Extended Web Enabled Multi-Featured Business To Business Computer System For Rental Vehicle Services

An apparatus for managing a rental vehicle reservation for a replacement vehicle corresponding to a disabled vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory;
• wherein the processor and memory are configured to (1) create a transaction corresponding to the rental vehicle reservation for the replacement vehicle corresponding to the disabled vehicle, the transaction having an authorization period, (2) receive vehicle repair data related to the disabled vehicle, (3) determine whether the authorization period will need an extension based at least in part on the received vehicle repair data, and (4) in response to a determination that the authorization period will need an extension, automatically extend the authorization period for the transaction.

A computer-implemented method for managing a rental vehicle reservation for a replacement vehicle corresponding to a disabled vehicle, the method comprising:

• creating a transaction corresponding to the rental vehicle reservation for the replacement vehicle corresponding to the disabled vehicle, the transaction having an authorization period;
• receiving a request for an authorization period extension with respect to the transaction;
• determining whether the authorization period extension would cause the transaction to be authorized by more than a pre-determined limit with respect to the authorization period;
• and
• in response to a determination that the authorization period extension would not cause the transaction to be authorized by more than the pre-determined limit with respect to the authorization period, automatically granting the authorization period extension request;
• and
• wherein the method steps are performed by a processor.