Life event-based travel planning

• US 10,430,766 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2015
• Issued: 10/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Hadatsuki, Naomi
• Primary Examiner(s): Vetter, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US14/919,642
• Publication Number:
  US 20170116578A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,441 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/343 Calculating itineraries, i.e. routes leading from a starting point to a series of categorical destinations using a global route restraint, round trips, touristic trips travelling salesman problem G06Q10/04; optimisation of routes G06Q10/047
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

The present disclosure may include a method of automated travel planning including obtaining first and second life events as a basis for travel. The method may include receiving first electronic content and storing it such that it is associated with the first life event, receiving second electronic content and storing it such that it is associated with the second life event, and identifying a first location for the first life event and a second location for the second life event. The method may also include electronically generating a map of the first and second life events, the map including transportation between the first location and the second location, the first electronic content associated with the first life event, and the second electronic content associated with the second life event. The method may also include automatically generating an itinerary including the transportation between the first and second life events.

Claims

1. A method of automated travel planning, the method comprising:

obtaining social networking data regarding a traveler;

based on importance attributes of life events derived from the social networking data, obtaining a first life event and a second life event as a basis for travel of the traveler;

requesting first electronic content regarding the first life event from a third party;

receiving the first electronic content from the third party and a request from the third party that the first electronic content remain temporarily hidden from the traveler, and storing the first electronic content such that the first electronic content is associated with the first life event;

receiving second electronic content and storing the second electronic content such that the second electronic content is associated with the second life event;

identifying a first location for the first life event and a second location for the second life event;

electronically generating a map of the first life event and the second life event, the map including transportation between the first location and the second location, the map also including the first electronic content associated with the first life event and the second electronic content associated with the second life event;

automatically generating an itinerary, the itinerary including the transportation between the first life event and the second life event;

presenting the itinerary to the traveler, the itinerary displaying a representation of the second electronic content as associated with the second life event and hiding the first electronic content from the traveler in the itinerary until the traveler arrives at the first location based on the request from the third party;

tracking a portable device of the traveler for a current location of the traveler using a global positioning system (GPS) device of the portable device;

determining whether the current location of the traveler is the first location and based on a determination that the current location of the traveler is the first location, transmitting the first electronic content of a first type to the portable device of the traveler along with first additional electronic content of a type different from the first type; and

determining whether the current location of the traveler is the second location and based on a determination that the current location of the traveler is the second location, transmitting the second electronic content of a second type to the portable device of the traveler along with second additional electronic content of a type different from the second type.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining a first life event and a second life event comprises:

identifying the first life event and the second life event in the social networking data by analyzing life event attributes of the social networking data;

prioritizing the first life event and the second life event based on the importance attributes derived from the social networking data;

transmitting the prioritized life events to the traveler; and

receiving a selection of life events from the prioritized life events.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving first electronic content and storing the first electronic content such that the first electronic content is associated with the first life event comprises;

identifying the first electronic content in the social networking data based on the first electronic content being part of a social media entry contributing to the identification of the first life event; and

storing the first electronic content such that the first electronic content is associated with the first life event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the first life event and the second life event comprises receiving at least one of the first life event or the second life event as a user-input life event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the second electronic content comprises:

receiving the second electronic content as user-input electronic content; and

storing the second electronic content such that the second electronic content is associated with the second life event.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the first location comprises requesting traveler identification of the first location.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically generating the itinerary comprises booking the transportation between the first location and the second location.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein electronically generating the map further comprises:

determining a plurality of transportation options between the first location and the second location;

generating a route for each of the transportation options, a cost for each of the transportation options, and a travel time for each of the transportation options on the map; and

transmitting the map to the traveler for selecting one of the plurality of transportation options.

9. A travel planning system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that are configured to, in response to being executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform one or more operations, the operations comprising;

obtaining social networking data regarding a traveler;

based on importance attributes of life events derived from the social networking data, obtaining a first life event and a second life event as a basis for travel of the traveler;

requesting first electronic content regarding the first life event from a third party;

receiving the first electronic content from the third party and a request from the third party that the first electronic content remain temporarily hidden from the traveler, and storing the first electronic content such that the first electronic content is associated with the first life event;

receiving second electronic content and storing the second electronic content such that the second electronic content is associated with the second life event;

identifying a first location for the first life event and a second location for the second life event;

electronically generating a map of the first life event and the second life event, the map including transportation between the first location and the second location, the map also including the first electronic content associated with the first life event and the second electronic content associated with the second life event;

automatically generating an itinerary, the itinerary including the transportation between the first life event and the second life event;

presenting the itinerary to the traveler, the itinerary displaying a representation of the second electronic content as associated with the second life event and hiding the first electronic content from the traveler in the itinerary until the traveler arrives at the first location based on the request from the third party;

tracking a portable device of the traveler for a current location of the traveler using a global positioning system (GPS) device of the portable device;

determining whether the current location of the traveler is the first location and based on a determination that the current location of the traveler is the first location, transmitting the first electronic content of a first type to the portable device of the traveler along with first additional electronic content of a type different from the first type; and

determining whether the current location of the traveler is the second location and based on a determination that the current location of the traveler is the second location, transmitting the second electronic content of a second type to the portable device of the traveler along with second additional electronic content of a type different from the second type.

10. The travel planning system of claim 9, wherein obtaining a first life event and a second life event comprises:

identifying the first life event and the second life event in the social networking data by analyzing life event attributes of the social networking data;

prioritizing the first life event and the second life event based on the importance attributes derived from the social networking data;

transmitting the prioritized life events to the traveler; and

receiving a selection of life events from the prioritized life events.

11. The travel planning system of claim 10, wherein receiving first electronic content and storing the first electronic content such that the first electronic content is associated with the first life event comprises;

identifying the first electronic content in the social networking data based on the first electronic content being part of a social media entry contributing to the identification of the first life event; and

storing the first electronic content such that the first electronic content is associated with the first life event.

12. The travel planning system of claim 9, wherein obtaining the first life event and the second life event comprises receiving at least one of the first life event or the second life event as one of a traveler-input life event or a third-party input life event.

13. The travel planning system of claim 9, wherein identifying the first location comprises requesting one of traveler identification of the first location or third-party identification of the first location.

14. The travel planning system of claim 9, wherein automatically generating the itinerary comprises booking the transportation between the first location and the second location.

15. The travel planning system of claim 9, wherein electronically generating the map further comprises:

determining a plurality of transportation options between the first location and the second location;

presenting a route for each of the transportation options, a cost for each of the transportation options, and a travel time for each of the transportation options on the map; and

presenting a traveler-selectable feature on the map for selecting one of the plurality of transportation options.

16. A method comprising:

obtaining social networking data regarding a traveler;

based on importance attributes of life events derived from the social networking data, obtaining an automatically generated itinerary, the automatically generated itinerary including transportation between a first life event and a second life event of the itinerary for the traveler, and first electronic content associated with the first life event and second electronic content associated with the second life event;

presenting the itinerary to the traveler, the itinerary displaying a representation of the second electronic content as associated with the second life event and hiding the first electronic content from the traveler in the itinerary until the traveler arrives at a location of the first life event based on a request from a third party that provided the first electronic content, the request requesting that the first electronic content be temporarily hidden from the traveler;

tracking a portable device of the traveler to determine a current location of the portable device of the traveler using a global positioning system (GPS) device of the portable device;

comparing the current location with the location of the first life event and a location of the second life event, the first life event and the second life event being part of the automatically generated itinerary of life event-based travel and having first electronic content associated with the first life event and second electronic content associated with the second life event; and

based on a determination that the current location is the location of the first life event, delivering the first electronic content to the portable device of the traveler and permitting the traveler to observe a representation of the first electronic content in the itinerary.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving other electronic content from the portable device of the traveler, the other electronic content associated with the first life event and the automatically generated itinerary.