Multi-facility reservation scheduling system

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of scheduling a reservation at a plurality of facilities providing a plurality of services, comprising receiving a packet of client information from a client ( 20 ), the client information including personal data, service data, client reservation preference data, and payment data; comparing the service data to a set of service constraints in order to determine any limitations on the scheduling of the reservation; inputting the client information into a scheduling server ( 80 ); verifying the client information; generating a predetermined number of reservation candidates based upon an analysis of the client information and the reservation scheduling limitations; communicating the reservation candidates to the client ( 20 ); generating a reservation based upon the client's selection of one of the reservation candidates; generating reservation information related to the reservation, the reservation information including the client information, the service constraints, a reservation date, a reservation time, the identity of the available facility ( 35 ), ( 45 ), ( 55 ), and the resources to be utilized; reporting at least a portion of the reservation information to the client and all of the client information to the available facility ( 35 ), ( 45 ), ( 55 ); and confirming the reservation in the scheduling server ( 80 ). A data processing system ( 10 ) for scheduling a reservation from among a plurality of facilities is also disclosed.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method of scheduling a reservation at a plurality of facilities providing a plurality of services, comprising: 
 receiving a packet of client information from a client, said client information including personal data, service data, client reservation preference data, and payment data;    comparing said service data to a set of service constraints in order to determine any limitations on the scheduling of said reservation;    inputting said client information into a scheduling server;    verifying said client information;    generating a predetermined number of reservation candidates based upon an analysis of said client information and said reservation scheduling limitations;    communicating said reservation candidates to said client;    generating a reservation based upon said client's selection of one of said reservation candidates;    generating reservation information related to said reservation, said reservation information including said client information, said service constraints, a reservation date, a reservation time, the identity of the available facility, and the resources to be utilized;    reporting at least a portion of said reservation information to said client and all of said client information to said available facility; and    confirming said reservation in said scheduling server.    
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of scheduling a reservation of  claim 1  wherein said facilities are comprised of at least two facilities selected from the group consisting of hotels, motels, arenas, stadiums, convention halls, convention centers, exhibit centers, and multi-purpose facilities.