Methods for scheduling and completing reservations within an application and systems thereof

• US 20080091726A1
• Filed: 10/16/2006
• Published: 04/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Adventive, Inc. (BlueTie, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: BlueTie, Inc.
• Inventors: Simpson, James, Wong, Stephen, Chamberlin, Rob, Koretz, David A.
• Application Number:
  US11/581,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20080091726A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method, computer readable medium, and system for scheduling and completing a reservation includes receiving at least one query for a dynamic event where the query comprises category criteria and date criteria. A dynamic set of one or more options which satisfy the category criteria and the date criteria in the query are identified in real time. Each of the identified dynamic options are entered and displayed in real time.

Claims

1. A method for scheduling and completing a reservation, the method comprising:

receiving at least one query for a dynamic event, the query comprising category criteria and date criteria;

identifying a dynamic set of one or more options in real time which satisfy at least the category criteria and the date criteria in the query; and

entering and displaying in real time each of the identified dynamic options.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

receiving in real time a selection of at least one of the displayed dynamic options; and

completing a reservation of the received selection of one of the displayed dynamic options.

3. The method as set forth in claim 2 wherein the entering and displaying further comprises entering and displaying in real time each of the identified dynamic options in a calendar application.

4. The method as set forth in claim 3 further comprising removing the other displayed dynamic options from the calendar application which were not selected.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising filtering the identified dynamic options based on one or more user input criteria, wherein the entering further comprises entering and displaying in real time each of the identified and filtered dynamic options.

6. The method as set forth in claim 5 wherein the user input criteria comprises at least one of geography range, genre of event, cost of event, a third-party rating system, genre of cuisine, and time range.

7. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the entering and displaying further comprises entering and displaying in real time each of the identified dynamic options in a calendar application and further comprises providing an indication for each of the entered dynamic options that interfere with one or more appointments in the calendar application.

8. The method as set forth in claim 7 wherein the indication comprises a different background color for the entered dynamic options that interferes with one or more appointments in the calendar application.

9. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein completing a reservation further comprises completing a purchase of the received selection of one of the displayed dynamic options.

10. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the category criteria comprises at least one of an airline reservation, a train reservation, a bus reservation, a car rental reservation, a taxi reservation, and a hotel reservation and the date criteria comprises at least one of a departure date and a return date.

11. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the category criteria comprises at least one of an entertainment event and a dining event and the date criteria comprises one or more selected dates.

12. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for scheduling and completing a reservation comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

receiving at least one query for a dynamic event, the query comprising category criteria and date criteria;

identifying a dynamic set of one or more options in real time which satisfy at least the category criteria and the date criteria in the query; and

entering and displaying in real time each of the identified dynamic options.

13. The medium as set forth in claim 12 further comprising:

receiving in real time a selection of at least one of the displayed dynamic options; and

completing a reservation of the received selection of one of the displayed dynamic options.

14. The method as set forth in claim 13 wherein the entering and displaying further comprises entering and displaying in real time each of the identified dynamic options in a calendar application.

15. The method as set forth in claim 14 further comprising removing the other displayed dynamic options from the calendar application which were not selected.

16. The medium as set forth in claim 12 further comprising filtering the identified dynamic options based on one or more user input criteria, wherein the entering further comprises entering and displaying in real time each of the identified and filtered dynamic options in the calendar application.

17. The medium as set forth in claim 16 wherein the user input criteria comprises at least one of geography range, genre of event, cost of event, a third-party rating system, genre of cuisine, and time range.

18. The medium as set forth in claim 12 wherein the entering and displaying further comprises entering and displaying in real time each of the identified dynamic options in a calendar application and further comprising providing an indication for each of the entered dynamic options that interfere with one or more appointments in the calendar application.

19. The medium as set forth in claim 18 wherein the indication comprises a different background color for the entered dynamic options that interferes with one or more appointments in the calendar application.

20. The medium as set forth in claim 12 wherein completing a reservation further comprises completing a purchase of the received selection of one of the displayed dynamic options.

21. The medium as set forth in claim 12 wherein the category criteria comprises at least one of an airline reservation, a train reservation, a bus reservation, a car rental reservation, a taxi reservation, and a hotel reservation and the date criteria comprises at least one of a departure date and a return date.

22. The medium as set forth in claim 12 wherein the category criteria comprises at least one of an entertainment event and a dining event and the date criteria comprises one or more selected dates.

23. A reservation system, the system comprising:

a communication system that receives at least one query for a dynamic event, the query comprising category criteria and date criteria;

a search system that identifies a dynamic set of one or more options in real time which satisfy at least the category criteria and the date criteria in the query; and

a display processing system that enters and displays in real time each of the identified dynamic options.

a transaction system that completes a reservation of a selection of at least one of the displayed dynamic options received from the communication system.

24. The system as set forth in claim 23 further comprising a transaction processing system that receives in real time a selection of at least one of the displayed dynamic options and completes a reservation of the received selection of one of the displayed dynamic options.

25. The system as set forth in claim 24 wherein the display processing system enters and displays in real time each of the identified dynamic options in a calendar application.

26. The method as set forth in claim 25 wherein the display processing system removes the other displayed dynamic options from the calendar application which were not selected.

27. The system as set forth in claim 23 further comprising a filtering system that filters the identified dynamic options based on one or more user input criteria, wherein the display processing system enters and displays in real time each of the identified and filtered dynamic options.

28. The system as set forth in claim 27 wherein the user input criteria comprises at least one of geography range, genre of event, cost of event, a third-party rating system, genre of cuisine, and time range.

29. The system as set forth in claim 23 wherein the display processing system enters and displays in real time each of the identified dynamic options in a calendar application and provides an indication for each of the entered dynamic options that interfere with one or more appointments in the calendar application.

30. The system as set forth in claim 29 wherein the indication comprises a different background color for the entered dynamic options that interferes with one or more appointments in the calendar application.

31. The system as set forth in claim 23 wherein the transaction system completes a purchase of the received selection of one of the displayed dynamic options.

32. The system as set forth in claim 23 wherein the category criteria comprises at least one of an airline reservation, a train reservation, a bus reservation, a car rental reservation, a taxi reservation, and a hotel reservation and the date criteria comprises at least one of a departure date and a return date.

33. The system as set forth in claim 23 wherein the category criteria comprises at least one of an entertainment event and a dining event and the date criteria comprises one or more selected dates.