Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-26
2005-04-26
Smith, Jeffrey A. (Department: 3625)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
active
06885998
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is an Internet-based sports equipment rental system and method that enables individuals to rent sports equipment and other items, such as golf clubs, from a renting company's Web site. The system and method includes automated rental processing and tracking software that runs on the renting company's Web site to allow individuals to rent sports equipment conveniently over the Internet for use at predetermined locations at predetermined future times.
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Gart Matthew
Ross Otho B.
Smith Jeffrey A.
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