Method and system for an automated trip planner

US7925540B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Rearden Commerce, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mark Orttung · Menlo Park, US
• Mike McEvoy · Los Gatos, US
• Geff Gilligan · Danville, US
• Jay GaBany · San Jose, US
• Rick Hernandez · Palo Alto, US
• Sean Handel · Moss Beach, US
• Anson Mah · Oakland, US
• Jerome Chen · Redondo Beach, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 15, 2004
• Grant date: Apr 12, 2011
• Expiry date: Sep 16, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/14
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system to offer a service to a user based on a profile of the user, in response to an identification of an event. In one embodiment, the service includes offering a travel itinerary. In one embodiment, the profile of the user is based on previously obtained data. In one embodiment, the offering is performed automatically in response to the identification of the event and user. In one embodiment, the offering of the itinerary to the user based on the profile of the user comprises accessing data from at least one of a preference database and a contextual content database. The offering of the itinerary may comprise offering at least one of travel times for the user traveling to a selected area, ground transportation for the user arriving at a selected area, and costs for multiple modes of transportation. In one embodiment, the offering of the service is based in part on one of a type of service, a location, and a partner.