System and methods for requesting, qualifying, approving and confirming reservation contracts
First Claim
1. A method for determining the reliability of a consumer and/or a service provider, the method comprising:
- obtaining reliability data for a first entity from at least a second entity;
using a central computer system, calculating a reliability factor based on the reliability data; and
communicating the reliability factor to a third entity.
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Abstract
A system and method for qualifying parties to a reservation contract is presented. The system and method preferably comprises a computer networked system for providing detailed information to consumers and service providers about the reliability of the consumer and/or service provider. The information may comprise a letter grade that describes the degree to which it is likely that either party will perform in accordance with the terms of a proposed reservation commitment. The invention presented renders it possible that the individual parties—consumer and service provider alike—may qualify prospective corresponding parties using the pre-analyzed product of historic performance data acquired and accrued over time and from a plurality of peer sources.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for determining the reliability of a consumer and/or a service provider, the method comprising:
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obtaining reliability data for a first entity from at least a second entity;
using a central computer system, calculating a reliability factor based on the reliability data; and
communicating the reliability factor to a third entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for determining the reliability of a consumer and/or a service provider, the system comprising:
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a central computer system, wherein the central computer system is associated with a database, and wherein the database comprises a first reliability factor associated with a service provider and a second reliability factor associated with a consumer;
wherein the first reliability factor is derived from input from a first plurality of entities and the second reliability factor is derived from input from a second plurality of entities; and
wherein the computer system is accessible to both the consumer and the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for assigning table reservations in a restaurant, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a table reservation, wherein the request for a table reservation is associated with a user;
receiving a reliability factor associated with the user from a computer system, wherein input from a plurality of restaurants is used to derive the reliability factor; and
accepting the request for a table reservation based at least in part on the reliability factor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for assigning reservations for inventory maintained by a service provider, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to reserve an inventory item from a user;
providing the request to reserve the inventory item to a service provider associated with the inventory item;
providing a reliability factor associated with the user from a computer system, wherein the reliability factor is derived from input from a plurality of service providers; and
receiving a response to the request to reserve the inventory item from the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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