Competitive availability tools
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1. A computing system comprising:
- an availability system that receives an availability query for seat availability for a first flight of a first carrier and that produces, by operation of a computer, a potential availability response for the first flight;
an availability predictor that produces in response to receipt of the availability query, by operation of a computer, a prediction as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with a booking code of a second, different flight of a second carrier that is a competitive flight to the first flight;
decision logic that compares, by operation of a computer, the prediction as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with a booking code for the second, different flight and the potential availability response for the first flight, and based on the comparison, producing an actual seat availability answer as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with the booking code from the availability system; and
wherein the computing system returns the actual seat availability answer as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with the booking code in response to the availability query.
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Abstract
A competitive, availability prediction system for predicting relative, competitive availability of seating on an airline flight is described. The system includes an availability predictor that predicts seating availability on a competitive flight, an availability system that produces an actual availability response for a flight and decision logic that compares the predicted answer from the availability predictor and the potential answer from the availability system to establish a decision with respect to actual availability.
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1. A computing system comprising:
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an availability system that receives an availability query for seat availability for a first flight of a first carrier and that produces, by operation of a computer, a potential availability response for the first flight; an availability predictor that produces in response to receipt of the availability query, by operation of a computer, a prediction as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with a booking code of a second, different flight of a second carrier that is a competitive flight to the first flight; decision logic that compares, by operation of a computer, the prediction as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with a booking code for the second, different flight and the potential availability response for the first flight, and based on the comparison, producing an actual seat availability answer as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with the booking code from the availability system; and wherein the computing system returns the actual seat availability answer as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with the booking code in response to the availability query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method of predicting relative, competitive availability of seating on an airline flight comprises:
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receiving, by a computing system including one or more computers, an availability query for seat availability for a first flight of a first carrier and in response to receipt of the availability query; providing by a seating availability system, by operation of a computer, a potential availability response for the first flight; producing by an availability predictor, by operation of a computer, a prediction as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with a booking code for a second, different flight of a second carrier that is a competitive flight to the first flight; comparing, by operation of a computer, the prediction as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with a booking code for the second, different flight and the potential availability response for the first flight, and based on the comparison, producing an actual seat availability answer as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with the booking code from the seating availability system; and returning the actual seat availability answer as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with the booking code in response to the availability query. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product, tangibly stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for modifying a seat availability answer, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing a computer to:
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receive an availability query for seat availability for a first flight of a first carrier, and in response to receipt of the availability query; provide by a seating availability system a potential availability response for the first flight; produce by an availability predictor a prediction as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with a booking code for a second, different flight of a second carrier that is a competitive flight to the first flight; compare the prediction as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with a booking code for the second, different flight and the potential availability response for the first flight, and based on the comparison, produce an actual seat availability answer as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with the booking code from the seating availability system; and return the actual seat availability answer as to whether a seat is available for booking in connection with the booking code in response to the availability query. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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