Method and system for determining an optimal low fare for a trip

US8311859B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Amadeus S.A.S. · FR

Inventors

• Marc Patoureaux · Grasse, FR
• Thierry Dufresne · Opio, FR
• David Pauchet · Pégomas, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 17, 2009
• Grant date: Nov 13, 2012
• Expiry date: Oct 4, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/40
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for determining an optimal fare for a trip comprising a departure location, an arrival location, the method comprises the following steps: sending a request for the trip wherein the request comprises a departure location, an arrival location and a corresponding fare for the trip; automatically modifying the request by searching in a predetermined database to determine a set of additional requests wherein each comprises at least one of the departure location, the arrival location or one or more additional locations which may form at least a part of the requested route wherein the predetermined database comprises said additional requests and a corresponding fare for each additional request; selecting one or more additional requests to form one or more alternative requests which include at least on of the departure location or the arrival location as the request; calculating the up to date fares for each alternative request in order to determine a resulting fare for each alternative request; comparing the fare and the resulting fares in order to determine the lowest resulting fare for the trip.