ONE-STOP TRAVEL SEARCH
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1. An online one-stop travel search system, comprising:
- a user search interface module for receiving a travel plan from a user, wherein the travel plan corresponds to a travel mode;
a first search engine module for searching for and obtaining a first set of online travel results from a first set of online travel sources in response to the travel plan; and
processing logic for providing display information used in forming a travel results graph corresponding to the first set of online travel results.
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Abstract
One-stop travel search technology operable to aid users via an improved graphical information display is disclosed. The one-stop travel search technology can be operable to display a graph of the price of the travel mode depending on variables such as time of day. In one embodiment, the one-stop travel search technology further displays information pertaining to travel prices from online travel agents along with those directly obtained from the travel service providers. The technology accesses a travel event database, and directs display of information relating to the travel event based on the event information.
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25 Claims
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1. An online one-stop travel search system, comprising:
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a user search interface module for receiving a travel plan from a user, wherein the travel plan corresponds to a travel mode; a first search engine module for searching for and obtaining a first set of online travel results from a first set of online travel sources in response to the travel plan; and processing logic for providing display information used in forming a travel results graph corresponding to the first set of online travel results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for online one-stop travel search, the method comprising:
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receiving a travel plan from a user; searching a first set of online travel sources for a first set of online travel results in response to the travel plan; obtaining the first set of online travel results from the first set of online travel sources; constructing a travel results graph corresponding to the first set of online travel results; and providing for display of the travel results graph. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An interface for an online one-stop travel search, the interface comprising:
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a travel results graph operable to show; a ticket price axis for illustrating a range of ticket prices; a travel time axis for illustrating a range of travel times; and a travel line graph for illustrating ticket prices as a function of travel times, wherein the ticket prices are within the range of ticket prices, and the travel times are within the range of travel times; and a travel results comparison table. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. An online one-stop travel search system, comprising:
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a user search interface module for receiving travel choices from the user, and modify behavior of the user search interface module based on the travel choices received from the user; a first search engine module for searching for and obtaining a first set of online travel results from a first set of online travel sources in response to the travel choices; a second search engine module for searching for and obtaining a second set of online travel results in response to the travel choices; a correlator module for associating the first set of travel results with the second set of travel results to obtain a travel results comparison table; and processing logic for providing for display of the travel results comparison table and a travel results graph. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A computer-readable medium for providing an online one-stop travel search, the program code for:
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receiving travel choices from a user; searching a first set of online travel sources for a first set of online travel data in response to the travel choices; obtaining the first set of online travel data from the first set of online travel sources; constructing a travel results graph corresponding to the first set of online travel data; and providing for display of the travel results graph. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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