Method and system for tactical airline system management
First Claim
1. A method for managing the operational assets of an airline for the transport of the passengers, luggage and cargo of said airline in such a manner as to allow the business and operational goals of said airline to be met to the highest degree possible, wherein said method based upon specified data pertaining to said airline assets, passengers, luggage, cargo and goals, said method comprising the steps of:
- collecting and storing data on the status of said airline assets, passengers, luggage and cargo, processing said specified data and said status data to predict the outcomes that will be achieved for the transport of said passengers, luggage and cargo, processing said predicted outcomes to determine the degree to which said airline goals are expected to be met as a result of said predicted outcomes, identifying for a future point in time how the most recent specified and status data would have to feasibly change so that if such changed data were to be applicable at said future point in time that its use to predict said outcomes would yield results for the transport of said passengers, luggage and cargo that give a higher degree of attainment of said airline goals than that achieved by using said initially predicted outcomes, processing said feasible changes to identify the tasks that must be accomplished by said airline assets within the time period prior to said future point in time so as to make said identified changed data applicable at said future point in time, developing instructions for said airline assets as to how they are to perform said tasks, and communicating said instructions to said airline assets.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for managing, within the constraints of an aviation system having defined resources, the operational assets of an airline for the transport of the passengers, luggage and cargo of the airline in such a manner as to allow the business and operational goals of the airline to be met to the highest degree possible. The steps of this method include: (a) collecting data on the status of the airline assets and those of the aviation system resources, (b) processing this data to predict the outcomes that will be achieved for the transport of the passengers, luggage and cargo, (c) processing the predicted outcomes to determine the degree to which the airline'"'"'s goals are expected to be met as a result of the predicted outcomes, (d) identifying how this data would be feasibly changed so that its use to predict outcomes would yield results that give a higher degree of attainment of the airline'"'"'s goals than that achieved by using the initially predicted outcomes, (e) processing these changes to identify the tasks that must be accomplished by the airline'"'"'s assets so as to make the identified changed data applicable, and (f) developing instructions for the airline assets as to how they are to perform these tasks.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing the operational assets of an airline for the transport of the passengers, luggage and cargo of said airline in such a manner as to allow the business and operational goals of said airline to be met to the highest degree possible, wherein said method based upon specified data pertaining to said airline assets, passengers, luggage, cargo and goals, said method comprising the steps of:
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collecting and storing data on the status of said airline assets, passengers, luggage and cargo, processing said specified data and said status data to predict the outcomes that will be achieved for the transport of said passengers, luggage and cargo, processing said predicted outcomes to determine the degree to which said airline goals are expected to be met as a result of said predicted outcomes, identifying for a future point in time how the most recent specified and status data would have to feasibly change so that if such changed data were to be applicable at said future point in time that its use to predict said outcomes would yield results for the transport of said passengers, luggage and cargo that give a higher degree of attainment of said airline goals than that achieved by using said initially predicted outcomes, processing said feasible changes to identify the tasks that must be accomplished by said airline assets within the time period prior to said future point in time so as to make said identified changed data applicable at said future point in time, developing instructions for said airline assets as to how they are to perform said tasks, and communicating said instructions to said airline assets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product in a computer readable memory for allowing an airline to manage its operational assets for the transport of the passengers, luggage and cargo of said airline in such a manner as to allow the business and operational goals of said airline to be met to the highest degree possible, wherein said product utilizes specified data pertaining to said airline assets, passengers, luggage, cargo and goals, said product comprising:
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a means for collecting and storing data on the status of said airline assets, passengers, luggage and cargo, a means for processing said specified data and said status data to predict the outcomes that will be achieved for the transport of said passengers, luggage and cargo, a means for processing said predicted outcomes to determine the degree to which said airline goals are expected to be met as a result of said predicted outcomes, a means for identifying for a future point in time how the most recent specified and status data would have to feasibly change so that if such changed data were to be applicable at said future point in time that its use to predict said outcomes would yield results for the transport of said passengers, luggage and cargo that give a higher degree of attainment of said airline goals than that achieved by using said initially predicted outcomes, a means for processing said feasible changes to identify the tasks that must be accomplished by said airline assets within the time period prior to said future point in time so as to make said identified changed data applicable at said future point in time, a means for developing instructions for said airline assets as to how they are to perform said tasks, and a means for communicating said instructions to said airline assets. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, including a processor, memory, display and input device, that allows an airline to manage its operational assets for the transport of the passengers, luggage and cargo of said airline in such a manner as to allow the business and operational goals of said airline to be met to the highest degree possible, wherein said system utilizes specified data pertaining to said airline assets, passengers, luggage, cargo and goals, said system comprising:
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a means for collecting and storing data on the status of said airline assets, passengers, luggage and cargo, a means for processing said specified data and said status data to predict the outcomes that will be achieved for the transport of said passengers, luggage and cargo, a means for processing said predicted outcomes to determine the degree to which said airline goals are expected to be met as a result of said predicted outcomes, a means for identifying for a future point in time how the most recent specified and status data would have to feasibly change so that if such changed data were to be applicable at said future point in time that its use to predict said outcomes would yield results for the transport of said passengers, luggage and cargo that give a higher degree of attainment of said airline goals than that achieved by using said initially predicted outcomes, a means for processing said feasible changes to identify the tasks that must be accomplished by said airline assets within the time period prior to said future point in time so as to make said identified changed data applicable at said future point in time, a means for developing instructions for said airline assets as to how they are to perform said tasks, and a means for communicating said instructions to said airline assets. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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