US 2013/0173314 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MARKETPLACE FOR SPACE RENTAL

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing a space rental marketplace are provided. In some embodiments, space providers list spaces available for rent with a space management system. Each space may be associated with one or more activities to be performed during the rental. Each type of activity may include pre-activity, during-activity, and/or post-activity services that may be scheduled through the space management system at the time of scheduling the rental. Space providers may add new types of activities to the space management system to be associated with their rental space. Recurring rentals may be scheduled. In some embodiments, the space management system automatically ensures that complex scheduling requirements, such as predetermined amounts of certain types of renters, may be fulfilled.

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Dependent claims

A space management system, comprising one or more computing devices configured to:

manage information associated with a plurality of spaces available for rental, wherein the information is stored in a space data store;
store rental information in a scheduling data store, wherein the rental information for a space includes a date of a rental, a time of the rental, and an activity associated with the rental;
receive a selection of a space of the plurality of spaces and an activity to be associated with a rental of the space;
present a set of service providers associated with services related to the selected activity, wherein to present the set of service providers associated with services related to the activity, the one or more computing devices are further configured to retrieve a set of service providers specified by a space provider as being authorized to perform services at the selected space;
receive a selection of at least one service provider;
and
store a record that indicates that the at least one service provider has been booked for the activity at the selected space.

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A computer-implemented method of scheduling a space rental, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, a query for spaces satisfying specified search criteria, wherein the specified search criteria include an activity to be associated with a rental of a space;
searching, by a computing device, for a set of one or more spaces that satisfy the specified search criteria;
presenting, by a computing device, the set of one or more spaces that satisfy the specified search criteria;
receiving, by a computing device, a selection of a space in the set of one or more spaces;
creating, by a computing device, a record indicating that the selected space has been rented for the activity;
presenting a set of service providers associated with services related to the activity;
receiving a selection of at least one service provider;
and
storing a record that indicates that the at least one service provider has been booked for the activity at the selected space;
wherein presenting a set of service providers associated with services related to the activity includes retrieving a set of service providers that are not previously booked between an activity start time and an activity end time associated with the activity.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for providing a marketplace for space rental

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Abstract

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