User interface for displaying travel information
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which embodies a method for interactively providing air travel seating information to an end user over a network, the method comprising:
- transmitting data to an application running on a general purpose computer, the data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the data capable of causing the application to generate an interactive seating display on the general purpose computer representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the data capable of causing 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 display.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an electronic means by which people can select the exact seat or seats they want for any type of event or reserve an appointment for any activity. More specifically, a customer or a ticket re-seller or a venue operator can go, for example, to the internet and select the event or activity for which he wants a ticket or tickets or reserve a time and reserve and order the exact seat or seats or the time of his choosing directly online. The seat or seats or reserved time he selects is then removed from the inventory for that activity or event and made not available for any other buyer and such is so indicated by a graphical representation or other such indicator on the online map or picture representing availability of seating or time for that event.
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Citations
45 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which embodies a method for interactively providing air travel seating information to an end user over a network, the method comprising:
transmitting data to an application running on a general purpose computer, the data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the data capable of causing the application to generate an interactive seating display on the general purpose computer representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the data capable of causing 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 display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which embodies a method performed by a general purpose computer for providing information regarding air travel seating to an end user over a network, the method comprising
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 an interactive seating display on the general purpose computer 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 display.
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16. A computer-implemented method for interactively providing air travel seating information to an end user over a network, the method comprising:
transmitting data to an application running on a general purpose computer, the data including information descriptive of available individual seats on one or more airplanes, the data capable of causing the application to generate a graphical user interface on the general purpose computer that comprises an interactive seating display representing individual seats on the one or more airplanes, the data capable of causing 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 graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which embodies a method for interactively selecting one or more seats at a venue by an end user over a network, the method comprising:
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transmitting first data to a web browser running on a home or office personal computing device, the first data including information descriptive of available individual seats at the venue, the first data configured to cause the web browser to generate a web page on the personal computing device that comprises an interactive seating display representing individual seats at the venue; receiving from the personal computing device second data representing one or more seats selected by a touch screen input to a location on the interactive seating display; and receiving over the network from the personal computing device third data representing payment information for the one or more seats selected by the touch screen input. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which embodies a method running on a personal computing device for interactively selecting one or more tickets to seats at a venue by an end user over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a web application running on the personal computing device from a server coupled to the personal computing device over the network, data including information descriptive of available individual seats at the venue, the data processed by the web application to generate a graphical user interface on the personal computing device that comprises an interactive seating display representing individual seats at the venue, the personal computing device comprising a home or office device; receiving, by the application running on the personal computing device, a selection from the end user of one or more seats selected by a touch screen input to a location on the interactive seating display; and receiving payment information for the one or more seats selected by the touch screen input. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which embodies a method performed at a server, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a general purpose computer, a query for information in a database regarding a status of one or more seats in a venue; determining information indicating an availability of the one or more seats in the venue; transmitting, to the general purpose computer, a response to the query that includes information, the information capable of causing the general purpose computer to generate an interactive seating display representing the one or more seats in the venue, the information capable of causing the general purpose computer to generate an additional display of information about one or more of the seats in response to an end user placing a mouse indicator over a portion of the interactive seating display; receiving, from the general purpose computer, information indicating selections with a mouse by the end user; creating a record in the database, for the end user, based on the information indicating selections by the end user. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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