IP Library Granted Patent US 8,370,186
Granted Patent B2
US 8,370,186 · App. 12/250,892 · Granted Feb 5, 2013

System and method for providing web-based management solutions

Inventors: Peter Ellis (Indian Wells, CA); Daniel Lizio-Katzen (New York, NY)
Assignee: Gramercyone Technology Corp.
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Patent No.
US 8,370,186
App. No.
12/250,892
Granted
Feb 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A centralized web-based system and method for managing appointments having a user interface that interacts with one or more users to display one or more items based on user input, a management module connected to the user interface and configured to receive data related to scheduling an appointment, determine one or more possible appointments based on the data, present the one or more possible appointments, receive a user selection from the one or more possible appointments, and schedule the appointment based on the user selection, and one or more databases configured to store appointment information, wherein the one or more databases are connected to the management module and wherein the data comprises a date and time slot and at least one of a facility, a service, and a servicer.

Claims (29)

1. A centralized web-based system for managing appointments, the system comprising:

a processor coupled to a memory;

a user interface that interacts with one or more users to display one or more items based on user input;

a centralized management module connected to the user interface and the processor and configured to receive data related to scheduling an appointment, determine one or more possible appointments based on the data, present the one or more possible appointments, receive a user selection from the one or more possible appointments, and schedule the appointment based on the user selection, wherein the centralized management module is further configured as the exclusive mechanism to centrally manage employee information for a plurality of partner entities, wherein the employee information comprises at least one of personal information, employee schedule, employee services, employee availability, and employee history of transactions and wherein the management module is centrally integrated with a payroll function to manage a plurality of employees associated with the plurality of partner entities using the centralized management module; and

one or more databases configured to store appointment information, wherein the one or more databases are connected to the management module and wherein the data comprises a date and time slot and at least one of a facility, a service, and a servicer.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the management module is further configured to manage customer information, wherein the customer information comprises at least one of personal information, appointments, orders, availability, payments, and preferences.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the management module is further configured to manage facilities information, wherein the facilities information comprises at least one of schedules, services, availability, and inventory.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the management module is further configured to manage point-of-sale (POS) services.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the facility is a room or space for performing one or more services of the appointment.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the service is provided by a servicer.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the servicer comprises at least one of an employee, an employer, and an independent contractor.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the appointment is for spa-related services.

9. A web-based method for managing appointments, comprising:

receiving, by a computer or internet connected device, from a user, data related to scheduling an appointment at a centralized management module, wherein the data comprises a date and time slot and at least one of a facility, a service, and a servicer, wherein the centralized management module is further configured as the exclusive mechanism to centrally manage employee information for a plurality of partner entities, wherein the employee information comprises at least one of personal information, employee schedule, employee services, employee availability, and employee history of transactions and wherein the management module is centrally integrated with a payroll function to manage a plurality of employees associated with the plurality of partner entities using the centralized management module;

determining, by a computer or internet connected device, one or more possible appointments based on the data;

presenting, by a computer or internet connected device, to the user, the one or more possible appointments;

receiving, by a computer or internet connected device, from the user, a user selection from the one or more possible appointments; and

scheduling, by a computer or other internet connected device, the appointment, at the centralize management module, based on the user selection.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining one or more possible appointments based on the data comprises using at least one of servicer information, customer information, and facilities information.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the servicer information comprises at least one of personal information, schedules, services, availability, and history of transactions, wherein the customer information comprises at least one of personal information, appointments, orders, availability, payments, and preferences, and wherein the facilities information comprises at least one of schedules, services, availability, and inventory.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the facility is a room or space for performing one or more services of the appointment.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the service is provided by a servicer.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the servicer comprises at least one of an employee, an employer, and an independent contractor.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the appointment is for spa-related services.

16. A centralized web-based system for managing appointments, the system comprising:

a processor coupled to a memory;

a user interface that interacts with one or more users to display one or more items based on user input;

a centralized management module connected to the user interface and the processor and configured to receive data related to scheduling an appointment, determine one or more possible appointments based on the data, present the one or more possible appointments, receive a user selection from the one or more possible appointments, and schedule the appointment based on the user selection, wherein the centralized management module is further configured as the exclusive mechanism to centrally manage employee information for a plurality of partner entities, customer information, facilities information, and manage point-of-sale (POS) services, wherein the employee information comprises at least one of personal information, employee schedule, employee services, employee availability, and employee history of transactions and wherein the management module is centrally integrated with a payroll function to manage a plurality of employees associated with the plurality of partner entities using the centralized management module; and

one or more databases configured to store appointment information, wherein the one or more databases are connected to the management module and wherein the data comprises a date and time slot and at least one of a facility, a service, and a servicer.

Assignments (16)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT REEL/FRAME NO. 49056/0357 Recorded Apr 1, 2026
From: BLUE OWL CAPITAL CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS OWL ROCK CAPITAL CORPORATION), AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MINDBODY, INC.
Reel/Frame 075364/0087 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2026
From: MINDBODY, INC.
To: SIXTH STREET SPECIALTY LENDING EUROPE III ADVISORS, LTD
Reel/Frame 074227/0835 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 1, 2019
From: MINDBODY, INC.
To: OWL ROCK CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049056/0357 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2019
From: SILICON VALLEY BANK
To: BOOKER SOFTWARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 048362/0137 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2018
From: BOOKER SOFTWARE, INC.
To: MINDBODY, INC.
Reel/Frame 045951/0867 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2018
From: ESCALATE CAPITAL PARTNERS SBIC III, LP
To: BOOKER SOFTWARE, INC.; FREDERICK LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 045423/0638 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2018
From: COMERICA BANK
To: BOOKER SOFTWARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 045406/0918 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2018
From: BOOKER SOFTWARE, INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK
Reel/Frame 045415/0232 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2017
From: BOOKER SOFTWARE, INC.; FREDERICK LABS LLC
To: ESCALATE CAPITAL PARTNERS SBIC III, LP
Reel/Frame 042494/0959 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2013
From: GRAMERCYONE TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: BOOKER SOFTWARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 030066/0929 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 11, 2012
From: GRAMERCYONE TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: COMERICA BANK, A TEXAS BANKING ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 028542/0815 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 25, 2012
From: G1 HOLDINGS, LLC.
To: GRAMERCYONE TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 028268/0752 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2011
From: GRAMERCYONE, LLC
To: G1 HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 027300/0681 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2011
From: GRAMERCYONE, LLC
To: GRAMERCYONE TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 027149/0108 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 19, 2011
From: SPAFINDER, INC.
To: GRAMERCYONE, LLC
Reel/Frame 025657/0176 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2008
From: ELLIS, PETER; LIZIO-KATZEN, DANIEL
To: SPAFINDER
Reel/Frame 021680/0230 →
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