Anticipatory presentation of travel information
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving by at least one computer, a code when a user accesses a web page hosted by an entity, the code identifying the user and including parameters derived from predetermined travel parameters specified by the user in a travel query;
in response to the user accessing the web page, populating, by the at least one computer, a new travel query with parameters derived from the predetermined travel parameters, the parameters including a departure date corresponding to a start of an event to be hosted by the entity, a return date corresponding to an end date of the event, a destination airport having flights with fares published by airlines, said destination airport being nearest to a geographic location of the event, and a variable parameter based on identification information associated with the user, the variable parameter comprising an origin airport corresponding to an airport that is, at least one of, within or nearest to a geographic location of the user;
identifying, by the at least one computer, a set of travel options that satisfy the new travel query, the travel options comprising sets of flights and sets of fares usable with the flights for travel between an origin and a destination; and
sending, by the at least one computer, to the user, the set of travel options that satisfy the new travel query.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques for presenting travel information to a user are described. A code that includes predetermined travel parameters specified by the user is included in a web page. Access to the web page by a user is detected. A travel query is populated with the predetermined travel parameters and a variable parameter based on identification information associated with the user. Cached travel options that are obtained from prior queries and that satisfy the travel query are presented to the user.
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving by at least one computer, a code when a user accesses a web page hosted by an entity, the code identifying the user and including parameters derived from predetermined travel parameters specified by the user in a travel query; in response to the user accessing the web page, populating, by the at least one computer, a new travel query with parameters derived from the predetermined travel parameters, the parameters including a departure date corresponding to a start of an event to be hosted by the entity, a return date corresponding to an end date of the event, a destination airport having flights with fares published by airlines, said destination airport being nearest to a geographic location of the event, and a variable parameter based on identification information associated with the user, the variable parameter comprising an origin airport corresponding to an airport that is, at least one of, within or nearest to a geographic location of the user; identifying, by the at least one computer, a set of travel options that satisfy the new travel query, the travel options comprising sets of flights and sets of fares usable with the flights for travel between an origin and a destination; and sending, by the at least one computer, to the user, the set of travel options that satisfy the new travel query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer implemented method comprising:
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including in a web page, a code comprising predetermined travel parameters specified by an entity that controls the web page; detecting by at least one computer that a user has accessed the web page; in response to the user accessing the web page, populating, by the at least one computer, a travel query with the predetermined travel parameters that include a departure date corresponding to a start of an event to be hosted by the entity, a return date corresponding to an end date of the event, a destination airport having flights with fares published by airlines, said destination airport being nearest to a geographic location of the event, and a variable parameter based on identification information associated with the user, the variable parameter comprising an origin airport corresponding to an airport that is, at least one of, within or nearest to a geographic location of the user, with the travel query not solicited by the user; identifying, by the at least one computer, a set of travel options that satisfy the query, the travel options comprising sets of flights and sets of fares usable with the flights for travel between an origin and a destination; and sending, by the at least one computer, to the user, the travel options satisfying the travel query. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for presenting travel information to a user, the system comprising:
a processor configured to; include in a web page, a code comprising predetermined travel parameters specified by an entity that controls the web page; detect that a user has accessed the web page; in response to the user accessing the web page, populate a travel query with the predetermined travel parameters that include a departure date corresponding to a start of an event to be hosted by the entity, a return date corresponding to an end date of the event, and a destination airport having flights with fares published by airlines, said destination airport being nearest to a geographic location of the event and a variable parameter based on identification information associated with the user, the variable parameter comprising an origin airport corresponding to an airport that is, at least one of, within or nearest to a geographic location of the user, with the travel query not solicited by the user; identify a set of travel options that satisfy the query, the travel options comprising sets of flights and sets of fares usable with the flights for travel between an origin and a destination; and send, to the user, the travel options satisfying the travel query. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer program product for presenting travel information to a user, the computer program product being tangibly stored on machine readable media, comprising instructions operable to cause one or more processors to:
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produce, a code when a user accesses a web page hosted by an entity, the code sufficient to identify the user and including parameters derived from predetermined travel parameters specified by the user in a travel query; detect that the user has accessed the web page; in response to the user accessing the web page, populate a different travel query with parameters derived from the predetermined travel parameters, the parameters including a departure date corresponding to a start of an event to be hosted by the entity, a return date corresponding to an end date of the event, a destination airport having flights with fares published by airlines, said destination airport being nearest to a geographic location of the event, and a variable parameter based on identification information associated with the user, the variable parameter comprising an origin airport corresponding to an airport that is, at least one of, within or nearest to a geographic location of the user; send the travel query to a cache that stores travel options; receive a set of travel options that satisfy the query, the travel options comprising sets of flights and sets of fares usable with the flights for travel between an origin and a destination; and send, to the user, the set of travel options that satisfy the travel query. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer program product for presenting travel information to a user, the computer program product being tangibly stored on machine readable media, comprising instructions operable to cause one or more processors to:
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include in a web page, a code comprising predetermined travel parameters specified by an entity that controls the web page; detect that the user has accessed the web page; in response to the user accessing the web page, populate a travel query with the predetermined travel parameters that include a departure date corresponding to a start of an event to be hosted by the entity, a return date corresponding to an end date of the event, a destination airport having flights with fares published by airlines, said destination airport being nearest to a geographic location of the event, and a variable parameter based on identification information associated with the user, the variable parameter comprising an origin airport corresponding to an airport that, is at least one of, within or nearest to a geographic location of the user, with the travel query not solicited by the user; send the travel query to a cache that stores cached travel options; identify a set of travel options that satisfy the query, the travel options comprising sets of flights and sets of fares usable with the flights for travel between an origin and a destination; and send, to the user, the travel options satisfying the travel query. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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