Paula J Williams

US Patent:

20030149600, Aug 7, 2003

Filed:

Apr 21, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/556153

Inventors:

Paula Williams - Bal Harbour FL, US

Assignee:

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN AND MELLOTT LLC

International Classification:

G06F017/60
G06F015/16

US Classification:

705/005000, 709/203000, 715/513000

Abstract:

A computer system for entering a reservation includes a client system, such as a personal computer (PC) client; a server system including a web server, an application server and a host reservation and database system; and a global communication system, such as the Internet, between the PC client and the server system. The PC client includes a display sub-system, such as a browser, for displaying information identifying a vehicle rental to be reserved, such as a car rental; a data entry sub-system cooperating with the display sub-system and generating a single action; and a communication sub-system cooperating with the data entry sub-system. The host reservation and database system includes a car club's car rental database which stores profile information for a plurality of car rental club members. The server system also includes a receiving component which receives a car rental club number that identifies a car rental club member, and receives a request to reserve the car rental for the member, with the request being sent in response to only the single action. A retrieval component retrieves the stored profile information from the car rental database for the member identified by the identifier, and a reservation entry component generates a reservation to reserve the car rental for the member by using the retrieved stored profile information. The Internet sends the car rental club number to the server system, and in response to only the single action being performed, sends the request to the server system.

US Patent:

20070198311, Aug 23, 2007

Filed:

Mar 28, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/692308

Inventors:

NEREIDA MENENDEZ - Ft. Lauderdale FL, US
Paula Williams - Bal Harbour FL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705005000

Abstract:

A method for completing a rental contract online includes entering reservation-related information and rental-related information for an item or service, such as a vehicle rental service. The entering step enters: (a) the rental-related information without employing a master rental agreement, such as a user's master agreement with a vehicle rental club, or (b) at least some of the rental-related information from a master rental agreement and allows modification of the information from the master rental agreement for rental of the item or service without modifying the master rental agreement. A reservation for the item or service is provided based at least in part upon the reservation-related information. A rental proposal is created and displayed based upon the reservation and the rental-related information. The rental proposal is accepted online, and the rental contract, which is based upon the accepted rental proposal, is displayed.

US Patent:

20100106608, Apr 29, 2010

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/650040

Inventors:

Nereida Maria Menendez - Ft. Lauderdale FL, US
Paula S. Williams - Bal Harbour FL, US
Michael J. Manis - Boca Raton FL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06Q 40/00
G06Q 20/00
G06Q 10/00
G06F 15/16
G06F 17/00
G06F 3/048
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 17, 705 4, 705 27, 705 30, 705307, 709206, 715226, 715760

Abstract:

Methods and systems are disclosed for creating and storing an electronic rental contract for a rental vehicle from a rental car company to permit a user to bypass a rental counter of a car rental facility when creating the electronic rental contract. A rental vehicle reservation can be created for a user, and then a rental proposal can be created and displayed based upon the reservation. Upon acceptance of the rental proposal by the user, the electronic rental contract is created. A kiosk may be used to form the electric rental contract.

US Patent:

20100106623, Apr 29, 2010

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/650113

Inventors:

Nereida Maria Menendez - Ft. Lauderdale FL, US
Paula S. Williams - Bal Harbour FL, US
Michael J. Manis - Boca Raton FL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06Q 10/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 3/048
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 27, 705 30, 705307, 715226, 715760

Abstract:

Methods and systems are disclosed for creating online and storing within a server system a completed electronic rental contract for engaging a rental vehicle from a rental car company's fleet to thereby authorize a user to pick up a rental vehicle without the user visiting a rental counter. In an exemplary embodiment, an electronic rental proposal can be communicated for display to a user on a website, the electronic rental proposal being at least partially responsive to previously received data about the user's future rental of a rental vehicle. Upon acceptance of the rental proposal, a completed electronic rental contract can be created, the completed electronic rental contract resulting in the user being authorized to pick up a rental vehicle in accordance with the completed electronic rental contract without the user visiting a rental counter.