Triggered transactions based on criteria

• US 20080004919A1
• Filed: 06/30/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rearden Commerce Inc
• Original Assignee: Rearden Commerce Inc
• Inventors: Stubbs, William Anthony
• Application Number:
  US11/479,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20080004919A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events

Abstract

One embodiment includes a method for triggered transactions based on criteria. In one embodiment, the method can be implemented on a system. In one embodiment, based on a person'"'"'s travel destination, the method includes proposing venues and establishments for the upcoming trip that have been visited in previous trips to the same place. In addition, even if the destination is part of a trip with multiple destinations, the proposals for each previously visited destination are made based on those previous individual visits.

Claims

1. ) A method comprising:

Receiving via an on-line form, a request from a user for a travel reservation;

Prompting the user for a destination of the travel reservation;

Populating additional fields of the on-line form with proposed reservations, based on historical data.

2. ) The method of claim 1, wherein the historical data includes historical data from prior travel of the user.

3. ) The method of claim 1, wherein the historical data is based on a historical frequency of the user.

4. ) The method of claim 1, wherein the additional fields of the on-line form include at least one of venues and establishments.

5. ) The method of claim 1, wherein the populating further includes populating the additional fields of the on-line form with proposed reservations, based on preferences previously identified by the user.

6. ) The method of claim 1, wherein the populating further includes populating the additional fields of the on-line form with proposed reservations, based on a person identified as paying for the travel.

7. ) The method of claim 1, wherein the populating further includes populating the additional fields of the on-line form with proposed reservations, based on one or more of pre-identified budget, pre-identified choices allowed by an entity or person paying for the travel, a payment method, a time period of the travel, an identified method of transportation, duration of travel, an identified person to be visited on the travel, distance between segment destinations, preferred dining preferences, sporting preferences, or entertainment preferences.

8. ) A machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed perform a method comprising:

Receiving via an on-line form, a request from a user for a travel reservation;

Prompting the user for a destination of the travel reservation;

Populating additional fields of the oh-line form with proposed reservations, based on historical data.

9. ) The machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the historical data includes historical data from prior travel of the user.

10. ) The machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the historical data is based on a historical frequency of the user.

11. ) The machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the additional fields of the on-line form include at least one of venues and establishments.

12. ) The machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the populating further includes populating the additional fields of the on-line form with proposed reservations, based on preferences previously identified by the user.

13. ) The machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the populating further includes populating the additional fields of the on-line form with proposed reservations, based on a person identified as paying for the travel.

14. ) The machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the populating further includes populating the additional fields of the on-line form with proposed reservations, based on one or more of pre-identified budget, pre-identified choices allowed by an entity or person paying for the travel, a payment method, a time period of the travel, an identified method of transportation, duration of travel, an identified person to be visited on the travel, distance between segment destinations, preferred dining preferences, sporting preferences, or entertainment preferences.

15. ) A system comprising:

Receiving via an on-line form, a request from a user for a travel reservation;

Prompting the user for a destination of the travel reservation;

Populating additional fields of the on-line form with proposed reservations, based on historical data.

16. ) The system of claim 15, wherein the historical data includes historical data from prior travel of the user.

17. ) The system of claim 15, wherein the historical data is based on a historical frequency of the user.

18. ) The system of claim 15, wherein the additional fields of the on-line form include at least one of venues and establishments.

19. ) The system of claim 15, wherein the populating further includes populating the additional fields of the on-line form with proposed reservations, based on preferences previously identified by the user.

20. ) The system of claim 15, wherein the populating further includes populating the additional fields of the on-line form with proposed reservations, based on one or more of pre-identified budget, pre-identified choices allowed by an entity or person paying for the travel, a payment method, a time period of the travel, an identified method of transportation, duration of travel, an identified person to be visited on the travel, distance between segment destinations, preferred dining preferences, sporting preferences, or entertainment preferences.