Maximal availability inventory
US11823095B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/285
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Virtualization methods and systems for optimizing the availability of items in an inventory of items in a reservation system, wherein the items are classified into item types and an item type is defined by a requestable set of at least one characteristic. Reservations may be received for a set of at least one characteristic that is a subset of an item type. After a reservation has been accepted, all the availabilities of the requestable sets of at least one characteristic in the inventory are updated. The reservation system may be a hotel reservation system and item types may be hotel room types or other bookable products. The reservation system may be a flight reservation system and item types may be bookable places on flights.
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