TWI668661B - A reservation method, a reservation system, a computer program product, a computer program product for storing a reservation method, and an operator terminal device used in the method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a reservation method and system, which can be used by a reservation booklet to make a reservation condition and make payment (including prepaid or third party payment or credit card pre-authorization), and the reservation condition will be directly sent to a plurality of hotel providers, and then the operator Self-assessment is willing to take orders, which can save the inconvenience of one-to-one contact, and has the advantages that conventional technology cannot bring. Moreover, through the payment step, the operator determines that the payment can be collected, so there is no need to worry about whether the reservation is maliciously booked by others, attempting to influence sales and the like, and also has the advantage of protecting the manufacturer.

Description

A reservation method, a reservation system, a computer program product, a computer program product for storing a reservation method, and an operator terminal device used in the method

The present invention relates to a computer program product for a reservation method, a reservation system, an electronic computer program product, a storage program for a reservation method, and an operator terminal device used in the method, and more particularly, a room type and an amount condition are set by a booker. Then, the industry decides whether to accept the trading method.

Press, whether you are traveling or traveling, the choice of the hotel is always a headache. Although more information can be obtained through the Internet, it is limited to the pages visited by the book holders. The overall information and price of the room type can be determined by relying on the screening of the reservations and the confirmation of the individual contacts.

In response to the above situation, several network platform operators have now integrated information on hotels through resource integration, allowing subscribers to obtain information on several hotels at the entrance of a single website, thereby reducing the search for hotels in the vast online world. The time spent. Although through such an entry website, it can alleviate the time for the booker to search for a hotel, it still needs the reservation to confirm the availability of the room and the rent of the room type, which is still inconvenient for the booker.

In addition, users can only rely on communication skills and operators in the process of making their own reservations. Under the premise of price negotiations, the majority of bookers are unable to obtain a satisfactory and reasonable price.

In contrast, if the reservation is temporarily set by the booker without paying the deposit, if the reservation is temporarily repented, the opportunity for external sales will be lost, and the loss will be incurred.

Therefore, in response to the needs of today's vast reservations, the old mechanism has been unable to meet the needs of the bookmakers and operators.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a method of reservation, which can be used by a reservation applicant to actively determine a reservation condition and make a payment, and then the operator can evaluate whether he or she is willing to take the order. Since the demand of the booker is directly sent to a plurality of hoteliers, the inconvenience of the one-to-one connection can be saved. The industry can judge whether it is willing to take orders according to the rental sales at that time, and achieve the purpose of the bookmaker's price. It will not be because of the manufacturer's flashy sales statement, and the rental cost will increase. Because the industry can collect the money, there is no need to worry about whether the booker has maliciously booked for others, in an attempt to influence sales and other issues. Therefore, the present invention has advantages that cannot be brought about by conventional techniques.

As described above, the payment includes the payment process performed by using various mechanisms, such as transfer, credit card, credit card pre-brush or third-party payment, as long as it can prove that the payment has been paid or It is a payable status, which allows the operator to complete the transaction with peace of mind.

The method of booking of the present invention comprises the steps of: a condition setting step, a payment confirmation step, a reservation notification step and an industry confirmation step.

The condition setting step is a room type specified by a booker and the bid amount is one. Booking conditions. The payment confirmation step is based on the amount of the bid. The booking notice step is to notify the operator of the specified room type and bid amount. The operator confirms that the multiple operators choose whether to accept the reservation condition, and when one of the operators agrees, a reservation success notice will be issued to the reservation.

Through the above steps, the booker does not need to contact the industry one by one, not only can obtain the appropriate price, the industry does not need to worry about whether the booker is malicious, and the convenience of the room rental management.

Preferably, the operator confirmation step further comprises a first preset time, when no agreement is given by the operator in the first preset time, an unacknowledgment notification is sent to the reservation person for the reservation to know or carry out. Followed by its actions.

Preferably, the subscriber may further modify the specified room type and the bid amount after receiving the un-established notice, and then continue the payment step. Therefore, it is convenient for the book-seeker to re-evaluate each industry after adjusting the reservation conditions to achieve the purpose of reservation.

Preferably, in the confirming step of the operator, after a second preset time is over, if no operator responds, a reminder message is sent to each of the players, and the second preset time is shorter than the first preset. Set the time. In order to reduce the situation of missing orders due to omissions.

According to the above method, the present invention further provides a reservation system, which comprises a server, and the server transmits information through the network with a plurality of subscriber terminal devices and a plurality of operator terminal devices; any subscriber terminal device After setting a reservation condition and collecting the payment via the server, the reservation condition is sent to each of the operator terminal devices; the server will issue a notification after receiving the message that the operator terminal device accepts the reservation condition The message is sent to the corresponding subscriber terminal device or the message set by the subscriber terminal device. box.

The system can be used by the reservation to complete the reservation setting and receiving the reservation completion information through the reservation terminal device, thereby improving the convenience of completing the reservation operation. The notification message can also be sent to the subscriber terminal device in conjunction with the Push Notification Service, so that the subscriber can immediately know the result and related information.

Moreover, the server sets a first preset time and a second preset time. When there is no industry owner's consent in the first preset time, an unacknowledged notification is sent to the corresponding subscriber terminal device. Or the message set by the subscriber terminal device receives the mail box, and after the second preset time is over, if no operator responds, a reminder message is sent to each of the operators, wherein the second preset time is short. At the first preset time. By managing the first preset time and the second preset time, it is possible to avoid the omission of the operator and miss the business opportunity, and the reservation person knows the status of the reservation.

Preferably, after receiving the un-established notice, the subscriber terminal device may modify the specified room type and the bid amount, and then re-pay the payment to achieve the purpose of the reservation.

The present invention further provides an electronic computer program product for storing a program for a reservation method. When an electronic computer loads the program and executes it, the foregoing reservation method can be completed. In this way, the user can complete the homework of the reservation and improve the convenience of use. Furthermore, the message can be received in conjunction with the Push Notification Service to enable the booker to immediately know the results and related information.

The present invention further provides an operator terminal device that performs signal transmission with a server via a network, can be used to receive one of the reservation conditions sent by the server, and also installs a room management system inside the operator for internal use. Management of the room.

Based on the above-mentioned advantages, and in order to enable the reviewing committee to further understand the present invention, a preferred embodiment is disclosed as follows. The constituent contents of the present invention and the effects achieved by the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and drawings.

S1‧‧‧ Condition setting procedure

S2‧‧‧payment confirmation step

S3‧‧‧ Reservation Notice Procedure

S4‧‧‧Business Confirmation Steps

10‧‧‧Server

20‧‧‧Resident terminal equipment

30‧‧‧Industry terminal equipment

FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the system of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the reservation method of the present embodiment includes a condition setting step S1, a payment confirmation step S2, a reservation notification step S3, and an operator confirmation step S4.

The condition setting step S1 is that a room type and a bid amount are specified by a booker, and the reservation condition may further include a region, a star rating, a list of operators, and a time, and all types may affect the reservation requester to decide whether or not to The conditions for making a reservation are selected in this step.

The payment confirmation step S2 is based on the payment of the amount of money. Of course, it can be combined with modern equipment and payment services. In addition to direct collection (such as transfer), payment by credit card or pre-payment or pre-authorization or third-party payment system is charged for the payment mentioned in this step. The main purpose of this step is to provide industry guarantees. Once the operator confirms that a room that meets the reservation conditions can be provided, the payment will be arranged. If the subsequent reservation is not established, the payment will be refunded or not applied to the credit card company or the pre-authorization will be cancelled. The third-party payment system can also stop payment. It is guaranteed for both the booker and the operator.

Booking Notification Step S3: Inform the industry of the specified room type and the bid amount (ie, the reservation condition) for the supplier to make an evaluation judgment.

The operator confirms that step S4: when one of the companies agrees to accept the reservation condition, a reservation success notice will be issued to the reservation to achieve the purpose of informing the transaction result. At the same time, according to the payment completed in the payment confirmation step S2, the fee will be transferred to the operator who actually has completed the rental task.

Through the above steps, the booker no longer needs to confirm the details one by one, but after setting the reservation conditions, the operator judges whether he is willing to take the order, reduces the time spent, and, through the payment first. The mechanism (including pre-authorization) can protect the industry and achieve the advantages of a win-win situation. Moreover, the inconvenience of the prior art can be overcome by the present invention by connecting the inter-factors at the same time. In addition, the order of the orders can be determined according to the order of the respondents, or the level of the member membership can be established, and the order of the orders can be obtained through different levels. Regardless of the way in which the rights obtained by the decision makers are determined, the procedures of the booker can be reduced to the advantage that conventional techniques cannot achieve.

In addition, in the operator confirmation step S4, a first preset time is further set, and when there is no industry owner's consent in the first preset time, an unacknowledged notification will be sent to the reservation party. The first preset time is calculated when the ordering party completes the reservation condition and sends the post-opening time. If it is a multinational hotel, it can be set up by considering the time difference problem, for example, 4 hours, 6 hours or 8 hours, etc. Various times.

If the ordering party has not successfully completed the booking, the booker may further modify the specified room type and bid amount or other conditions after receiving the notice of non-establishment, and then continue to pay the payment.

In the operator confirmation step S4, a second preset time is set, and after the second preset time is over, if no operator responds, an alert message is sent to each of the operators, wherein the second preset time Shorter than the first preset time. In order to avoid the loss of business opportunities due to omissions, the company has the effect of reminding.

Please refer to the schematic diagram of the reservation system of another embodiment shown in FIG. 2. The reservation system includes a server 10 that can communicate information with a plurality of subscriber terminal devices 20 and a plurality of operator terminal devices 30 over the network. When any of the subscriber terminal devices 20 sets a reservation condition and completes the payment via the server 10 (including receiving, by the server 10, the user has completed the transfer, credit card payment, credit card pre-authorization, third party payment, etc. If the status has been paid or is available for payment or payment to a third party, the reservation condition is sent to each of the operator terminal devices 30. After receiving the message of the reservation condition, the server 10 will send a notification message to the corresponding subscriber terminal device 20 or the message receiving mail box set by the subscriber terminal device 20. The notification will inform the booker of the order status.

Moreover, the subscriber terminal device 20 or the provider terminal device 30 can receive the message by using a Push Notification Service, so that the booker can immediately know the result and related information, and achieve the purpose of active notification, thereby increasing convenience. .

Through the establishment of the server 10, it can serve as a platform between the booker and the operator, and the booker and the operator can complete the work of the reservation through the connection of the booker terminal device 20 and the operator terminal device 30, respectively. The subscriber terminal device 20 and the provider terminal device 30 can be a computer, a smart phone, a tablet computer, or any network connected to the server 10 via a network, and can fill in and obtain data through a webpage. Equipment, of course, can also be installed on these equipment Install software, fill in, upload and retrieve data through software execution, and execute message push technology. Of course, through this system, the inconvenience of the booker in the prior art can be overcome. Not only does it save a lot of time and effort required for booking, but it also allows the provider to reduce the risk of being maliciously occupied.

Moreover, in the same manner as the foregoing method, the server 10 may further set a first preset time and a second preset time. When there is no industry owner's consent in the first preset time, an unacknowledged notification is sent to the corresponding The subscriber terminal device or the message set by the subscriber terminal device receives the mail mailbox, and after the second preset time is over, if no operator responds, a reminder message is sent to each of the operators, wherein The second preset time is shorter than the first preset time. This will alert the operator to a conditional review and will allow the booker to know the outcome.

Moreover, after the subscriber terminal device receives the non-establishment notice, the specified room type and the bid amount may be further modified, and the payment is re-issued. To facilitate the operation of the booker. Moreover, the notification of non-establishment can also be transmitted through the message-pushing technology, so that the message notification can be made faster, and the booker can perform subsequent actions again.

According to the above method and system, the present invention further provides an embodiment, which is an electronic computer program product for storing a program in a reservation method, and when an electronic computer loads the program and executes it, The server network is connected to prepare and pay for the reservation conditions. The electronic computer and the terminal device can be connected to the network for mobile communication for a mobile communication device, a smart phone, a tablet computer or a computer.

According to the above method and system, the present invention further provides an embodiment, which is an operator terminal device that performs signal transmission with a server via a network, and after installing the program, can be received from the server. Send one of the booking conditions and, within the installer Department's room management system for internal room management. The electronic computer and the terminal device can be connected to the network for mobile communication for a mobile communication device, a smart phone, a tablet computer or a computer.

In summary, it is only an embodiment of the present invention, which can be derived from a wide range of applications, and the multiplication of production efficiency can also take into account the production cost, and has industrial utilization value. Any simple conversion or equivalent conversion that is the same as the technical idea of the present invention is within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

Claims (6)

A method for booking, which performs the following steps via a server, a subscriber terminal device, and a plurality of operator terminal devices, and the subscriber terminal device, the operator terminal devices, and the server perform data transmission via the network. The method comprises: a condition setting step: designating a room type and a bid amount by a booker via a booker terminal device as a reservation condition, and transmitting the conditions to the server; and a payment confirmation step: according to the server The bid amount is charged; a reservation notification step: the server, after the payment is completed, notifies the owner of the room type and the bid amount specified by the reservation to the owner through the operator terminal device; Each operator chooses whether or not to accept the reservation condition. When one of the companies responds with the approval of the terminal device, the server will issue a reservation success notice to the reservation, and the server will perform the payment operation; , setting a first preset time when no industry member replies the consent via the operator terminal device, The server will issue an unsettled notification to the subscriber's subscriber terminal device. If, after a second preset time has elapsed, the server will issue if no operator responds via the operator terminal device. The reminder message is sent to the operator terminal device of each of the operators to inform the operator, wherein the second preset time is shorter than the first preset time. The method of claim 1, wherein the subscriber can further modify the specified room type and the bid amount via the subscriber terminal device after receiving the non-establishment notice, and then continue the payment step. A reservation system comprising: a server capable of being configured through a network and a plurality of subscriber terminal devices and a plurality of operator terminals Preparing for information transfer; any subscriber terminal device sets a reservation condition and sends the reservation condition to each operator terminal device after the payment is completed by the server; the server receives any operator terminal device After receiving the message of the reservation condition, a notification message will be sent to the corresponding subscriber terminal device or the message set by the subscriber terminal device to receive the mail box, and the server will perform the payment operation; wherein the server Setting a first preset time and a second preset time, when no agreement is given by the operator in the first preset time, an unacknowledged notification is sent to the corresponding subscriber terminal device or the The message set by the subscriber terminal device receives the mail box, and after the second preset time is over, if no operator responds, a reminder message is sent to each of the operators, wherein the second preset time is shorter than the first A preset time. The reservation system of claim 3, wherein the subscriber terminal device further modifies the specified room type and the bid amount after receiving the non-establishment notice, and then re-pays. A computer program product for a reservation method for a reservation method, which can be completed as described in claim 1 after an electronic computer loads the program and executes it. An operator terminal device that performs signal transmission with a server via a network, and installs a program as described in claim 5 for receiving a reservation condition sent from the server, and is also installed inside the operator. Room management system for the management of internal rooms.