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Support for flexible travel planning

  • US 20080167906A1
  • Filed: 01/05/2007
  • Published: 07/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for providing solutions to a travel query, the method comprising:

  • receiving, a travel query, the travel query specifying a range of one or more parameter of a desired trip for a user;

    using the query to search a cache database that stores cached travel options for travel planning;

    selecting from the cached travel options, a first set of cache travel options satisfying the travel query;

    discarding from the first set, a second set of cache travel options corresponding to flights for which no seats are available; and

    presenting, to the user, pricing solutions corresponding to remaining cache travel options of the first set, the pricing solutions being available for purchase at the time they are presented to the user.

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