Corporate travel controller
First Claim
1. A system to allow rapid access to at least one airline computerized reservation system (CRS) by unskilled persons, the CRS having a generally fixed maximum response size per data request, said system including:
- a plurality of workstations for inputs by unskilled persons and outputs thereto;
server means connected to said workstations;
means to translate inputs from said workstations into CRS communication code;
means to translate communication code from the CRS into outputs to said workstations;
communication means for connecting said server means to the CRS including;
a plurality of logical connections;
sensing means to sense a data request from a said workstation for CRS information that is likely to be larger than the maximum response size and produce a first signal indicative that such a data request has been received;
means responsive to said first signal to increase the number of said logical connections providing outputs to said workstation;
means to request the CRS information across said increased number of said logical connections so that the CRS responds to each logical connection with a different portion of the requested CRS information; and
means to reassemble the different portions of the CRS information into the requested output for said workstation, thereby increasing the response time of said system to the data request.
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Abstract
A system for controlling travel primarily in a corporate environment that interconnects travelers, travel agents and airline CRSs so that a traveler can communicate with the CRS with a user friendly GUI to obtain schedule information and transfer such to a travel agent, the travel agent can use the selected schedule information for ticketing and to assure the lowest cost while the entire trip information is stored locally for management control. The system includes multiple connects to the CRS to overcome data transfer limitations specific to airline CRSs.
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27 Claims
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1. A system to allow rapid access to at least one airline computerized reservation system (CRS) by unskilled persons, the CRS having a generally fixed maximum response size per data request, said system including:
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a plurality of workstations for inputs by unskilled persons and outputs thereto; server means connected to said workstations; means to translate inputs from said workstations into CRS communication code; means to translate communication code from the CRS into outputs to said workstations; communication means for connecting said server means to the CRS including; a plurality of logical connections; sensing means to sense a data request from a said workstation for CRS information that is likely to be larger than the maximum response size and produce a first signal indicative that such a data request has been received; means responsive to said first signal to increase the number of said logical connections providing outputs to said workstation; means to request the CRS information across said increased number of said logical connections so that the CRS responds to each logical connection with a different portion of the requested CRS information; and means to reassemble the different portions of the CRS information into the requested output for said workstation, thereby increasing the response time of said system to the data request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system to allow rapid access to at least one airline computerized reservation system (CRS) by unskilled persons, the CRS having a generally fixed maximum response size per data request, said system including:
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a plurality of workstations for inputs by unskilled persons and outputs thereto; at least one travel agent interface connected to said server means for communication of travel requests from said workstations to the at least one CRS; server means connected to said workstations and said ticket agent interface; means to translate inputs from said workstations into CRS communication code; means to translate communication code from the CRS into outputs to said workstations; communication means for connecting said server means to the CRS including; a plurality of logical connections; sensing means to sense a data request from a said travel agent interface for CRS information that is likely to be larger than the maximum response size and to produce a first signal; means responsive to said first signal to increase the number of said logical connections providing outputs to said travel agent interface; means to request the CRS information across said increased number of said logical connections so that the CRS responds to each logical connection with a different portion of the CRS information; and means to reassemble the different portions of the CRS information into the requested output for said travel agent interface, thereby increasing the response time of said system to the data request. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system to allow rapid access to at least one airline computerized reservation system (CR8) by unskilled persons, the CRS having a generally fixed maximum response size per data request, said system including:
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a plurality of traveler workstations for inputs by unskilled persons and outputs thereto; at least one travel agent workstation connected to said server means for communication of travel requests from said traveler workstations; server means connected to said workstations; means to translate inputs from said workstations into CRS communication code; means to translate communication code from the CRS into outputs to said workstations; communication means for connecting said server means to the CRS including; a plurality of logical connections, the number of which is larger than the number of said travel agent workstations communicating with the CRS; sensing means to sense a data request from a said travel agent workstation for CRS information that is likely to be larger than the maximum response size and produce a first signal indicative that such a data request has been received; means responsive to said first signal to increase the number of said logical connections providing outputs to said travel agent workstation; means to request the CRS information across said increased number of said logical connections so that the ORS responds to each logical connection with a different portion of the requested CRS information, at least one of the different portions being the maximum response size; and means to reassemble the different portions of the CRS information into the requested output for said travel agent workstation, thereby increasing the response time of said system to the data request. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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Specification