Graphical travel system for the internet

• US 9,595,010 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2009
• Issued: 03/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Scott C Harris
• Original Assignee: Scott C Harris
• Inventors: Harris, Scott C.
• Primary Examiner(s): HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P
• Application Number:
  US12/545,752
• Publication Number:
  US 20090313054A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,762 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1, 705/1.1, 705/5, 705/6
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events

Abstract

A graphical user interface for a travel system allows the beginning and end points to be selected, and then displays a line indicating the travel, and calculates fares.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a client computer, having a cursor moving element, and an actuator that is actuated to select a current position of said cursor moving element, said client computer including a connection to a network,

said client computer running a program which produces a graphical user interface using information received over said connection, said graphical user interface allowing entry of a desired starting area for travel, and a desired ending area for said travel on an overall map,

said program displaying information indicative of multiple travel options between multiple points in the selected starting area and ending area and prices for the multiple travel options,

wherein at least one of the selected starting area and ending area forms a circle of a size on said overall map, and said program further allows and controls at least one of said starting area or said ending area to be changed in size to form a changed in size area and said information indicative of multiple travel options includes multiple areas within said changed in size area as at least one of the selected starting area for travel or said ending area for travel, where said changed in size area includes a first perimeter of a first outer size at a first time, and includes a second perimeter of a second outer size different than said first outer size at a second time different than said first time, and wherein said information that is displayed includes changed information about said changed in size area, and includes multiple options for travel between different locations within said changed in size area forming said at least one of the selected starting area for travel or said ending area for travel and includes prices for the multiple options for travel between the different locations.

2. A system as in claim 1, wherein, said graphical user interface displaying a map of an area within which the travel will occur, and allowing said starting area for said travel to be selected within said area by using said cursor moving element to place a cursor of the graphical user interface over said starting area, and actuating to select said starting area, and allowing said ending area for said travel to be selected by using said cursor moving element to place the cursor of the graphical user interface over said ending area, and actuating to indicate said ending area.

3. A system as in claim 2, wherein said client computer displays an image of a line extending between said starting area and said ending area, overlaid on said map.

4. A system as in claim 3, wherein said line includes an indication of a stopping point between said beginning area and said ending area.

5. A system as in claim 1, wherein said client computer also displays information about how much the trip deviates compared with an optimum route from said starting area to said ending area.

6. A system as in claim 1, wherein said changed in size area encompasses a larger geographic area within said at least one of said starting area or ending area without changing a size of said overall map.

7. A system, comprising:

a client computer, having a processor that is programmed to display a graphical user interface, displaying a hyperlinked image of a map including hyperlinks for a plurality of airports which airports can form a beginning or an end of a trip, and said client computer including a movable element which is movable over said hyperlinked image, and said movable element is actuated to select an area of said hyperlinked image including at least one airport, and said movable element being variable to change a number of said airports which are included within said area without changing a size of said map, and to change a number of said hyperlinks for the plurality of airports based on a changed number of said airports included within said area within a same size map, and said movable element permitting selection of said area as said beginning or said end of the trip and to show multiple travel options between said airports included in said area and another leg of said trip and also to show prices for said multiple travel options.

8. A system as in claim 7, wherein said processor in said client computer is programmed to display a screen tip including additional information, which is additional to the information included on said hyperlinked image, about at least one of said plurality of airports.

9. A system as in claim 7, wherein said processor in said client computer is operative to determine a matrix of flights between all airports between said beginning and said end include said area, where there is more than one airport within at least one of the beginning or end.

10. A system as in claim 7, wherein said processor in said client computer is operative to determine an optimal flying route between said beginning and said end, and display an actual selected flying route relative to said optimal flying route.

11. A system as in claim 10, wherein said processor is further operative to determine a deviation between the optimal flying route and said selected flying route.

12. A system as in claim 7, further comprising a biometric information reader associated with said client computer, wherein said client computer controls obtaining said biometric information, and said client computer receives travel information about individuals that is associated with biometric information about the individuals based on biometric information sent from said client computer.

13. A system as in claim 7, wherein said movable element is actuated to create a first perimeter of a first outer size at a first time which includes a first number of airports therein, and to create a second perimeter of a second outer size different than said first outer size at a second time different than said first time, and where said second perimeter has a second number of airports therein, different than said first number of airports.

14. A system as in claim 7, wherein said program sends information indicative of both said beginning and said end over a network to a server, and receives travel information over said network indicative of travel options between said beginning and said end.

15. A system as in claim 7, wherein said hyperlinked image is based on information received from a server computer.