Michael Steven Manis

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.