respective ones of said particular ones of said individuals; reservation data changed contents notification units for notifying said respective ones of said particular individuals of the reservation data sent through said reservation data changed contents sending unit; said reserving party side being provided with reservation units capable of outputting an identification code set for each of said various items of commerce and of individual identification means when the particular ones of said various items of commerce are reserved; and at least one of said reservation unit and said reservation data changed contents notification unit is configured so as to be portable.
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13. An apparatus for managing reservations of various items of commerce, the items of commerce including at least one of goods and services, in which the reservations are placed by individuals from a reserving party side for acceptance from a providing party side by at least one provider of said various items of commerce, comprising:
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an information data control unit group distributed to specified places so that various information data are to be individually controlled, including reservation status and number of possible reservations for each of the various items of commerce on the basis of identification codes set for each of particular ones of said various items of commerce, said information data control unit group being comprised of one of identical type and different type information data control units; an information data overall control unit capable of at least one function of reading and storing the information data of said each information data control unit in one of real time and for each specified date and time; an individual data registration unit for setting and registering individual identification means pertinent to each individual data of an unspecified number of individuals of the general public; an address registration unit capable of registering communication means for an urgent contact including a telephone number for each individual set and registered; a reservation data allocation unit for allocating reservation data representative of reservation contents of the particular ones of said various items of commerce through the individual identification means and using individual identification codes confirmed as a principal to a specified information data control unit controlling applicable ones of the particular ones of said various items of commerce; reservation code setting units for setting a reservation code to the reservation data including a number of reservations and a delivery date and time of ones of the various items of commerce sent to the information data control units; a reservation code sending unit for sending said reservation code to the reserving party side; a reservation data control unit which receives modifying information data input from one of said reserving party side and said performing party side indicating a desired revision of reservation data to which a reservation code has been set from at least one of the reserving party side and the performing party side, the desired revision including one of change and cancellation, and can revise the contents of the reservation data to which a reservation code has been set; a reservation data changed contents sending unit for actuating said address registration unit when some change occurs in the contents of reservation data, and sending the contents of revised reservation data through specified communication means to respective ones of said particular ones of said individuals; reservation data changed contents notification units for notifying said respective ones of said particular individuals of the reservation data sent through said reservation data changed contents sending unit; said reserving party side being provided with reservation units capable of outputting an identification code set for each of said various items of commerce and of individual identification means when the particular ones of said various items of commerce are reserved; and said reservation unit being provided on a navigation unit including means for detecting the position of a mobile body and means for disclosing the position of the mobile body detected through said position detection means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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