Devices, systems, and methods for providing remaining seat availability information in a booking class
First Claim
1. An intermediary computer device configured to implement a system for determining a remaining amount of seats available in at least one booking class, each booking class having a maximum number of available seats and a plurality of fares associated therewith, the intermediary computer device being configured to be in communication with a computer network so as to be capable of communicating with a discrete computer device adapted to be used by a user, said intermediary computer device comprising:
- a processing portion for receiving a query from a user, the query being associated with travel parameters and including an amount of persons requesting seats and at least two connect points to be traversed, the query being received from the discrete computer device over the computer network;
a processing portion for obtaining at least one schedule between the at least two connect points, each schedule having at least one travel segment, and each travel segment having at least one cabin class associated therewith, wherein each cabin class includes at least one booking class, the booking classes in each respective cabin class being ranked according to a booking class criteria so as to include a highest booking class and a lowest booking class, the lowest booking class being a subset of the highest booking class;
a processing portion for selecting a least-cost-fare booking class from the ranked booking classes, the least-cost-fare booking class being the ranked booking class having an actual number of available seats at least equal to the amount of persons requesting seats and an applicable fare from the plurality of fares meeting the travel parameters associated with the query; and
a processing portion for providing an indicia of the number of available seats in the least-cost-fare booking class to the user in direct response to the query, the indicia being provided to the discrete computer device over the computer network.
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Abstract
A computer device is provided for determining remaining seats in a booking class having a maximum number of seats, which communicates with a user'"'"'s computer device over a network to receive a user query, associated with travel parameters and including an amount of persons and at least two connect points, and obtains a schedule corresponding thereto. The schedule includes a cabin class with booking classes ranked by a criteria between a highest and a lowest booking class, the lowest booking class being a subset of the highest booking class. The computer device selects a least-cost-fare booking class from the ranked booking classes, which has an actual number of available seats at least equal to the amount of persons requesting seats and an applicable fare meeting the travel parameters, and provides an indicia thereof to the user, in direct response to the query. Associated systems and methods are also provided.
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27 Claims
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1. An intermediary computer device configured to implement a system for determining a remaining amount of seats available in at least one booking class, each booking class having a maximum number of available seats and a plurality of fares associated therewith, the intermediary computer device being configured to be in communication with a computer network so as to be capable of communicating with a discrete computer device adapted to be used by a user, said intermediary computer device comprising:
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a processing portion for receiving a query from a user, the query being associated with travel parameters and including an amount of persons requesting seats and at least two connect points to be traversed, the query being received from the discrete computer device over the computer network;
a processing portion for obtaining at least one schedule between the at least two connect points, each schedule having at least one travel segment, and each travel segment having at least one cabin class associated therewith, wherein each cabin class includes at least one booking class, the booking classes in each respective cabin class being ranked according to a booking class criteria so as to include a highest booking class and a lowest booking class, the lowest booking class being a subset of the highest booking class;
a processing portion for selecting a least-cost-fare booking class from the ranked booking classes, the least-cost-fare booking class being the ranked booking class having an actual number of available seats at least equal to the amount of persons requesting seats and an applicable fare from the plurality of fares meeting the travel parameters associated with the query; and
a processing portion for providing an indicia of the number of available seats in the least-cost-fare booking class to the user in direct response to the query, the indicia being provided to the discrete computer device over the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for determining a remaining amount of seats available in at least one booking class, each booking class having a maximum number of available seats and a plurality of fares associated therewith, said system comprising:
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a first computer device adapted to be used by a user and configured to be capable of communicating with a computer network; and
a second computer device configured to be in communication with the computer network so as to be capable of communicating with the first computer device, said second computer device comprising;
a processing portion for receiving a query from a user, the query being associated with travel parameters and including an amount of persons requesting seats and at least two connect points to be traversed, the query being received by the second computer device from the first computer device over the computer network;
a processing portion for obtaining at least one schedule between the at least two connect points, each schedule having at least one travel segment, and each travel segment having at least one cabin class associated therewith, wherein each cabin class includes at least one booking class, the booking classes in each respective cabin class being ranked according to a booking class criteria so as to include a highest booking class and a lowest booking class, the lowest booking class being a subset of the highest booking class;
a processing portion for selecting a least-cost-fare booking class from the ranked booking classes, the least-cost-fare booking class being the booking class having an actual number of available seats at least equal to the amount of persons requesting seats and an applicable fare from the plurality of fares meeting the travel parameters associated with the query; and
a processing portion for providing an indicia of the number of available seats in the least-cost-fare booking class to the user in direct response to the query, the indicia being provided to the first computer device over the computer network from the second computer device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of determining a remaining amount of seats available in at least one booking class, each booking class having a maximum number of available seats and a plurality of fares associated therewith, said method being implemented over a computer network and comprising:
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receiving a query from a user over the computer network, the query being associated with travel parameters and including an amount of persons requesting seats and at least two connect points to be traversed;
obtaining at least one schedule between the at least two connect points, each schedule having at least one travel segment, and each travel segment having at least one cabin class associated therewith, wherein each cabin class includes at least one booking class, the booking classes in each respective cabin class being ranked according to a booking class criteria so as to include a highest booking class and a lowest booking class, the lowest booking class being a subset of the highest booking class;
selecting a least-cost-fare booking class from the ranked booking classes, the least-cost-fare booking class being the booking class having an actual number of available seats at least equal to the amount of persons requesting seats and an applicable fare from the plurality of fares meeting the travel parameters associated with the query; and
providing an indicia of the number of available seats in the least-cost-fare booking class to the user over the computer network in direct response to the query. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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Specification