System, method and software for managing and publishing resource availability data
First Claim
1. Software for providing resource availability and reservation content, the software embodied in computer readable media and when executed operable to:
- identify an access level associated with a requester seeking to access resource availability and reservation content maintained by a resource availability and reservation management system;
extract availability content from one or more resource availability and reservation management system data storage areas based on a requester resource selection and the requester access level;
present to the requester the extracted availability content along with one or more options enabling the requester to request reservation of an available resource;
verify requester compliance with one or more resource provider linking preferences, the linking preferences indicating a resource provider resource management preference requiring substantially concurrent requestor reservation of two or more resources; and
verify requester compliance with one or more resource provider criteria defining requester characteristics preferred by the resource provider.
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Abstract
A system, method and software permitting the publication of resource availability information and the management of reservation requests therefor are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a resource provider provides authorization, availability, descriptive, linking and criteria information for a resource available for reservation presented on a publicly accessible web site. Users permitted to access to the data can browse and search the published resource related data and request appointments with or reservations of the listed resources. Resource providers are permitted to actively or automatically manage reservations and appointments requesting their resources. Available on a publicly accessible web site, resource providers may also control and define access limitations for various groups of viewers.
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20 Claims
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1. Software for providing resource availability and reservation content, the software embodied in computer readable media and when executed operable to:
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identify an access level associated with a requester seeking to access resource availability and reservation content maintained by a resource availability and reservation management system; extract availability content from one or more resource availability and reservation management system data storage areas based on a requester resource selection and the requester access level; present to the requester the extracted availability content along with one or more options enabling the requester to request reservation of an available resource; verify requester compliance with one or more resource provider linking preferences, the linking preferences indicating a resource provider resource management preference requiring substantially concurrent requestor reservation of two or more resources; and verify requester compliance with one or more resource provider criteria defining requester characteristics preferred by the resource provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A resource availability and reservation content management system, comprising:
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at least one processor; memory operably associated with the at least one processor; at least one data storage device operably associated with the memory and the at least one processor; at least one communication interface operably associated with the at least one processor and the memory, the at least one communication device operable to enable communications between the resource availability and reservation content management system and one or more user communication devices; and at least one program of instructions stored in the memory and executable in the processor, the program of instructions operable to accept information defining a resource to be made available for reservation, maintain access to at least a portion of the information defining the resource to be made available for reservation through a content site accessible by a plurality of authorized users, and enable authorized user generation of reservation requests for one or more resources presented on the content site, wherein the program of instructions are operable to a permit resource provider to establish one or more reservation preferences linking two or more resources, to verify user compliance with resource provider resource linking preferences, and verify user compliance with one or more resource reservation request criteria. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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