Event driven airport

• US 20020198747A1
• Filed: 06/26/2001
• Published: 12/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sabre Incorporated (Sabre Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sabre Incorporated (Sabre Corp.)
• Inventors: Boyer, Stanley Gene, Farrow, Kimberly Patrick, Offutt, Joseph Robert
• Application Number:
  US09/891,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20020198747A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A network equipped with methods for detecting and notifying entities of changes in travel information (“events”) to users. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method for notifying entities of events comprises the steps allowing an entity to register interest in an event, and providing a means to notify entities when an event occurs, thus allowing a response to the notification. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a system for notifying entities of events comprises a source system that tracks changes in travel schedules, a publish-and-subscribe technology that publishes events as they occur, and a receiving system that detects publication of events and that may also have the capability of notifying systems incapable of detecting publication that are interested in events.

Claims

1. In an integrated event notification system comprised of a plurality of heterogeneous systems, a method for notifying entities of events, each entity associated with a different one of the heterogeneous systems, the method comprising:

monitoring a system for occurrence of an event, wherein occurrence of the event triggers occurrence of at least one additional event resulting from a response to the occurrence of the event;

automatically transmitting, without user intervention, a notification to the heterogeneous system associated with a first entity of the event, the first entity having previously registered to receive notification of the event and initiating the response to the occurrence of the event; and

automatically transmitting, without user intervention, a notification to the heterogeneous system associated with a second entity of the additional event, the second entity initiating a further response to the occurrence of the event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second entity initiates a further response in parallel to multiple heterogeneous systems.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional event to the occurrence of the event comprises rebooking a passenger on a different flight.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional event to the occurrence of the event comprises rescheduling ground crew.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the further response comprises:

automatically transmitting, without user intervention, a notification to the heterogeneous system associated with a third entity of the additional event.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the third entity is registered to receive the notification.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification occurs in real-time.

2. In an integrated event notification system communicably connecting a plurality of entities, a method for notifying entities of travel-related events, the method comprising:

monitoring a system for occurrence of a travel-related event, wherein occurrence of the travel-related event triggers occurrence of at least one additional travel-related event resulting from performance of an activity in response to the occurrence of the travel-related event;

automatically transmitting, without user intervention, a notification to a first entity of the travel-related event, the first entity having previously registered to receive notification of the travel-related event and initiating the activity in response to the notification; and

automatically transmitting, without user intervention, a notification to a second entity of the additional travel-related event, the second entity initiating performance of an additional activity in response to occurrence of the travel-related event.

9. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method for notifying entities of events, said method comprising the steps of:

monitoring a system for occurrence of an event wherein occurrence of the event triggers occurrence of at least one additional event resulting from a response to the occurrence of the event;

automatically transmitting, without user intervention, a notification to the heterogeneous system associated with a first entity of the event, the first entity having previously registered to receive notification of the event and initiating the response to the occurrence of the event; and

automatically transmitting, without user intervention, a notification to the heterogeneous system associated with a second entity of the additional event, the second entity initiating a further response to the occurrence of the event.

10. A data processing system for notifying entities of events, comprising,

a memory having program instructions;

and

a processor responsive to the program instructions to;

monitor a system for occurrence of a travel-related event, wherein occurrence of the travel-related event triggers occurrence of at least one additional travel-related event resulting from performance of an activity in response to the occurrence of the travel-related event;

automatically transmit, without user intervention, a notification to a first entity of the travel-related event, the first entity having previously registered to receive notification of the travel-related event and initiating the activity in response to the notification; and

automatically transmit, without user intervention a notification to a second entity of the additional travel-related event, the second entity initiating performance of an additional activity in response to occurrence of the travel-related event.