System and method for selecting and reserving airline seats
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1. A computer-implemented method for interactively selecting one or more seats on a flight by an end user over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving over the network from a general purpose computer first data representing payment information;
transmitting second data to an application running on the general purpose computer, the second data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more a flights, the second data encoded to cause the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more flights, the second data encoded to cause the application to generate an additional display of information about one or more of the individual seats in response to the end user placing a mouse indicator over a portion of the interactive seating map; and
receiving from the general purpose computer third data representing one or more seats selected by one or more mouse clicks.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving airline seats. The system or method receives first data representing payment information over the network from a general purpose computer. The system or method also transmits second data to an application running on the general purpose computer, the second data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the second data processed by the application to generate an additional display of information about one or more of the individual seats in response to a user interaction with the graphical user interface, the interaction being triggered when placing a mouse over a portion of the graphical user interface. In addition, the system or method receives from the general purpose computer third data representing one or more seats selected by one or more mouse clicks.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for interactively selecting one or more seats on a flight by an end user over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving over the network from a general purpose computer first data representing payment information; transmitting second data to an application running on the general purpose computer, the second data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more a flights, the second data encoded to cause the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more flights, the second data encoded to cause the application to generate an additional display of information about one or more of the individual seats in response to the end user placing a mouse indicator over a portion of the interactive seating map; and receiving from the general purpose computer third data representing one or more seats selected by one or more mouse clicks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for interactively selecting one or more seats on an airplane by a plurality of end users over a network, the system comprising:
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a data storage system storing a plurality of entries denoting a plurality of available individual seats on one or more airplanes; and a server programmed via executable instructions to; query the data storage system for information descriptive of available individual seats on the one or more airplanes; receive over the network from a general purpose computer first data representing payment information; transmit second data to an application running on the general purpose computer, the second data including the information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the second data encoded to cause the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the second data encoded to cause the application to generate an additional display of information about one or more of the individual seats in response to a user interaction with the graphical user interface, the additional display being triggered when a mouse indicator is positioned over a portion of the interactive seating map; and receive from the general purpose computer third data representing one or more seats selected by one or more mouse clicks. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method performed by a general purpose computer for interactively selecting one or more seats on an airplane by an end user over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving payment information; receiving, via an application running on the general purpose computer from a server coupled to the general purpose computer over the network, data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the data processed by the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating map representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the data processed by the application to generate an additional display of information about one or more of the individual seats in response to a mouse indicator being positioned over a portion of the interactive seating map; and receiving from the end user a selection of one or more seats by one or more mouse clicks. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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