US 11,704,603 B2
Bidding for 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. 3, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/11,641.
Application 17/011,641 is a continuation of application No. 15/938,437, filed on Mar. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,769,557.
Application 15/938,437 is a continuation of application No. 13/913,913, filed on Jun. 10, 2013, granted, now 9,934,471, issued on Apr. 3, 2018.
Application 13/913,913 is a continuation of application No. 11/681,675, filed on Mar. 2, 2007, granted, now 8,463,649, issued on Jun. 11, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0133639 A1, May 6, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/00 (2023.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/12 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 10/02 (2013.01) [G06Q 50/12 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
generating, via a processor, a database that comprises data structures indicative of a plurality of table slots for on-site dining services, a plurality of table slots for off-site dining services, a plurality of time slots and a plurality of ratios of available table slots for on-site dining services to available table slots for off-site dining services;
allocating, via the processor, for a particular time slot a ratio of available table slots for on-site dining services to available table slots for off-site dining services;
receiving, via the processor, a plurality of bids for an off-site dining service at the particular time slot;
identifying, via the processor, a user with the highest bid of the plurality of bids;
transmitting, to a remote device of the user, a denial for the off-site dining service at the particular time slot, when the ratio of available table slots for on-site dining services to available table slots for off-site dining services meets a threshold;
transmitting, to the remote device of the user, an approval of the highest bid for the off-site dining service at the particular time slot, when the ratio of available table slots for on-site dining services to available table slots for off-site dining services does not meet a threshold; and
adjusting, via the processor, the ratio for the particular time slot, when a change in available table slots for on-site dining services to available table slots for off-site dining services is detected.