Automated travel service management information system
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1. A method of providing decisional support for travel services, comprising the steps of:
- generating a business entity profile;
generating an individual profile;
automatically accessing plural computer reservation systems to obtain inventory information;
integrating the inventory information received from the plural computer reservation systems so that the inventory information is accessible by a single format;
storing the business entity profile, the individual profile, and the integrated inventory information in a database;
receiving a travel request from a customer; and
automatically accessing the database, including the integrated inventory information therein, in response to the reception of the travel request.
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Abstract
A method (1000) of automatically managing travel service information is provided. The method generates a business entity profile and individual profile for customers (1004, 1006), and stores the information in a relational database. Customer reservation services information retrieved from all available sources is also stored in the same database (1010). Consequently, the customer reservation services information and the profile information is made available, simultaneously, for use by an agent in processing a customer'"'"'s travel request (1013).
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1. A method of providing decisional support for travel services, comprising the steps of:
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generating a business entity profile; generating an individual profile; automatically accessing plural computer reservation systems to obtain inventory information; integrating the inventory information received from the plural computer reservation systems so that the inventory information is accessible by a single format; storing the business entity profile, the individual profile, and the integrated inventory information in a database; receiving a travel request from a customer; and automatically accessing the database, including the integrated inventory information therein, in response to the reception of the travel request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing decisional support for a travel agent providing travel services to at least one customer, comprising the steps of:
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generating a business entity profile, the business entity profile having business entity information relating to at least one business entity; generating an individual profile, the individual profile having individual information relating to the at least one customer; automatically accessing inventory information from plural computer reservation systems; integrating the business entity information, the individual information and the inventory information from each of the plural computer reservation systems, so that the integrated business entity, individual and inventory information is simultaneously accessible by the travel agent; receiving a travel request from the at least one customer; and generating travel arrangements for the customer in response to the received travel request, using the integrated business entity, individual, and inventory information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system of providing decisional support for a travel agent providing travel services to at least one customer, the system comprising:
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a database operable to store a business entity profile, an individual profile, and inventory information; a processor coupled to the database and operable to; automatically access plural computer reservation systems to obtain inventory information; integrate the inventory information from the plural computer reservation systems; receiving a travel request from a customer; and automatically access the database in response to the reception of the travel request; and a terminal associated with the processor, the terminal being operable to simultaneously display the business entity information, the individual information, and the integrated inventory information to the travel agent for arranging travel for the customer according to the travel request. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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