SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING TRAVEL INFORMATION TO A WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE
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1. A system comprising:
- a wireless device having a transceiver and configured for communication via a communication network and to provide a user travel itinerary via the communication network;
a data provider server configured to provide travel information related to the travel itinerary via the communication network; and
a travel update server configured to receive the travel information from the data provider server, the travel update server further configured to compare the user travel itinerary with the received travel information to determine changes in the user travel itinerary based on the received travel information, the travel update server determining if any changes in the user travel itinerary are relevant, and sending a notification to the wireless device only if the changes are relevant to the user itinerary.
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Abstract
A system registers mobile devices for flight status updates and sends relevant updates to the wireless devices. Flight status updates are processed by the system and evaluated for their usefulness to the end-user. Updates that are above a minimum level of usefulness are sent to the mobile device. The system compensates for missing and/or invalid data in flight status updates. In addition to flight status updates, the system may evaluate and provide status updates for complete travel itineraries including, but not limited to, connecting flights, hotel availability and transportation options.
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1. A system comprising:
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a wireless device having a transceiver and configured for communication via a communication network and to provide a user travel itinerary via the communication network; a data provider server configured to provide travel information related to the travel itinerary via the communication network; and a travel update server configured to receive the travel information from the data provider server, the travel update server further configured to compare the user travel itinerary with the received travel information to determine changes in the user travel itinerary based on the received travel information, the travel update server determining if any changes in the user travel itinerary are relevant, and sending a notification to the wireless device only if the changes are relevant to the user itinerary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive itinerary information related to a user itinerary from a first data source and travel information from a second data source; a data storage structure configured to store the itinerary information received from the first data source in association with user identification information; a processor configured to communicate with a second data source via the network interface, the processor receiving travel information from the second data source, the travel information being related to the user itinerary, the processor being further configured to evaluate the travel information received from the second data source with respect to the user itinerary received from the first data source and to determine the relevance of the travel information received from the second data source to the user itinerary received from the first data source and to communicate changes to the user itinerary if determined to be relevant to the user itinerary. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for providing updated travel information comprising:
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providing a user travel itinerary and user registration information to a travel update server; storing the user travel itinerary and user registration information in a data storage structure associated with the travel update server; receiving travel updates from a travel data source; analyzing the travel updates from the travel data source with respect to the stored user travel itinerary to determine if any travel updates are useful to the user travel itinerary; and communicating the useful travel updates to the user. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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