DEAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A deal identification system that identifies deals for items, the system comprising:
- an entity attributes service component that provides attributes of entities associated with the items;
a historical price service component that provides historical pricing information for the items;
a current price service component that provides current pricing information for the items; and
a deal component that receives a criterion that defines a deal based on a combination of attributes of entities, historical pricing information, and current pricing information and identifies those items that match the criterion as deals.
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Abstract
A method and system for identifying deals to facilitate travel planning is provided. In one embodiment, a deal identification system identifies deals on travel items and presents those deals to a person in a way that facilitates travel planning and travel shopping. The deal identification system may include an entity attributes service component that provides attributes of entities associated with the items. The deal identification system may also include a historical price service component that provides historical pricing information for the items. The deal identification system may also include a deal component that receives a criterion that defines a deal based on a combination of attributes of entities, historical pricing information, and current pricing information and identifies those items that match the criterion as deals.
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20 Claims
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1. A deal identification system that identifies deals for items, the system comprising:
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an entity attributes service component that provides attributes of entities associated with the items; a historical price service component that provides historical pricing information for the items; a current price service component that provides current pricing information for the items; and a deal component that receives a criterion that defines a deal based on a combination of attributes of entities, historical pricing information, and current pricing information and identifies those items that match the criterion as deals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method in a computing device for identifying deals for an item, the method comprising:
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providing a criterion that defines items that match the criterion and defines a deal for the matching items based on non-pricing attributes of the matching items; identifying the items that match the criterion; for each matching item, evaluating the attributes of the matching item to determine whether the item is a deal; and when the evaluation indicates that the matching item is a deal identifying the matching item as a deal; and providing an indication of those items that are items that are identified as deals. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computing device to identify deals for items, by a method comprising:
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providing a criterion that defines items that match a criterion and defines a deal for the matching item based on current and historical pricing information; identifying the items that match the criterion; for each matching item, evaluating current and historical pricing information of the matching item to determine whether the item is a deal; and when the evaluation indicates that the matching item is a deal identifying the matching item as a deal; and providing an indication of those items that are items that are identified as deals. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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