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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2011
Brian Harniman, Stamford, CT (US);
Thomas M. Sparico, Stamford, CT (US);
Hugh J. Crean, Rowayton, CT (US);
Christopher R. Lenz, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Rambabu Vallabhajoyusulu, Norwalk, CT (US);
Brian Harniman, Stamford, CT (US);
Thomas M. Sparico, Stamford, CT (US);
Hugh J. Crean, Rowayton, CT (US);
Christopher R. Lenz, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Rambabu Vallabhajoyusulu, Norwalk, CT (US);
priceline.com, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A customer whose conditional purchase offer (CPO) has been accepted may receive a bounce back offer from a vendor (supplier-partner) of other services or products. The bounce back process determines whether a supplier-partner can participate in a bounce back transaction. If a bounce back transaction is effectuated between the customer and supplier-partner, the partner notifies the principal of the transaction. In the case of automobile rentals, the bounce back process permits a traveler to recognize reduced automobile rental rates while enabling a rental agency to more effectively manage its excess capacity. The CPO management system employing bounce back capability can be utilized to acquire any underlying product and/or service and bounce back product and/or service.