METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING REVENUE MANAGEMENT IN A TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method of allocating capacity in a vehicle, such as an airplane, which vehicle has a scheduled departure time and a predetermined starting and finishing location and wherein the capacity comprises an inventory of passenger spaces, such as seats which can be sold to a user, the method comprising:
- determining at a predetermined time before the scheduled departure time, the number of currently available passenger spaces;
determining if any of the available passenger spaces can be made available for alternative uses;
receiving a request for available capacity in the vehicle from a third party to carry a load of cargo having a measure;
converting the available passenger spaces into an equivalent load having said measure based on a predetermined conversion factor;
allocating the equivalent load a required capacity; and
updating the number of available passenger spaces now available in the inventory on the basis of the equivalent load and the conversion factor.
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Abstract
A method of allocating capacity in a vehicle, such as an airplane, which vehicle has a scheduled departure time and a predetermined starting and finishing location and where the capacity includes an inventory of passenger spaces which can be sold to a user is disclosed. The method includes determining at a predetermined time before the scheduled departure time, the number of currently available passenger spaces. The method further includes determining if any of the available passenger spaces can be made available for alternative uses. The method further includes receiving a request for available capacity in the vehicle from a third party to carry a load of cargo having a measure. The method further includes converting the available passenger spaces into an equivalent load having said measure based on a predetermined conversion factor. The method further includes allocating the equivalent load a required capacity. The method further includes updating the number of available passenger spaces now available in the inventory on the basis of the equivalent load and the conversion factor.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of allocating capacity in a vehicle, such as an airplane, which vehicle has a scheduled departure time and a predetermined starting and finishing location and wherein the capacity comprises an inventory of passenger spaces, such as seats which can be sold to a user, the method comprising:
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determining at a predetermined time before the scheduled departure time, the number of currently available passenger spaces; determining if any of the available passenger spaces can be made available for alternative uses; receiving a request for available capacity in the vehicle from a third party to carry a load of cargo having a measure; converting the available passenger spaces into an equivalent load having said measure based on a predetermined conversion factor; allocating the equivalent load a required capacity; and updating the number of available passenger spaces now available in the inventory on the basis of the equivalent load and the conversion factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for allocating capacity in a vehicle, such as an airplane, which vehicle has a scheduled departure time and a predetermined starting and finishing location and wherein the capacity comprises an inventory of passenger spaces which can be sold to a user, the system comprising a management module in communication with an accommodation unit management system and a cargo management system wherein the management module:
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determines at a predetermined time before the scheduled departure time, the number of currently available passenger spaces and if any of the available passenger spaces can be made available for alternative uses; receives a request for available capacity in the vehicle from the cargo management system to carry a load of cargo having a measure; converts the available passenger spaces into an equivalent load having said measure based on a predetermined conversion factor; and allocates the equivalent load a required capacity; and wherein the accommodation unit management system is requested to; update the number of available passenger spaces now available in the inventory on the basis of the equivalent load and the conversion factor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising instructions for carrying out the method of allocating capacity in a vehicle, such as an airplane, which vehicle has a scheduled departure time and a predetermined starting and finishing location and wherein the capacity comprises an inventory of passenger spaces, such as seats which can be sold to a user, the method comprising:
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determining at a predetermined time before the scheduled departure time, the number of currently available passenger spaces; determining if any of the available passenger spaces can be made available for alternative uses; receiving a request for available capacity in the vehicle from a third party to carry a load of cargo having a measure; converting the available passenger spaces into an equivalent load having said measure based on a predetermined conversion factor; allocating the equivalent load a required capacity; and updating the number of available passenger spaces now available in the inventory on the basis of the equivalent load and the conversion factor.
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