Extended web enabled business to business computer system for rental vehicle services
First Claim
1. An Internet-enabled rental vehicle reservation management system, the system comprising:
- a server for communication via the Internet, wherein the server is configured to provide a plurality of graphical user interface (GUI) menus to an authorized purchaser computer for display thereon, wherein at least one of the GUI menus is configured to accept a selection by a user of the authorized purchaser computer as to which one of a plurality of competitive rental vehicle service providers that a rental vehicle reservation is to be booked with, and wherein at least one of the GUI menus is configured to accept input from the user for defining the rental vehicle reservation, wherein the server is further configured to communicate the rental vehicle reservation to the selected one of the competitive rental vehicle service providers via the Internet;
a computer system for operation by a selected competitive rental vehicle service provider, the computer system for communication with the server via the Internet, the computer system configured to execute a rental vehicle software program, wherein the rental vehicle software program is configured to (1) automatically book the communicated rental vehicle reservation with the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider operating the computer system without human intervention on the part of personnel of the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider operating the computer system and (2) manage the booked rental vehicle reservation in response to further input from the user.
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Abstract
An Internet-enabled rental vehicle reservation management method and system are disclosed. Via the system and method, authorized purchasers can select a rental vehicle service provider from a among a plurality of competitive rental vehicle service providers via at least one graphical user interface (GUI) menu, and the authorized purchasers can further interact with the system and method to (1) automatically book a rental vehicle reservation with a selected competitive rental vehicle service provider without human intervention on the part of personnel of the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider operating the computer system and (2) manage the booked rental vehicle reservation. In an exemplary embodiment, the reservations created and managed through the system and method are replacement rental vehicles and the authorized purchasers are insurance company personnel.
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20 Claims
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1. An Internet-enabled rental vehicle reservation management system, the system comprising:
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a server for communication via the Internet, wherein the server is configured to provide a plurality of graphical user interface (GUI) menus to an authorized purchaser computer for display thereon, wherein at least one of the GUI menus is configured to accept a selection by a user of the authorized purchaser computer as to which one of a plurality of competitive rental vehicle service providers that a rental vehicle reservation is to be booked with, and wherein at least one of the GUI menus is configured to accept input from the user for defining the rental vehicle reservation, wherein the server is further configured to communicate the rental vehicle reservation to the selected one of the competitive rental vehicle service providers via the Internet; a computer system for operation by a selected competitive rental vehicle service provider, the computer system for communication with the server via the Internet, the computer system configured to execute a rental vehicle software program, wherein the rental vehicle software program is configured to (1) automatically book the communicated rental vehicle reservation with the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider operating the computer system without human intervention on the part of personnel of the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider operating the computer system and (2) manage the booked rental vehicle reservation in response to further input from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An Internet-enabled rental vehicle reservation management system, the system comprising:
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a purchaser computer for operation by a user, the purchaser computer configured to display a plurality of graphical user interface (GUI) menus for selecting in response to user input which one of a plurality of competitive rental vehicle service providers that a rental vehicle reservation is to be booked with and for defining in response to user input the rental vehicle reservation, wherein the purchaser computer system is further configured to communicate the rental vehicle reservation to the selected one of the competitive rental vehicle service providers via the Internet; a computer system for operation by a selected competitive rental vehicle service provider, the computer system for communication with the purchaser computer via the Internet, the computer system configured to execute a rental vehicle software program, wherein the rental vehicle software program is configured to (1) automatically book the communicated rental vehicle reservation with the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider operating the computer system without human intervention on the part of personnel of the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider operating the computer system and (2) manage the booked rental vehicle reservation in response to further input from the user. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An Internet-enabled rental vehicle reservation management method, the method comprising:
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a purchaser computer selecting a competitive rental vehicle service provider from among a plurality of rental vehicle service providers and defining a rental vehicle reservation in response to user input through at least one graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the purchaser computer; and the purchaser computer initiating over the Internet a remote execution of a rental vehicle software program, the rental vehicle software program resident on a rental vehicle reservation management computer system operated by the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider, the rental vehicle software program configured, upon execution, to (1) automatically book the defined rental vehicle reservation with the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider operating the rental vehicle reservation management computer system without human intervention on the part of personnel of the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider operating the rental vehicle reservation management computer system and (2) manage the booked rental vehicle reservation in response to further input from the user of the purchaser computer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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17. An Internet-enabled rental vehicle reservation management method, the method comprising:
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a rental vehicle reservation management computer system receiving from a purchaser computer via the Internet a selection of a competitive rental vehicle service provider from among a plurality of competitive rental vehicle service providers and rental vehicle reservation data submitted by a user through at least one graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the purchaser computer; and the rental vehicle reservation management computer system executing a rental vehicle software program in response to the received selection and the received rental vehicle reservation data, wherein the executing comprises (1) automatically booking the defined rental vehicle reservation with the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider without human intervention on the part of personnel of the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider and (2) managing the booked rental vehicle reservation in response to further input received from the user of the purchaser computer. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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