David E Baptisti

US Patent:

20050261986, Nov 24, 2005

Filed:

Jul 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/193570

Inventors:

Tim Haynes - Reading PA, US
David Baptisti - Reading PA, US
Don Mikes - Sinking Spring PA, US
Michael Kersic - Coatesville PA, US
Sherry Newbaker - Bernville PA, US
Kendra Hommas - Denver PA, US
George Schmidt - Downingtown PA, US
Susan Kremser - Wernersville PA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705026000

Abstract:

A computer-based system and method provide truck-rental information and expertise-based guidance to facilitate a customer's reserving and renting of a truck using a communications network. The system includes a server which processes user inputs from a user's computer over a communications network and provides information responsive thereto to the user's computer over the communications network from which a service contract is generated and confirmed. The server includes a memory and programming. In the memory, a plurality of data sets is stored relating to (a) trucks which can be rented and associated rental prices for the trucks, (b) towing accessories that can be rented and towed vehicles with which the towing accessories can be used, (c) towing accessories and associated rental prices for the towing accessories, (d) expertise-based guidance relating to trucks, and (e) expertise-based guidance relating to towing accessories. The programming responds to user inputs to access the memory and provide data from respective data sets to user computer over the communications network.

Address:

118 Broadstone St, Lancaster, PA 17603

Phone:

(717)8989448

VIN:

1ZVFT84N975223797

Make:

FORD

Model:

MUSTANG

Year:

2007