US 12,282,870 B2
Receiving a request to reserve a service
Howard W. Lutnick, New York, NY (US); and Dean P. Alderucci, Westport, CT (US)
Assigned to CFPH, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by CFPH, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/244,353.
Application 18/244,353 is a continuation of application No. 17/085,844, filed on Oct. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,790,284.
Application 17/085,844 is a continuation of application No. 16/164,118, filed on Oct. 18, 2018, granted, now 10,824,966, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Application 16/164,118 is a continuation of application No. 12/906,643, filed on Oct. 18, 2010, granted, now 10,108,908, issued on Oct. 23, 2018.
Application 12/906,643 is a continuation of application No. 11/681,663, filed on Mar. 2, 2007, granted, now 7,818,191, issued on Oct. 19, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0419191 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/00 (2023.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06Q 50/12 (2012.01); G06Q 99/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 10/02 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0633 (2013.01); G06Q 50/12 (2013.01); G06Q 99/00 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by at least one processor, data representing a bid for a service provided by a plurality of restaurants at a specific date and a specific time, each bid comprising a bid amount and the type of cuisines;
in response to detecting the bid, by the at least one processor, transmitting a request to the plurality of restaurants to provide the service on the specific date and the specific time;
receiving, by the at least one processor, an offer from the plurality of restaurants, the offer including customer promotions, discounts, or any other offers;
transmitting, by the at least one processor, the offer from the plurality of restaurants to a remote device that transmitted the bid;
receiving, by the at least one processor, an acceptance for a particular restaurant, by the at least one processor, from the remote device with the specific date and the specific time for the service; and
reserving, by the at least one processor, the specific date and the specific time for the service with the particular restaurant.