System and method for managing flight information
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1. A flight information system comprising:
- a collection system including;
a collector for receiving flight information messages in a plurality of formats, and a translator for converting flight information messages in the plurality of formats received by the data collector into flight information in a common format; and
a distribution system for selectively sending converted flight information to a customer.
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Abstract
A flight information system including a collection system and a distribution system for selectively sending converted flight information to a customer. The collection system includes a collector for receiving flight information messages in a plurality of formats, and translator for converting flight information messages in the plurality of formats received by the data collector into flight information in a common format.
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32 Claims
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1. A flight information system comprising:
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a collection system including;
a collector for receiving flight information messages in a plurality of formats, and a translator for converting flight information messages in the plurality of formats received by the data collector into flight information in a common format; and
a distribution system for selectively sending converted flight information to a customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A collection system for collecting flight information from a plurality of suppliers, the collection system comprising:
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a collector for receiving flight information message in a plurality of formats;
a translator for converting flight information messages in the plurality of formats received by the data collector into flight information in a common format. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A distribution system for distributing flight information to a plurality of customers, the distribution system comprising:
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a plurality of customer profiles, each customer profile storing a list of flight information requested by one of the plurality of customers;
a file generator for generating a notification file of flight information for each of the plurality of customers based upon the customer profile corresponding to each of the plurality of customers; and
a data distributor for selectively sending the notification files generated to the plurality of customers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of collecting flight information from a plurality of suppliers, the method comprising:
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receiving flight information messages in a plurality of formats from the plurality of suppliers; and
translating the flight information messages received in the plurality of formats into a common format. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of distributing flight information to a plurality of customers, the method comprising:
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providing a customer profile for each of the plurality of customers;
identifying a change to flight information stored in a storage system;
generating a notification file for each of the plurality of customers based upon the change to the flight information and the customer profiles; and
selectively sending the notification files generated to the plurality of customers. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A business method for providing flight information to a customer, the method comprising:
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defining a customer profile including a financial model and a list of flight information requested by the customer under the financial model;
receiving flight information in a plurality of formats from a plurality of suppliers;
translating the flight information received in a plurality of formats to a common format;
distributing translated flight information to the customer based upon the customer profile;
tracking flight information distributed; and
billing the customer based upon the financial model and the flight information tracked. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for collecting flight information comprising:
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receiving flight information in a plurality of formats from a plurality of suppliers;
translating the flight information received in the plurality of formats to a common format; and
storing the flight information in the common format to a data storage system.
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