Patents Assigned to Advanced Network and Database Systems
  • Patent number: 7016857
    Abstract: A method device implementing a seamless user/service reservation network. A network is establishing having a user input module, an interface module and a vendor service module. The user input module accommodates different classes of potential users including golf reseller, an Internet based user and a dedicated function user. Regardless of the type of user input is targeted for, all user inputs accept the same input format and send all transactions via a bundled communication. The interface module comprises multiple servers designed to communicate with the user input module and the vendor service module and decode and process all bundled requests. Utilizing multi-thread processing, all transactions from either module are concurrently processed. The vendor service module incorporates multiple vendor systems running different software platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Advanced Network and Database Systems
    Inventors: Scott A. Lloyd, David S. McInally, Michael W. Smeester