Travel planning system that shares work across itineraries and produces answers involving multiple sales channels/PNRs/tickets per answer
First Claim
1. A method for producing a travel solution comprised of multiple travel units, the method comprising:
- receiving a set of itineraries;
determining plural split possibilities for pricing of the itineraries;
producing fare components as combinations of individual units of representation and fares, according to whether a fare'"'"'s rules pass a preliminary check on individual units of representation; and
determining plural individual units of representation for each split possibilities.
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Abstract
Techniques for producing a travel solution comprised of multiple travel units are disclosed. The techniques include sending a travel planning query having a partition specification to a travel planning system. The travel planning system processes the travel query to produce solutions based on partitions. Possible partitions can include passenger name records (PNRs), tickets or sales channels for the returned solutions. Processing can involve relaxing constraints, rules, or regulations on solutions and re-pricing solutions, as multiple tickets, by partitioning the solutions by a partition. Tickets can be produced for different portions of the multiple travel units from the travel solution using different selling methods or points of sale channels.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for producing a travel solution comprised of multiple travel units, the method comprising:
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receiving a set of itineraries; determining plural split possibilities for pricing of the itineraries; producing fare components as combinations of individual units of representation and fares, according to whether a fare'"'"'s rules pass a preliminary check on individual units of representation; and determining plural individual units of representation for each split possibilities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product for producing a travel solution comprised of multiple travel units, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing a computer to:
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receive a set of itineraries; determine plural split possibilities for pricing of the itineraries; produce fare components as combinations of individual units of representation and fares, according to whether a fare'"'"'s rules pass a preliminary check on individual units of representation; and determine plural individual units of representation, for each split possibility. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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