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Computer reservation system with means to rank travel itineraries chosen in terms of schedule/fare data

  • US 4,862,357 A
  • Filed: 11/18/1988
  • Issued: 08/29/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for providing a plurality of alternative travel itineraries ranked in order of preference in accordance with previously stored travel policy data, comprising:

  • means for accessing a data base comprising travel data including separately maintained travel schedule data items, fare data items, and fare limitation information, said travel schedule data items including arrival and departure information;

    means for processing said travel data including--means for merging selected ones of said travel schedule data items with applicable ones of said fare data items to create a plurality of schedule/fare data items;

    means for evaluating each schedule/fare data item in accordance with said fare limitations information to provide said plurality of alternative travel itineraries;

    means for scoring individual ones of said alternative travel itineraries with a relative score in accordance with said travel policy; and

    means for displaying said alternative travel itineraries as scored in accordance with said travel policy.

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