System and method for changing a personal profile or context during a transaction
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving, via a computing device, over a network, travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary;
receiving, over the network, an assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to a first profile stored on a computer readable medium corresponding to professional data of a first user;
after receiving the assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to the first profile corresponding to the professional data of the first user, receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary, via the computing device, over the network;
receiving, over the network, an assignment of the travel selections for the second leg to a second profile stored on the computer readable medium different from the first profile, the second profile corresponding to personal data of the first user, the personal data different from the professional data; and
billing, using the computing device, for the first and second legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first leg of the itinerary to the first profile and billing the second leg of the itinerary to the second profile;
wherein the first profile includes data about a corporate policy of an employer of the first user, and the second profile includes data about a family member of the first user; and
wherein the first and second profiles each include profile information including unique credit card account information, predetermined service preferences, loyalty program information, and a predetermined level of fare to be booked.
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Abstract
A method for changing a personal profile or context during a transaction, is described. In one embodiment, the method is to be implemented on a system. In one embodiment the method comprises receiving travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary; receiving an assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to a first profile; receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary; receiving an assignment of the travel selections for the second leg to a second profile; and billing for the first and second legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first leg of the itinerary to the first profile and billing the second leg of the itinerary to the second profile.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving, via a computing device, over a network, travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary; receiving, over the network, an assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to a first profile stored on a computer readable medium corresponding to professional data of a first user; after receiving the assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to the first profile corresponding to the professional data of the first user, receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary, via the computing device, over the network; receiving, over the network, an assignment of the travel selections for the second leg to a second profile stored on the computer readable medium different from the first profile, the second profile corresponding to personal data of the first user, the personal data different from the professional data; and billing, using the computing device, for the first and second legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first leg of the itinerary to the first profile and billing the second leg of the itinerary to the second profile; wherein the first profile includes data about a corporate policy of an employer of the first user, and the second profile includes data about a family member of the first user; and wherein the first and second profiles each include profile information including unique credit card account information, predetermined service preferences, loyalty program information, and a predetermined level of fare to be booked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory tangible machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
- receiving, via the computing device, over a network, travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary;
receiving, over the network, an assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to a first profile stored on a computer readable medium corresponding to professional data about a first user; after receiving the assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to the first profile corresponding to the professional data of the first user, receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary, via the computing device, over the network; receiving, over the network, an assignment of the travel selections for the second leg to a second profile stored on the computer readable medium different from the first profile, the second profile corresponding to personal data of the first user, the personal data different from the professional data; and billing, using the computing device, for the first and second legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first leg of the itinerary to the first profile and billing the second leg of the itinerary to the second profile; wherein the first profile includes data about a corporate policy of an employer of the first user, and the second profile includes data about a family member of the first user; and wherein the first and second profiles each include profile information including unique credit card account information, predetermined service preferences, loyalty program information, and a predetermined level of fare to be booked. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- receiving, via the computing device, over a network, travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary;
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13. A computer system comprising:
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means for receiving, over a network, travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary, and for receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary; means for receiving, over the network, an assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to a first profile stored on a computer readable medium corresponding to professional data of a first user and an assignment of the travel selections for the second leg to a second profile stored on the computer readable medium different from the first profile, the second profile corresponding to personal data of the first user, the personal data different from the professional data; and means for billing for the first and second legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first leg of the itinerary to the first profile and billing the second leg of the itinerary to the second profile; wherein the first profile includes data about a corporate policy of an employer of the first user, and the second profile includes data about a family member of the first user, and wherein the travel selections for the second leg of the itinerary are received after the assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to the first profile is received; and wherein the first and second profiles each include profile information including unique credit card account information, predetermined service preferences, loyalty program information, and a predetermined level of fare to be booked. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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