Method for the exchange, analysis, and reporting of performance data in businesses with time-dependent inventory
First Claim
1. A method for processing performing data in a data reporting system having a plurality of business entities and a report center in communication with the plurality of business entities, comprising the steps of:
- (a) transmitting by each business entity of the plurality of business entities to the report center customer performance data indicative of its own operation during the first day;
(b) processing the customer performance data by the report center to provide processed performance data in accordance with the customer performance data of each of the business entities of the plurality of business entities; and
(c) providing availability of the process performance data to a selected business entity during a second day wherein the time difference between the first day and the second day is less than eleven days.
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Abstract
A method is taught for processing performance data in a data reporting system having a plurality of business entities and a report center in communication with the plurality of business entities.
The method includes transmitting by the plurality of business entities to the report center customer performance data indicative of the operation of the business entities during a first day and processing of the customer performance data by the report center to provide processed performance data. Availability of the processed performance data is provided to a selected business entity during a second day wherein the time difference between the first day and the second day is less than eleven days.
The processed performance data includes processed occupancy data, processed average daily rate data and processed RevPAR data. The method further includes determining price information in accordance with the processed performance data, pricing a product by the selected business entity in accordance with the determined price information, and selling the product according to the pricing.
The processed performance data can be requested by the selected business entity prior to providing availability of the processed performance data. Data can be transmitted by way of a network data connection and an internet connection.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for processing performing data in a data reporting system having a plurality of business entities and a report center in communication with the plurality of business entities, comprising the steps of:
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(a) transmitting by each business entity of the plurality of business entities to the report center customer performance data indicative of its own operation during the first day;
(b) processing the customer performance data by the report center to provide processed performance data in accordance with the customer performance data of each of the business entities of the plurality of business entities; and
(c) providing availability of the process performance data to a selected business entity during a second day wherein the time difference between the first day and the second day is less than eleven days. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
(a) pricing a product by the selected business entity in accordance with the determined price information; and
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(b) selling the product according to the pricing.
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25. The method for processing performance data of claim 24, wherein the product is a hotel room.
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26. The method for processing performance data of claim 24, wherein the report center determines that the performance data transmitted by a business entity is incomplete and requests further performance data from the business entity.
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