System and Method for Multi-Modal Travel Shopping
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- obtaining a starting point and a destination point for a traveler;
automatically identifying multiple options of transportation modes to travel from the starting point to the destination point, and identifying a costs and travel time associated respectively with each transportation mode to travel from a departure terminal to an arrival terminal;
automatically identifying respectively for each transportation mode, a costs and travel time associated with local transportation from a starting point to a departure terminal, and identifying a costs and travel time associated with local transportation from an arrival terminal to the destination point;
automatically presenting to the traveler for selection the multiple options of transportation modes to travel from the starting point to the destination point, including costs and travel time associated respectively with each option of transportation mode, including local transportation from the starting point to the departure terminal, from the departure terminal to the arrival terminal, and local transportation from the arrival terminal to the destination point; and
receiving a selection of a transportation mode and reserving the transportation associated with the respective transportation mode.
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Abstract
One embodiment provides a method, that may be implemented on a system, for obtaining a starting point and a destination point for a traveler; identifying multiple options of transportation modes to travel from the starting point to the destination point, and identifying a costs and travel time associated respectively with each transportation mode to travel from a departure terminal to an arrival terminal; identifying respectively for each transportation mode, a costs and travel time associated with local transportation from the starting point to a departure terminal, and identifying a costs and travel time associated with local transportation from an arrival terminal to the destination point; presenting to the traveler for selection, the multiple options of transportation modes to travel from the starting point to the destination point, including costs and travel time associated respectively with each option of transportation mode, including local transportation from the starting point to the departure terminal, from the departure terminal to the arrival terminal, and local transportation from the arrival terminal to the destination point; receiving a selection of a transportation mode and reserving the transportation associated with the respective transportation mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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obtaining a starting point and a destination point for a traveler; automatically identifying multiple options of transportation modes to travel from the starting point to the destination point, and identifying a costs and travel time associated respectively with each transportation mode to travel from a departure terminal to an arrival terminal; automatically identifying respectively for each transportation mode, a costs and travel time associated with local transportation from a starting point to a departure terminal, and identifying a costs and travel time associated with local transportation from an arrival terminal to the destination point; automatically presenting to the traveler for selection the multiple options of transportation modes to travel from the starting point to the destination point, including costs and travel time associated respectively with each option of transportation mode, including local transportation from the starting point to the departure terminal, from the departure terminal to the arrival terminal, and local transportation from the arrival terminal to the destination point; and receiving a selection of a transportation mode and reserving the transportation associated with the respective transportation mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which when executed perform a method comprising:
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obtaining a starting point and a destination point for a traveler; identifying multiple options of transportation modes to travel from the starting point to the destination point, and identifying a costs and travel time associated respectively with each transportation mode to travel from a departure terminal to an arrival terminal; identifying respectively for each transportation mode, a costs and travel time associated with local transportation from a starting point to a departure terminal, and identifying a costs and travel time associated with local transportation from an arrival terminal to the destination point; presenting to the traveler for selection the multiple options of transportation modes to travel from the starting point to the destination point, including costs and travel time associated respectively with each option of transportation mode, including local transportation from the starting point to the departure terminal, from the departure terminal to the arrival terminal, and local transportation from the arrival terminal to the destination point; and receiving a selection of a transportation mode and reserving the transportation associated with the respective transportation mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a means for obtaining a starting point and a destination point for a traveler; a means for identifying multiple options of transportation modes to travel from the starting point to the destination point, and identifying a costs and travel time associated respectively with each transportation mode to travel from a departure terminal to an arrival terminal; a means for identifying respectively for each transportation mode, a costs and travel time associated with local transportation from a starting point to a departure terminal, and identifying a costs and travel time associated with local transportation from an arrival terminal to the destination point; a means for presenting to the traveler for selection the multiple options of transportation modes to travel from the starting point to the destination point, including costs and travel time associated respectively with each option of transportation mode, including local transportation from the starting point to the departure terminal, from the departure terminal to the arrival terminal, and local transportation from the arrival terminal to the destination point; and a means for receiving a selection of a transportation mode and reserving the transportation associated with the respective transportation mode.
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