Method and system for managing rental vehicle reservations with user authorization limits

US8340989B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Crawford Group, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Timothy Robert Weinstock · Holden, US
• Kimberly Ann DeVallance · Chesterfield, US
• Randall Allan Haselhorst · Imperial, US
• Craig Stephen Kennedy · Chesterfield, US
• David Gary Smith · Wildwood, US
• William T. Tingle · Eureka, US
• Anita K. Klopfenstein · O'Fallon, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 11, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 25, 2012
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/40
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An Internet-enabled rental vehicle reservation management method and system are disclosed. Via the system and method, authorization limits can be assigned to the users who create and manage replacement rental vehicle reservations through the system, where these authorization limits impose financial commitment monetary limits that the users can make on replacement rental vehicle reservations over a specified period of time. In an exemplary embodiment, these authorization limits are customized on a per user basis.