Global Patent Index - EP 1360563 A4

EP 1360563 A4 20070328 - METHOD FOR COMPLETING A RENTAL AGREEMENT ONLINE AND BYPASSING A RENTAL COUNTER

Title (en)

METHOD FOR COMPLETING A RENTAL AGREEMENT ONLINE AND BYPASSING A RENTAL COUNTER

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM ONLINE-ABSCHLUSS EINER LEIHVEREINBARUNG UND ZUM UMGEHEN EINES VERLEIH-ZÄHLERS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE REMPLIR UN CONTRAT DE LOCATION EN LIGNE ET DE CONTOURNER UN COMPTOIR DE LOCATION

Publication

EP 1360563 A4 20070328 (EN)

Application

EP 01998131 A 20011026

Priority

  • US 0151335 W 20011026
  • US 69855200 A 20001027

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02057873A2] A method for completing a rental agreement online and bypassing a rental counter includes entering reservation-related information and rental-related information for an item or service, such as a vehicle rental service. The entering step enters: (a) the rental-related information without employing a master rental agreement, such as a user's master agreement with a vehicle rental club, or (b) at least some of the rental-related information from a master rental agreement and allows modification of the information from the master rental agreement for rental of the item or service without modifying the master rental agreement. A reservation for the item or service is provided based at least in part upon the reservation-related information. A rental proposal is created and displayed based upon the reservation and the rental-related information. The rental proposal is accepted online, and the rental agreement, which is based upon the accepted rental proposal, is displayed. The rental couter is bypassed before obtaining the item or service for rental.

IPC 1-7

G06F 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 10/00 (2012.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 10/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02057873 A2 20020725; WO 02057873 A3 20030912; AU 2002249886 A1 20020730; CA 2427150 A1 20020725; EP 1360563 A2 20031112; EP 1360563 A4 20070328

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0151335 W 20011026; AU 2002249886 A 20011026; CA 2427150 A 20011026; EP 01998131 A 20011026