Patents by Inventor Ben Vinod

Ben Vinod has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240020586
    Abstract: A method is provided for booking a hotel room that improves the satisfaction level for a consumer and increases revenue for the hotelier. Consumers may benefit from being able to select property-specific and room-specific attributes for which they perceive enhanced value, while property-specific and room-specific attributes that a consumer does not particularly value may be avoided in an effort for the consumer to spend on features they desire. Further, hoteliers may benefit from being able to offer room-specific attributes and add-on features that create additional revenue streams for the hotel. Additionally, the transparency afforded the consumer of the room-specific attributes available versus those selected provides the consumer with a level of expectation that is more aligned with the hotel and the specific room they selected, thereby improving customer satisfaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ben Vinod, David Hobt
  • Patent number: 11755962
    Abstract: A method is provided for booking a hotel room that improves the satisfaction level for a consumer and increases revenue for the hotelier. Consumers may benefit from being able to select property-specific and room-specific attributes for which they perceive enhanced value, while property-specific and room-specific attributes that a consumer does not particularly value may be avoided in an effort for the consumer to spend on features they desire. Further, hoteliers may benefit from being able to offer room-specific attributes and add-on features that create additional revenue streams for the hotel. Additionally, the transparency afforded the consumer of the room-specific attributes available versus those selected provides the consumer with a level of expectation that is more aligned with the hotel and the specific room they selected, thereby improving customer satisfaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SABRE GLBL INC.
    Inventors: Ben Vinod, David Hobt
  • Publication number: 20210287146
    Abstract: A method is provided for booking a hotel room that improves the satisfaction level for a consumer and increases revenue for the hotelier. Consumers may benefit from being able to select property-specific and room-specific attributes for which they perceive enhanced value, while property-specific and room-specific attributes that a consumer does not particularly value may be avoided in an effort for the consumer to spend on features they desire. Further, hoteliers may benefit from being able to offer room-specific attributes and add-on features that create additional revenue streams for the hotel. Additionally, the transparency afforded the consumer of the room-specific attributes available versus those selected provides the consumer with a level of expectation that is more aligned with the hotel and the specific room they selected, thereby improving customer satisfaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Ben Vinod, David Hobt
  • Patent number: 11017326
    Abstract: A method is provided for booking a hotel room that improves the satisfaction level for a consumer and increases revenue for the hotelier. Consumers may benefit from being able to select property-specific and room-specific attributes for which they perceive enhanced value, while property-specific and room-specific attributes that a consumer does not particularly value may be avoided in an effort for the consumer to spend on features they desire. Further, hoteliers may benefit from being able to offer room-specific attributes and add-on features that create additional revenue streams for the hotel. Additionally, the transparency afforded the consumer of the room-specific attributes available versus those selected provides the consumer with a level of expectation that is more aligned with the hotel and the specific room they selected, thereby improving customer satisfaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Sabre GLBL Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Vinod, David Hobt
  • Publication number: 20160328662
    Abstract: A method is provided for booking a hotel room that improves the satisfaction level for a consumer and increases revenue for the hotelier. Consumers may benefit from being able to select property-specific and room-specific attributes for which they perceive enhanced value, while property-specific and room-specific attributes that a consumer does not particularly value may be avoided in an effort for the consumer to spend on features they desire. Further, hoteliers may benefit from being able to offer room-specific attributes and add-on features that create additional revenue streams for the hotel. Additionally, the transparency afforded the consumer of the room-specific attributes available versus those selected provides the consumer with a level of expectation that is more aligned with the hotel and the specific room they selected, thereby improving customer satisfaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Ben Vinod, David Hobt
  • Publication number: 20140129265
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in accordance with an example embodiment in order to provide a collection of services in a cloud environment that may be utilized by partners and web developers to build innovative travel applications. An example method may comprise providing a plurality of application user interfaces (APIs) allowing development of an application, each of the plurality of APIs being classified as at least one of an informational service, a transactional service, or an intelligence service, each informational service comprising static content, each transactional service configured for at least one of booking, shopping, or fulfillment transactions, and each intelligence service comprising contextual performance metrics derived from at least one of shopping data or transactional data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Sabre, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Arena, John Blankenbaker, Rajeev Bellubbi, James French, Rosauro Chito Manansala, Ben Vinod
  • Publication number: 20110071862
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses related to providing, among other things, a collaboration and travel ecosystem are discussed herein. For example, various tools and functionality may be provided that assist a client in determining the availability of telepresence equipment, the cost to use the telepresence equipment, the potential return on investment for money spent traveling as compared to conducting a telepresence event, among other things. In some embodiments, a user interface may be presented to a client that presents various information associated with, e.g., the telepresence equipment and/or facilitates the booking of the telepresence equipment. One or more backend systems may be used to, for example, coordinate the booking of a telepresence event and/or the booking of traditional travel events. In some embodiments, business rules and/or other types of data may be generated, received, maintained and/or received by the backend system(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: GetThere, L.P.
    Inventors: Anita Cator, Srinivas Chintha, James French, Ryan Merritt, Suzanne Neufang, Trey Pace, Cassandra Rollins, Jeremy Stubbs, Shelly Terry, Ben Vinod, Paul Wiley