Mobile application using facilitating dedicated communication between specific users
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating dedicated communicationbetween specific users relating to a travel transaction for a single traveler, the system comprising:
- a travel resource mobile application that is configured to;
be installed on a mobile communications device to add a new resident application on the mobile device and when installed associates a single traveler, wherein the single traveler is a user of the resident application, with an account in the resident application, and further wherein the user of the resident application and other users are included in a group which participates in the travel transaction for the single traveler, and each such users is assigned a role;
provide travel information to each user of the group of users, wherein the travel information is based on each user'"'"'s role; and
provide secure communication between the group of users, wherein the group of users is restricted based on the travel transaction;
wherein the travel resource mobile application is further configured to retrieve user contact information from an onboard source of locally-generated content on the mobile device to facilitate communication between the group of users while masking the contact information of each user;
thus allowing the group of users to conduct the travel transaction for the traveler.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for facilitating dedicated communication between specific users relating to a travel transaction, the system including a travel resource mobile application. The mobile application may be installed on a mobile device, wherein the user of the mobile application and other users are included in a group which participates in the travel transaction, and each such user is assigned a role. The mobile application may also provide travel information and secure communication to each user of the group of users, wherein the group of users may be restricted based on the travel transaction. The mobile application may retrieve user contact information from the mobile device to facilitate communication between the group of users while masking the contact information of each user. The mobile application may also determine a location of at least one user from a group of users.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating dedicated communication
between specific users relating to a travel transaction for a single traveler, the system comprising: -
a travel resource mobile application that is configured to;
be installed on a mobile communications device to add a new resident application on the mobile device and when installed associates a single traveler, wherein the single traveler is a user of the resident application, with an account in the resident application, and further wherein the user of the resident application and other users are included in a group which participates in the travel transaction for the single traveler, and each such users is assigned a role;provide travel information to each user of the group of users, wherein the travel information is based on each user'"'"'s role; and provide secure communication between the group of users, wherein the group of users is restricted based on the travel transaction; wherein the travel resource mobile application is further configured to retrieve user contact information from an onboard source of locally-generated content on the mobile device to facilitate communication between the group of users while masking the contact information of each user; thus allowing the group of users to conduct the travel transaction for the traveler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for facilitating dedicated communication between specific users relating to a travel transaction for a single traveler, which method comprises:
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providing a travel resource mobile application;
installing the travel resource mobile application on a mobile communications device to add a new resident application on the mobile device and when installed associates a single traveler, wherein the single traveler is a user of the resident application with an account in the resident application, and further wherein the user of the resident application and other users areincluded in a group which participates in the travel transaction;
assigning a role to each user of a group of users;
providing travel information to each user of the group based on each user'"'"'s role; andproviding secure communication between the group of users, wherein the group of users is restricted based on the travel transaction between the users of the group; further comprising retrieving user contact information from the mobile device to facilitate communication between the group of users while masking the contact information of each user; thus allowing the group of users to conduct the travel transaction for the traveler. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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