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| 20090106056 | UNIVERSAL BUSINESS TO MEDIA RESERVATION SYSTEM - A computer network based universal reservation system (CNBURS) architecture that enables reservations between one or more service providers and one or more customers relating to offers of services by the service providers. In one embodiment, the architecture of the CNBURS includes a scheduling agent system, one or more service offering systems and one or more marketplace systems. The scheduling agent system receives one or more offers of services available for reservation. Each service offering system enables service providers to define the offer(s) of services available for reservation. Each marketplace system receives the offer(s) of services from the scheduling agent system, presents the customers the offer(s) of services, receives reservation requests from the customers, and communicates received reservation requests to the scheduling agent system. The scheduling agent system communicates the offer(s) of services from the service offering system(s) to the marketplace system(s) and processes reservation requests received from the marketplace system(s). | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090106073 | BUSINESS TO MEDIA RESERVATION BUSINESS PROCESS - A process of developing a computer network based universal reservation system. In one embodiment, such a process includes the steps of obtaining a service interface broker, providing a service offering system that a service developer wants included in the computer network based universal reservation system with functionality of the service offering system being extended by functionality provided by the service interface broker, obtaining a marketplace interface broker, and providing a marketplace system that a marketplace supplier wants included in the computer network based universal reservation system with functionality of the marketplace system being extended by functionality provided by the marketplace interface broker. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090106074 | BUSINESS TO MEDIA RESERVATION STANDARD - A business to media (B2M) reservation standard provides for the visualization and reservation of various resources, simultaneously, in real time, and over multiple analog and digital media in multiple analog and digital marketplaces. The B2M reservation standard describes a business environment which may involve four roles (clients, marketplace suppliers, the scheduling agent supplier and offer providers) and three component types (media, marketplaces and a scheduling agent). In accordance with the B2M reservation standard, one embodiment of a method for facilitating reservations by clients of services offered by service providers includes: (a) conducting an offer construction process involving one or more services providers offering services available for reservation by customers and the scheduling agent supplier providing the scheduling agent to which offers of services are communicated; (b) conducting a marketplace construction process involving one or more marketplace suppliers providing one or more marketplaces and one or more media for customer communication with the marketplaces, wherein services available on the marketplaces are provided by the scheduling agent; and (c) conducting a reservation process wherein the single scheduling agent operating separately from the one or more marketplaces processes reservation requests from clients relating to services offered by the one or more service providers on the one or more marketplaces and presented to the clients through the one or more media. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090106109 | BUSINESS TO MEDIA TRANSACTION STANDARD - A business to media (B2M) transaction standard provides for the visualization of, and transactions of wares, simultaneously, in real time, and over multiple analog and digital media in multiple analog and digital marketplaces. The B2M transaction standard describes a business environment which may involve four roles (buyers/clients, marketplace suppliers, the universal agent supplier and offer providers) and three component types (media, marketplaces and a universal agent). In accordance with the B2M transaction standard, one embodiment of a method for facilitating transactions of wares between customers and offer providers includes: (a) conducting an offer construction process involving one or more offer providers offering wares available for transaction with customers and the universal agent supplier providing the universal agent to which offers of wares are communicated; (b) conducting a marketplace construction process involving one or more marketplace suppliers providing one or more marketplaces and one or more media for customer communication with the marketplaces, wherein wares available on said marketplaces are provided by the universal agent; and (c) conducting a transaction process wherein the single universal agent operating separately from the one or more marketplaces processes transaction requests from customers relating to wares offered by the one or more offer providers on the one or more marketplaces and presented to the customers through the one or more media. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090106121 | UNIVERSAL BUSINESS TO MEDIA TRANSACTION SYSTEM - A computer network based universal transaction system (CNBUTS) architecture that enables transaction between one or more offer providers and one or more customers relating to offers of wares (e.g., goods/services) by the offer providers. In one embodiment, the architecture of the CNBUTS includes a universal agent system, one or more offering systems and one or more marketplace systems. The universal agent system receives one or more offers of wares available for transactions. Each offering system enables offer providers to define the offer(s) of wares available for transaction. Each marketplace system receives the offer(s) of wares from the universal agent system, presents the customers the offer(s) of wares, receives transaction requests from the customers, and communicates received transaction requests to the universal agent system. The universal agent system communicates the offer(s) of wares from the offering system(s) to the marketplace system(s) and processes transaction requests received from the marketplace system(s). | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090106654 | BUSINESS TO MEDIA TRANSACTION BUSINESS PROCESS - A process of developing a computer network based universal transaction system. In one embodiment, such a process includes the steps of obtaining an offering interface broker, providing an offering system that an offering developer wants included in the computer network based universal transaction system with functionality of the offering system being extended by functionality provided by the offering interface broker, obtaining a marketplace interface broker, and providing a marketplace system that a marketplace supplier wants included in the computer network based universal transaction system with functionality of the marketplace system being extended by functionality provided by the marketplace interface broker. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090265194 | UNIVERSAL BUSINESS TO MEDIA RESERVATION SYSTEM, PROCESS AND STANDARD - A computer network based universal reservation system (CNBURS) architecture, process and standard that enable reservations between one or more service providers and one or more customers relating to offers of services by the service providers. In one embodiment, the architecture of the CNBURS includes a scheduling agent system, one or more service offering systems and one or more marketplace systems. The scheduling agent system receives one or more offers of services available for reservation. Each service offering system enables service providers to define the offer(s) of services available for reservation. Each marketplace system receives the offer(s) of services from the scheduling agent system, presents the customers the offer(s) of services, receives reservation requests from the customers, and communicates received reservation requests to the scheduling agent system. The scheduling agent system communicates the offer(s) of services from the service offering system(s) to the marketplace system(s) and processes reservation requests received from the marketplace system(s). | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090265254 | UNIVERSAL BUSINESS TO MEDIA TRANSACTION SYSTEM, PROCESS AND STANDARD - A computer network based universal transaction system (CNBUTS) architecture that enables transaction between one or more offer providers and one or more customers relating to offers of wares (e.g., goods/services) by the offer providers. In one embodiment, the architecture of the CNBUTS includes a universal agent system, one or more offering systems and one or more marketplace systems. The universal agent system receives one or more offers of wares available for transactions. Each offering system enables offer providers to define the offer(s) of wares available for transaction. Each marketplace system receives the offer(s) of wares from the universal agent system, presents the customers the offer(s) of wares, receives transaction requests from the customers, and communicates received transaction requests to the universal agent system. The universal agent system communicates the offer(s) of wares from the offering system(s) to the marketplace system(s) and processes transaction requests received from the marketplace system(s). | 10-22-2009 |
