SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TRAVEL ECOSYSTEM WITH SHARING OF SOCIAL TRAVEL PREFERENCES

• US 20120284063A1
• Filed: 05/07/2012
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: William Angelo Almonte
• Original Assignee: William Angelo Almonte
• Inventors: Almonte, William Angelo
• Application Number:
  US13/465,514
• Publication Number:
  US 20120284063A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/14 Travel agencies

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to web based travel platforms. Specifically, this invention relates to a system and method for providing a web based travel platform that allows travel agencies, agents, suppliers and vendors to communicate and collaborate within a single global platform and share social travel preferences.

Numerous methods are described herein for the provision of and functionalities provided by such a web based travel platform.

Claims

1. A web-based system for providing a travel ecosystem with social travel preferences, the system comprising:

a travel preference engine comprising computer-executable code stored in non-volatile memory, a data store and a travel preference communications means; and

a communications engine comprising computer-executable code stored in non-volatile memory and a communications engine communications means,

wherein said communications engine communications means is configured to communicate data from said travel preference engine to one or more travel providers and one or more travelers,

wherein said computer-executable code of said travel preference engine is configured to perform the steps of;

receiving one or more travel preferences from said one or more travelers;

classifying said one or more travel preferences as pertaining to one or more applicable categories;

storing said one or more travel preferences and one or more applicable categories in said data store of said travel preference engine;

Receiving a request from one or more of said one or more travel providers, wherein said request is to receive information regarding said one or more travel preferences of said one or more travelers;

identifying said one or more travel providers from said request, wherein said identification further identifies one or more industries associated with said one or more travel providers;

validating one or more of said one or more travel providers based at least in part on information related to said one or more travel providers stored in said data store and a comparable matching between said one or more applicable categories and said information;

retrieving, from said data store, one or more of said one or more travel preferences;

transmitting to one or more of said one or more travel providers said one or more of said one or more travel preferences.

2. The web-based system of claim 1, wherein said one or more travel providers and one or more travelers are provided user accounts within one or more networks that can be connected to each other for facilitating communication and collaboration there between.

3. The web-based system of claim 2, wherein each user account associated with one or more of said one or more travelers comprises a travel preferences section, stored in said data store, listing one or more travel preferences of said one or more of said one or more travelers.

4. The web-based system of claim 2, wherein each user account comprises a plurality of sections displaying a plurality of types of information.

5. The web-based system of claim 1, wherein said one or more travel preferences may be selected by said one or more travelers by checking a preference in order to select it.

6. The web-based system of claim 1, wherein said one or more travel preferences may be selected by manual input.

7. The web-based system of claim 1, wherein said validating step requires permission to be granted from said one or more travelers.

8. A web-based method for providing a travel ecosystem with social travel preferences, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving one or more travel preferences from one or more travelers;

classifying said one or more travel preferences as pertaining to one or more applicable categories;

storing said one or more travel preferences and one or more applicable categories in a data store of a travel preference engine;

receiving a request from one or more of said one or more travel providers and one or more travelers, wherein said request is to receive information regarding said one or more travel preferences of said one or more travelers;

identifying said one or more travel providers from said request, wherein said identification further identifies one or more industries associated with said one or more travel providers;

validating one or more of said one or more travel providers based at least in part on information related to said one or more travel providers stored in said data store and a comparable matching between said one or more applicable categories and said information;

retrieving, from said data store, one or more of said one or more travel preferences;

transmitting to one or more of said one or more travel providers said one or more of said one or more travel preferences.

9. The web-based method of claim 8, wherein said one or more travel providers and one or more travelers are provided user accounts within one or more networks that can be connected to each other for facilitating communication and collaboration there between.

10. The web-based method of claim 9, wherein each user account associated with one or more of said one or more travelers comprises a travel preferences section, stored in said data store, listing one or more travel preferences of said one or more of said one or more travelers.

11. The web-based method of claim 9, wherein each user account comprises a plurality of sections displaying a plurality of types of information.

12. The web-based method of claim 8, wherein said one or more travel preferences may be selected by said one or more travelers by checking a preference in order to select it.

13. The web-based method of claim 8, wherein said one or more travel preferences may be selected by manual input.

14. The web-based method of claim 8, wherein said validating step requires permission to be granted from said one or more travelers.

15. A web-based system for providing a travel ecosystem with social travel preferences, the system comprising:

a travel preference engine comprising computer-executable code stored in non-volatile memory, a data store and a travel preference communications means; and

a communications engine comprising computer-executable code stored in non-volatile memory and a communications engine communications means,

wherein said communications engine communications means is configured to communicate data from said travel preference engine to one or more travel providers and one or more travelers,

wherein said computer-executable code of said travel preference engine is configured to perform the steps of;

receiving one or more travel preferences from said one or more travelers;

classifying said one or more travel preferences as pertaining to one or more applicable categories;

storing said one or more travel preferences and one or more applicable categories in said data store of said travel preference engine;

Receiving a request from one or more of said one or more travelers, wherein said request is to receive information regarding said one or more travel preferences of said one or more travelers;

identifying said one or more travel providers from said request, wherein said identification further identifies one or more industries associated with said one or more travel providers;

validating one or more of said one or more travel providers based at least in part on information related to said one or more travel providers stored in said data store and a comparable matching between said one or more applicable categories and said information;

retrieving, from said data store, one or more of said one or more travel preferences;

transmitting to one or more of said one or more travel providers said one or more of said one or more travel preferences.

16. The web-based system of claim 15, wherein said one or more travel providers and one or more travelers are provided user accounts within one or more networks that can be connected to each other for facilitating communication and collaboration there between.

17. The web-based system of claim 16, wherein each user account associated with one or more of said one or more travelers comprises a travel preferences section, stored in said data store, listing one or more travel preferences of said one or more of said one or more travelers.

18. The web-based system of claim 17, wherein each user account comprises a plurality of sections displaying a plurality of types of information.

19. The web-based system of claim 18, wherein said one or more travel preferences may be selected by said one or more travelers by checking a preference in order to select it.

20. The web-based system of claim 19, wherein said one or more travel preferences may be selected by manual input.