Recreational outing reservation system
First Claim
1. A method of arranging a recreational outing for participants using a computer, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a database of information including reservation information, said reservation information including at least one selection option, said option including a time and a date for an activity from a plurality of recreational facilities, said database further including profile information for a plurality of said participants, said profile information for each of said plurality of participants including at least one element;
b) receiving a non-facility specific request pertaining to a plurality of facilities for at least one selection option;
c) retrieving and transmit, based on said received request, at least one selection option pertaining to at least one available reservation;
d) receiving a selection from a first one of said participants of a selection option;
e) receiving indication information including a selection from said first participant of at least one element corresponding to an element of said profile information of at least one additional participant;
f) determining a subset of said participants from said database of participants having said profile element;
g) communicating said selection to said subset of participants;
h) receiving acceptance information from at least one other participant using a client computer andi) after receiving said acceptance information in step h), receiving instructions from said first participant using a client computer to book a reservation for the time and date and facility connected with said selection option.
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Abstract
A reservation system for arranging recreational outings such as golf outings provides for the simple arrangement of recreational outings with common playing partners as well as those having similar business, social, or other interests. The system is operable on a network such as the World Wide Web of the Internet and allows the user to check all linked facilities for available reservation times and notify potential playing partners. In one embodiment, the user can notify his or her potential playing partners before actually booking the reservation with the provider. In another embodiment of the invention, the notified parties may confirm their acceptance into the reservation.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of arranging a recreational outing for participants using a computer, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a database of information including reservation information, said reservation information including at least one selection option, said option including a time and a date for an activity from a plurality of recreational facilities, said database further including profile information for a plurality of said participants, said profile information for each of said plurality of participants including at least one element; b) receiving a non-facility specific request pertaining to a plurality of facilities for at least one selection option; c) retrieving and transmit, based on said received request, at least one selection option pertaining to at least one available reservation; d) receiving a selection from a first one of said participants of a selection option; e) receiving indication information including a selection from said first participant of at least one element corresponding to an element of said profile information of at least one additional participant; f) determining a subset of said participants from said database of participants having said profile element; g) communicating said selection to said subset of participants; h) receiving acceptance information from at least one other participant using a client computer and i) after receiving said acceptance information in step h), receiving instructions from said first participant using a client computer to book a reservation for the time and date and facility connected with said selection option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system for arranging a recreational outing for a plurality of participants, comprising:
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a network to which a first one of said participants and at least one other participant have access and across which said provider and said participants can communicate information using respective client systems; and a server application operable to communicate information across the network, said server application operable to; provide simultaneous access to said participants to a database of information including reservation information related to a plurality of recreational facilities, said reservation information including at least one selection option, said option including a time and a date for an activity from at least one recreational facility, and a number of openings available for one or more additional individuals to join said activity; receive a non-facility specific request pertaining to a plurality of facilities for at least one selection option; retrieve and transmit, based on said received request, at least one selection option pertaining to at least one available reservation; receive a selection from said first participant using a client computer of a selection option; and receive indication information from said first participant using a client computer, said indication information including information necessary to notify a number of individuals of said selection, said number of individuals being greater than said number of available openings. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A computer system for arranging a recreational outing for a plurality of participants, comprising:
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means for providing simultaneous access to reservation information for a plurality of recreational facilities to a plurality of participants; means for receiving a non-facility specific request pertaining to a plurality of facilities for at least one selection option; means for retrieving and transmitting, based on said received request, at least one selection option pertaining to at least one available reservation, said selection option including a number of individual openings available for said reservation; means for a first participant to select a desired reservation from said reservation information for a plurality of recreational facilities; and means for notifying a number of individuals of said reservation, said number of individuals being greater than said number of openings available. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of arranging a recreational outing for participants using a computer, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a database including reservation information for a plurality of recreational facilities, said database further including selection information, said selection information including a time and a date for an activity at least one of said recreational facilities; b) providing a plurality of said participants with simultaneous access to said reservation information and said selection information; c) upon receiving a request for said selection information from a first one of said participants at a client computer, retrieving and transmitting to said first participant selection information pertaining to at least one available reservation, said selection information including a number of openings available for one or more additional individuals to join said reservation; and d) receiving a selection from said first participant from said selection information in c); and e) receiving indication information from said first participant including information necessary to notify a number of individuals of said selection, said number of individuals being greater than said number of available openings. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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