USER-SPECIFIC PRESENTATION OF TRAVEL DATA

• US 20120330935A1
• Filed: 06/22/2011
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Edward Huang
• Original Assignee: Edward Huang
• Inventors: Huang, Edward
• Application Number:
  US13/166,097
• Publication Number:
  US 20120330935A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/723
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/14 Travel agencies

Abstract

Systems and methods for mediation of content-related services are provided. Information about a user may be stored in memory. Such information may be used to identify availability of the user to travel on certain days. A search is formulated based on the identified availability of the user. Each search result is evaluated to derive a user-specific value. The search results are thereafter ranked based on the user-specific value calculated. A user-specific display of travel data is then generated for presentation to the user.

Claims

1. A method for user-specific presentation of travel data, the method comprising

storing information in memory, the information regarding a calendar and a travel specification associated with the user;

and

executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor;

identifies that one or more consecutive days on the calendar associated with the user are available for travel,

searches a travel database to retrieve a plurality of results available on the identified days,

calculates a user-specific value for each result, the user-specific value being calculated based on the travel specification associated with the user,

ranks the plurality of results based on the user-specific values, and

generates a display of information related to the highest-ranked result.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a note for insertion into the calendar associated with the user, wherein selection of the inserted note results in the display of information related to the highest-ranked result.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication that the user is interested in a plurality of destinations; and

sorting the plurality of results by destination, wherein a subset of the results is identified as being associated with each destination and wherein ranking the plurality of results comprises identifying a highest-ranked result for each subset.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user has booked a plurality of trips and further comprising:

storing information regarding the booked trips, and

adjusting an algorithm used to calculate user-specific values, the adjustment based on the stored information regarding the booked trips.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

evaluating the stored information regarding the plurality of booked trips;

identifying one or more common characteristics in the plurality of booked trips; and

generating an updated travel specification based on the identified common characteristics, wherein future searches for the user are based on the updated travel specification.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising generating a recommendation for a new travel destination, the recommendation based on the identified common characteristics in the plurality of booked trips.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving information regarding a designated calendar from the user, the designated calendar being uploaded into memory, wherein identifying the one or more consecutive days includes filtering out entries on the designated calendar.

8. A system for user-specific presentation of travel data, the system comprising

a memory for storing information regarding a calendar and a travel specification associated with a user;

and

a processor for executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor;

identifies that one or more consecutive days on the calendar associated with the user are available for travel,

searches a travel database to retrieve a plurality of results available on the identified days,

calculates a user-specific value for each result, the user-specific value being calculated based on the travel specification associated with the user,

ranks the plurality of results based on the user-specific values, and

generates a note for insertion into the calendar associated with the user, wherein selection of the note results in a display of information related to the highest-ranked result.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein further execution of the instructions by the processor generates a note for insertion into the calendar associated with the user, wherein selection of the inserted note results in the display of information related to the highest-ranked result.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the interface receives an indication that the user is interested in a plurality of destinations and wherein further execution of instructions by the processor sorts the plurality of results by destination, wherein a subset of the results is identified as being associated with each destination and wherein ranking the plurality of results comprises identifying a highest-ranked result for each subset.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the memory stores information regarding a plurality of trips booked by the user and wherein an algorithm used to calculate user-specific values is adjusted based on the stored information regarding the booked trips.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein further execution of instructions by the processor:

evaluates the stored information regarding the plurality of booked trips;

identifies one or more common characteristics in the plurality of booked trips; and

generates an updated travel specification based on the identified common characteristics, wherein future searches for the user are based on the updated travel specification.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein further execution of instructions by the processor generates a recommendation for a new travel destination, the recommendation based on the identified common characteristics in the plurality of booked trips.

14. The system of claim 8, further comprising an interface for receiving information regarding a designated calendar from the user, the designated calendar being uploaded into memory, wherein identifying the one or more consecutive days includes filtering out entries on the designated calendar.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program being executable by a processor to perform a method for user-specific presentation of travel data, the method comprising

storing information received from a user, the information regarding a calendar and a travel specification associated with the user;

identifying that one or more consecutive days on the calendar associated with the user are available for travel;

searching a travel database to retrieve a plurality of results available on the identified days;

calculating a user-specific value for each result, the user-specific value being calculated based on the travel specification associated with the user;

ranking the plurality of results based on the user-specific values; and

generating a display of information related to the highest-ranked result.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising executable instructions for generating a note for insertion into the calendar associated with the user, wherein selection of the inserted note results in the display of information related to the highest-ranked result.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising executable instructions for:

receiving an indication that the user is interested in a plurality of destinations; and

sorting the plurality of results by destination, wherein a subset of the results is identified as being associated with each destination and wherein ranking the plurality of results comprises identifying a highest-ranked result for each subset.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the user has booked a plurality of trips and further comprising executable instructions for:

storing information regarding the booked trips, and

adjusting an algorithm used to calculate user-specific values, the adjustment based on the stored information regarding the booked trips.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, further comprising executable instructions for:

evaluating the stored information regarding the plurality of booked trips;

identifying one or more common characteristics in the plurality of booked trips; and

generating an updated travel specification based on the identified common characteristics, wherein future searches for the user are based on the updated travel specification.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising executable instructions for generating a recommendation for a new travel destination, the recommendation based on the identified common characteristics in the plurality of booked trips.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising executable instructions for receiving information regarding a designated calendar from the user, the designated calendar being uploaded into memory, wherein identifying the one or more consecutive days includes filtering out entries on the designated calendar.