Availability processing in a travel planning system
US7562027B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0601
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A travel planning system that implements seat availability determinations is described. The planning system includes a scheduling process for determining a set of instances of transportation that satisfy a user query and a faring process that determines fares valid for at least some of the instances in the set of instances of transportation. The travel planning system also includes an availability process that uses results from a single source of seat availability for a mode of transportation to determine a set of available instances of transportation and determines whether the results from the single source are reliable.
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