Patent ID: 7225442
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for reserving a service initially reserved to another user comprising the steps of: creating a backup queue containing users interested in the initially reserved service by collecting and storing contact information for each user in the backup queue and by creating a notification profile for each user in the queue wherein each user specifies conditions under which the user should be notified of a reservation cancellation; detecting a cancellation of the reserved service; determining the availability of users in the backup queue for the cancelled service by creating a reservation status profile; comparing the reservation status profile with the notification profile for each user in the queue, determining whether there is match between the reservation status profile and the user notification profiles in the queue and selecting the user with the profile that is the closest match to the reservation status profile; notifying an available user from the backup queue that the service is available for use; and reserving the cancelled service for the notified available user from the backup queue upon consent from the notified available user.