System and method for coordinating travel itineraries
First Claim
1. A method for coordinating outbound and inbound itineraries for a plurality of travelers, comprising:
- receiving a destination location, a plurality of origin locations, and travel information, each origin location being associated with at least one traveler; and
determining a set of suggested outbound and inbound itineraries between each origin location and the destination location, based upon the travel information, from a travel database comprising at least outbound and inbound itineraries between the origin locations and the destination location, each suggested outbound and inbound itinerary comprising an arrival time and a departure time with respect to the destination location, and the set of suggested outbound and inbound itineraries collectively providing an optimal time together of the travelers at the destination location.
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Abstract
A method for coordinating outbound and inbound itineraries for a plurality of travelers is provided. Such a method comprises receiving a destination location, a plurality of origin locations, and travel information, wherein each origin location is associated with at least one traveler. A set of suggested outbound and inbound itineraries between each origin location and the destination location is then determined, based upon the travel information, from a travel database comprising at least outbound and inbound itineraries between the origin locations and the destination location, wherein each suggested outbound and inbound itinerary comprises an arrival time and a departure time with respect to the destination location, and the set of suggested outbound and inbound itineraries collectively provides an optimal time together of the travelers at the destination location. Associated systems and methods are also provided.
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43 Claims
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1. A method for coordinating outbound and inbound itineraries for a plurality of travelers, comprising:
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receiving a destination location, a plurality of origin locations, and travel information, each origin location being associated with at least one traveler; and
determining a set of suggested outbound and inbound itineraries between each origin location and the destination location, based upon the travel information, from a travel database comprising at least outbound and inbound itineraries between the origin locations and the destination location, each suggested outbound and inbound itinerary comprising an arrival time and a departure time with respect to the destination location, and the set of suggested outbound and inbound itineraries collectively providing an optimal time together of the travelers at the destination location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for coordinating outbound and inbound itineraries for a plurality of travelers, comprising:
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at least one client element capable of receiving a destination location, a plurality of origin locations, and travel information, each origin location being associated with at least one traveler; and
at least one processing element capable of determining a set of suggested outbound and inbound itineraries between each origin location and the destination location, based upon the travel information, from a travel database comprising at least outbound and inbound itineraries between the origin locations and the destination location, each suggested outbound and inbound itinerary comprising an arrival time and a departure time with respect to the destination location, and the set of suggested outbound and inbound itineraries collectively providing an optimal time together of the travelers at the destination location. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for coordinating outbound and inbound itineraries for a plurality of travelers, comprising:
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receiving a destination location, a plurality of origin locations, and travel information, each origin location being associated with at least one traveler;
determining at least one suggested outbound and inbound itinerary between each origin location and the destination location, based upon the travel information, from a travel database comprising at least outbound and inbound itineraries between the origin locations and the destination location; and
concurrently presenting one of an outbound portion and an inbound portion of the suggested outbound and inbound itineraries, arranged according to the corresponding origin location, the one of the outbound portion and the inbound portion of the at least one suggested outbound and inbound itinerary for one of the plurality of origin locations being sortable according to an attribute of the suggested outbound and inbound itineraries, discretely of the corresponding one of the outbound portion and the inbound portion of the at least one suggested outbound and inbound itinerary for each of the others of the plurality of origin locations. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. A system for coordinating outbound and inbound itineraries for a plurality of travelers, comprising:
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at least one client element capable of receiving a destination location, a plurality of origin locations, and travel information, each origin location being associated with at least one traveler; and
at least one processing element capable of determining at least one suggested outbound and inbound itinerary between each origin location and the destination location, based upon the travel information, from a travel database comprising at least outbound and inbound itineraries between the origin locations and the destination location, the at least one processing element being further capable of concurrently presenting one of an outbound portion and an inbound portion of the suggested outbound and inbound itineraries, arranged according to the corresponding origin location, on the at least one client element such that the one of the outbound portion and the inbound portion of the at least one suggested outbound and inbound itinerary for one of the plurality of origin locations is sortable according to an attribute of the suggested outbound and inbound itineraries, discretely of the corresponding one of the outbound portion and the inbound portion of the at least one suggested outbound and inbound itinerary for each of the others of the plurality of origin locations.
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- 42. A system according to claim 42 wherein the at least one processing element is further capable of sorting the one of the outbound portion and the inbound portion of the at least one suggested outbound and inbound itinerary for one of the plurality of origin locations according to an attribute comprising one of a selected airline, an arrival time with respect to the destination location, a departure time with respect to the destination location, a total travel time, an amount of stops between the origin location and the destination location, and a cost
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