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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2011
Timothy Robert Weinstock, St. Charles, MO (US);
Kimberly Ann Devallance, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Randall Allan Haselhorst, Imperial, MO (US);
Craig Stephen Kennedy, St. Louis, MO (US);
David Gary Smith, Wildwood, MO (US);
William T. Tingle, Eureka, MO (US);
Anita K. Klopfenstein, O'Fallon, IL (US);
Timothy Robert Weinstock, St. Charles, MO (US);
Kimberly Ann DeVallance, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Randall Allan Haselhorst, Imperial, MO (US);
Craig Stephen Kennedy, St. Louis, MO (US);
David Gary Smith, Wildwood, MO (US);
William T. Tingle, Eureka, MO (US);
Anita K. Klopfenstein, O'Fallon, IL (US);
The Crawford Group, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
An Internet-enabled rental vehicle reservation management method and system are disclosed. Via the system and method, authorized purchasers can select a rental vehicle service provider from a among a plurality of competitive rental vehicle service providers via at least one graphical user interface (GUI) menu, and the authorized purchasers can further interact with the system and method to (1) automatically book a rental vehicle reservation with a selected competitive rental vehicle service provider without human intervention on the part of personnel of the selected competitive rental vehicle service provider operating the computer system and (2) manage the booked rental vehicle reservation. In an exemplary embodiment, the reservations created and managed through the system and method are replacement rental vehicles and the authorized purchasers are insurance company personnel.