Roderick James Moore

US Patent:

20080140458, Jun 12, 2008

Filed:

Jul 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/571490

Inventors:

Roderick James Moore - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 5

Abstract:

An online booking method for providing bookings for a plurality of service providers () which involves providing a plurality of booking links () to a plurality of bookable service provider entries () for display on a search engine results interface or a directory listing interface, where the booking tags () indicate a booking option and include associated booking links (). A dedicated service provider booking interface is hosted on at least one booking engine () and is accessible through one of the booking links () after selecting the booking tag (). The booking engine () receives a booking request from a user initiated by user selection of a booking tag () on said search engine results interface or directory listing interface. The booking engine () then uses the booking request to access the corresponding booking interface which is populated with service provider specific details for enabling users to make a booking.