System and method for characterizing traffic behavior at an airport
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1. A method of characterizing traffic behavior at an airport, the method comprising:
- obtaining scheduled flight information for the airport;
obtaining real-time flight information for the airport;
determining, over a selected interval of time, flight delay information based on the scheduled flight information and the real-time flight information; and
using the flight delay information to characterize an extent of delay for the airport.
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Abstract
A method is provided for characterizing traffic behavior at an airport. Scheduled and real-time flight information for the airport is obtained and used to determine, over a selected interval of time, flight delay information. The flight delay information is used to characterize an extent of delay for the airport. Various embodiments characterize traffic behavior at a plurality of distinct airports and traffic behavior of a selected airline, both at an airport and at distinct airports.
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1. A method of characterizing traffic behavior at an airport, the method comprising:
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obtaining scheduled flight information for the airport; obtaining real-time flight information for the airport; determining, over a selected interval of time, flight delay information based on the scheduled flight information and the real-time flight information; and using the flight delay information to characterize an extent of delay for the airport. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of characterizing traffic behavior of an airline, the method comprising:
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obtaining scheduled flight information for the airline; obtaining real-time flight information for the airline; determining, over a selected interval of time, flight delay information based on the scheduled flight information and the real-time flight information; using the flight delay information to characterize an extent of delay for the airline with respect to the selected interval. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus for characterizing traffic behavior at an airport, the apparatus comprising:
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means for obtaining scheduled flight information for the airport; means for obtaining real-time flight information for the airport; means for determining, over a selected interval of time, flight delay information based on the scheduled flight information and the real-time flight information; and means for using the flight delay information to characterize an extent of delay for the airport.
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35. A computer program product for use on a computer system for characterizing traffic behavior at an airport, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, which, when loaded into the computer system, establishes an apparatus comprising:
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inputs to the computer system specifying scheduled flight information for the airport and real-time flight information for the airport, wherein flight delay information based on the scheduled flight information and real-time flight information is determined over a selected interval and is used to characterize an extent of delay for the airport; and an output from the computer system responsive to the input. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A computer program product for use on a computer system for characterizing traffic behavior of an airline, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, which, when loaded into the computer system, establishes an apparatus comprising:
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inputs to the computer system specifying scheduled flight information for the airline and real-time flight information for the airline, wherein flight delay information based on the scheduled flight information and real-time flight information is determined over a selected interval and is used to characterize an extent of delay for the airline; and an output from the computer system responsive to the input. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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