System and method for core identity with personas across multiple domains with permissions on profile data based on rights of domain

• US 20080004918A1
• Filed: 06/30/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deem, Incorporated (Jack Taylor Family Voting Trust U A D 4 14 99)
• Original Assignee: Rearden Commerce Inc
• Inventors: Handel, Sean, Orttung, Mark, Mihic, Matthew, Mortimore, William Charles
• Granted Patent: US 8,073,719 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/025 Coordination of plural reservations, e.g. plural trip segments, transportation combined with accommodation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments

Abstract

A method for core identity with personas across multiple domains with permissions on profile data based on rights of domain, 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 a selection of a first profile to be assigned for the travel selections of the first leg, the first profile to be selected from a group of profiles corresponding to a user; receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary; receiving a selection of a second profile to be assigned for the travel selections of the second leg, the second profile to be selected from the group of profiles corresponding to the user; automatically determining whether to replace the first profile for the first leg of the itinerary with a selection of a separate profile from the group of profiles, the determination made based on a predetermined criteria; 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 a profile assigned for the first leg and billing the second leg of the itinerary to a profile assigned for the second leg.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

Receiving travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary;

Receiving a selection of a first profile to be assigned for the travel selections of the first leg, the first profile to be selected from a group of profiles corresponding to a user;

Receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary;

Receiving a selection of a second profile to be assigned for the travel selections of the second leg, the second profile to be selected from the group of profiles corresponding to the user;

Automatically Determining whether to replace the first profile for the first leg of the itinerary with a selection of a separate profile from the group of profiles, the determination made based on a predetermined criteria;

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 a profile assigned for the first leg and billing the second leg of the itinerary to a profile assigned for the second leg.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

Automatically determining whether to replace the second profile for the second leg of the itinerary with a selection of a separate profile from the group of profiles, the determination made based on the predetermined criteria.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the predetermined criteria includes a cost criteria.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the predetermined criteria includes a service rating criteria.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the predetermined criteria includes a quality rating criteria.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the predetermined criteria includes a predetermined entity rules.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the predetermined criteria includes a combination of one or more of a cost criteria, a service rating criteria, and a quality rating criteria.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the automatically determining includes prompting the user for acceptance of the profile replacement.

9. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

Receiving travel selections for a third leg of the itinerary;

Receiving a selection of a profile to be assigned for the travel selections of the third leg;

Automatically determining whether to replace the profile for the third leg of the itinerary with a selection of a separate profile from the group of profiles, the determination made based on the predetermined criteria; and

Billing for the first, second, and third legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the third leg of the itinerary to a profile assigned for the third leg.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the first and second legs of the itinerary include one or more of a flight reservation, a hotel reservation, and a vehicle rental reservation.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second profiles include at least one of payment information, predetermined service preferences, loyalty program information, and a predetermined level of fare to be booked.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the predetermined level of fare to be booked includes a level of fare selected from a group comprising two or more of first class, business class, coach class, economy class, and unrestricted.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first profile corresponds to an employment of the user, and the second profile is to correspond to a personal use of the user.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein payment information of the first profile corresponds to an organization separate from the user, and payment information of the second profile corresponds to the user.

15. A machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which when executed perform a method comprising:

Receiving travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary;

Receiving a selection of a first profile to be assigned for the travel selections of the first leg, the first profile to be selected from a group of profiles corresponding to a user;

Receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary;

Receiving a selection of a second profile to be assigned for the travel selections of the second leg, the second profile to be selected from the group of profiles corresponding to the user;

Automatically Determining whether to replace the first profile for the first leg of the itinerary with a selection of a separate profile from the group of profiles, the determination made based on a predetermined criteria;

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 a profile assigned for the first leg and billing the second leg of the itinerary to a profile assigned for the second leg.

16. The machine readable medium of claim 15, wherein the predetermined criteria includes a combination of one or more of a cost criteria, a service rating criteria, and a quality rating criteria

17. The machine readable medium of claim 16, wherein the automatically determining includes prompting the user for acceptance of the profile replacement.

18. The machine readable medium of claim 15, further comprising

Receiving travel selections for a third leg of the itinerary;

Receiving a selection of a profile to be assigned for the travel selections of the third leg;

Automatically determining whether to replace the profile for the third leg of the itinerary with a selection of a separate profile from the group of profiles, the determination made based on the predetermined criteria; and

Billing for the first, second, and third legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the third leg of the itinerary to a profile assigned for the third leg.

19. The machine readable medium of claim 15, wherein payment information of the first profile corresponds to an organization separate from the user, and payment information of the second profile corresponds to the user.

20. A system comprising:

A means for receiving travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary, and for receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary;

A means for receiving an assignment of the travel selections for the first leg to a first profile and an assignment of the travel selections for the second leg to a second profile;

A means for automatically determining whether to replace the profile assigned to the first leg of the itinerary with a selection of a separate profile from the group of profiles, the determination made based on a predetermined criteria;

A 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 a profile assigned to the first leg, and billing the second leg of the itinerary to a profile assigned to the second leg.