| 6421651 |
Method and apparatus for priority-based jukebox queuing |
| Jul-16-2002 |
A method and apparatus are described for managing a request queue for a jukebox system. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is disclosed for managing a queue of a jukebox. The method... |
| 6418413 |
Method and apparatus for providing availability of airline seats |
| Jul-9-2002 |
A computer program product, method and system for producing seat availability information for a mode of travel such as airline travel produce a prediction of availability of a seat in accordance with an... |
| 6401055 |
Method and system of measuring and quantifying inefficiencies in a healthcare facility |
| Jun-4-2002 |
A method and system for measuring and quantifying inefficiencies in a medical procedure such as a radiological procedure. Inefficiencies are measured and quantified by collecting a plurality of characterization... |
| 6393471 |
Marketing data delivery system |
| May-21-2002 |
In an Internet-based client/server application, a system is provided which detects demographics of a client including CPU power, hard disk space, applications installed, network connectivity and log-in... |
| 6377932 |
Rules validation for travel planning system |
| Apr-23-2002 |
An airline travel planning system is described. The system includes a server computer executing a server process including a search process to search for set of pricing solutions in accordance with at... |
| 6377890 |
Navigator |
| Apr-23-2002 |
Route guiding information is displayed on the basis of set information and positional data when set information and positional data are set by a keyboard or are transmitted from a sensor BOX 12. |
| 6360205 |
Obtaining and utilizing commercial information |
| Mar-19-2002 |
In accordance with the present invention, a method for providing reservation information related to airline flights, lodging, transportation and the like using a communications network is disclosed. In... |
| 6360169 |
System for determining and tracking changes in location |
| Mar-19-2002 |
A handheld locator device is prompted to determine and store a first, Home location, and to determine a Return location, and to visually display the relative positions of the Home and Return locations.... |
| 6356874 |
Computer-based method and system for ordering services |
| Mar-12-2002 |
In a method of ordering services, like booking hotel rooms, the ordering is performed via a user terminal connected to a central data processing device. A service request is specified and information of... |
| 6347301 |
Conference communication facilitator and method of use |
| Feb-12-2002 |
A conference communication facilitator includes a hand-held computer used in conjunction with an alphanumeric identifier uniquely associated with a conference attendee. The hand-held computer is shaped... |
| 6343273 |
Computerized, multimedia, network, real time, interactive marketing and transactional system |
| Jan-29-2002 |
The present invention includes a system and method of electronically executing transactions with a preprogrammed main computer having data and image storage and retrieval equipment. A plurality of electronic... |
| 6338041 |
Passenger management system |
| Jan-8-2002 |
A passenger management system having a boarding processing system with a plurality of tag readers and speakers connected to an automatic broadcasting unit each located in a plurality of areas into which... |
| 6336097 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for constructing large numbers of travel fares |
| Jan-1-2002 |
According to the present invention, apparatus, systems and methods are provided in which a computer (the "fare construction computer system") is programmed to construct travel fares in conformance with... |
| 6332129 |
Method and system for utilizing a psychographic questionnaire in a buyer-driven commerce system |
| Dec-18-2001 |
A system for processing the sale of goods and services includes a psychographic questionnaire to gather and assess buyers' needs and purchasing patterns. In a buyer-driven commerce system, the questionnaire... |
| 6330617 |
System, method and computer program product for data conversion in a computer network |
| Dec-11-2001 |
Conversion of a data in a variable field message to a fixed format message. The variable field message has a varying length and fields of varying types of data. The corresponding fixed format message has... |
| 6329919 |
System and method for providing reservations for restroom use |
| Dec-11-2001 |
The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for providing reservations for restroom use. In one embodiment, a passenger on an airplane may submit a reservation request to the system for restroom... |
| 6317720 |
Shared vehicle deployment and reallocation using predicted and current demand location and transit data |
| Nov-13-2001 |
A vehicle allocation system oversees the operation of a plurality of auto-piloted vehicles, used to transport passengers between major ports such as airports, train stations, shopping malls, etc. The vehicle... |
| 6317685 |
Method and system for providing alternate routes with a navigation system |
| Nov-13-2001 |
A feature for a navigation system that provides an evaluation of alternate routes. According to this feature, the navigation system compares the actual time of travel along a route to the estimated time... |
| 6314361 |
Optimization engine for flight assignment, scheduling and routing of aircraft in response to irregular operations |
| Nov-6-2001 |
An automated, real-time decision support system for reassigning, rescheduling, and rerouting aircraft in response to flight operation disruptions, in which sets of optimal solutions are provided through... |
| 6308160 |
System and method for integrating operation of an indoor golf facility into operation of an airport concourse |
| Oct-23-2001 |
A method and system for operating and integrating an indoor golf facility in the operations of airport terminals, airlines, and goods and service providers. An integrated management system is provided... |
| 6308159 |
Method and apparatus for ticket turn-back capability |
| Oct-23-2001 |
A method for recycling tickets on a network, entails receiving from a ticket holder a request to recycle a ticket, receiving from the ticket holder, in response to a prompt, information about the ticket,... |
| 6305605 |
Multiple-casualty incident patient tracking |
| Oct-23-2001 |
A method for tracking multiple injured victims at a multiple injury scene to provide information on their medical status and their location to emergency personnel and to treatment facilities, the method... |
| 6304850 |
Computer-implemented system and method for booking airline travel itineraries |
| Oct-16-2001 |
A method and apparatus for purchasing an airline ticket, includes entering into a computer information describing a flight desired by a consumer, including a target price, and performing a search on an... |
| 6295521 |
Travel planning system |
| Sep-25-2001 |
An airline travel planning system is described. The system includes a server computer executing a server process including a search process to search for set of pricing solutions in accordance with at... |
| 6272467 |
System for data collection and matching compatible profiles |
| Aug-7-2001 |
This invention relates to an automated method for identifying matches between a set of predetermined traits and a set of preferences. This method can be used to find compatible matches in a variety of... |
| 6263315 |
Revenue management system and method |
| Jul-17-2001 |
A revenue management software system supports decisions to accept or deny requests for resource capacity (seats, rooms, volume/weight, air time, etc.) using control logic that accesses multidimensional... |
| 6249767 |
Portable information terminal surrounding formulation of an optimum plan |
| Jun-19-2001 |
A portable information terminal including a self-positioning measuring device is provided to make reservations and obtain status information of available services from a plurality of reservation centers... |
| 6249740 |
Communications navigation system, and navigation base apparatus and vehicle navigation apparatus both used in the navigation system |
| Jun-19-2001 |
A commucations navigation system in which data is transmitted and received between a navigation base apparatus provided at a navigation base and a vehicle navigation apparatus provided in a vehicle using... |
| 6240396 |
Conditional purchase offer management system for event tickets |
| May-29-2001 |
A system for managing conditional purchase offers is disclosed where an individual searching for a ticket to a particular event may provide a guaranteed purchase offer to a plurality of potential sellers.... |
| 6230153 |
Association rule ranker for web site emulation |
| May-8-2001 |
A method and apparatus that allows association rules defining URL-URL relationships, and URL-URL relationships that are strongly influenced by a web site's topology, to be identified and respectively qualified.... |
| 6173209 |
Method and system for managing attraction admission |
| Jan-9-2001 |
The invention is a method and system for managing admission to an attraction. In one or more embodiments, the system comprises a first queue by which customers may access the attraction by waiting in line... |
| 6134534 |
Conditional purchase offer management system for cruises |
| Oct-17-2000 |
A conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system is disclosed for receiving CPOs from one or more customers, such as cruise and airline passengers, and for evaluating the received CPOs against a number... |
| 6122642 |
System for propagating, retrieving and using transaction processing facility airline computerized reservation system data on a relational database processing platform |
| Sep-19-2000 |
A system and method for propagating airline computerized reservation system TPF data to a relational database platform comprising a computerized reservation system transaction processing source computer... |
| 6122620 |
System for the radio transmission of real-time airline flight information |
| Sep-19-2000 |
A flight delivery system that utilizes an architectural structure and network that allows real-time digital signals to be stored, retrieved and converted to an audio signal for radio transmission to achieve... |
| 6119096 |
System and method for aircraft passenger check-in and boarding using iris recognition |
| Sep-12-2000 |
A system and method for automated aircraft boarding uses an iris recognition system for check-in and boarding. The passenger is enrolled once and assigned an account number. The passenger thereafter makes... |
| 6119095 |
System for planning and revising an itinerary based on intended travel time and expected consumption time |
| Sep-12-2000 |
An itinerary preparing system capable of easily preparing a complete travel plan that efficiently incorporates desired visiting places. A user inputs from a terminal an intended travel time of a trip together... |
| 6119094 |
Automated system for identifying alternate low-cost travel arrangements |
| Sep-12-2000 |
An automated system (10) is provided for identifying alternate low-cost travel arrangements. The system (10) obtains inventory information specifying the rates and/or availability of a plurality of travel... |
| 6112185 |
Automated service upgrade offer acceptance system |
| Aug-29-2000 |
An automated service upgrade offer acceptance system is provided for receiving (i) reservations for a selected category of assigned services, such as seating, and (ii) offers for upgraded services, such... |
| 6112184 |
Site workspaces layout process employing MDS and a PDI formula in which density is based on area of circumscribing-convex-hulls |
| Aug-29-2000 |
A process is provided for producing layouts of building units on a quadrieral facility site, and layouts of personnel workstations and items of equipment (collectively "workplace elements") in quadrilateral... |
| 6108636 |
Luggage handling and reconciliation system using an improved security identification document including contactless communication insert unit |
| Aug-22-2000 |
An improved luggage handling and reconciliation system includes a biometrics data input device for obtaining biometrics data from a holder of luggage and a luggage identification document operatively connected... |
| 6107932 |
System and method for controlling access to a venue using alterable tickets |
| Aug-22-2000 |
An alterable ticket and a system and method for controlling access to and within a venue using the alterable ticket. As described in one aspect of the disclosure, a ticket holder purchases such a ticket... |
| 6101477 |
Methods and apparatus for a travel-related multi-function smartcard |
| Aug-8-2000 |
Methods and apparatus for a smartcard system are provided which securely and conveniently integrate important travel-related applications. In one embodiment, a smartcard system includes a cardholder identification... |
| 6094640 |
Electronic ticketing and reservation system and method |
| Jul-25-2000 |
A method and system of issuing an electronic authorization and validation for pre-scheduled activities such as airline reservations to eliminate paper tickets. The passenger makes the reservation and allows... |
| 6085169 |
Conditional purchase offer management system |
| Jul-4-2000 |
A conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system is disclosed for receiving CPOs from one or more customers, such as airline passengers, and for evaluating the received CPOs against a number of CPO... |
| 6085164 |
Apparatus and method of allocating flight inventory resources based on the current market value |
| Jul-4-2000 |
The present invention relates to an inventory control method and architecture that maximizes revenues derived from the sale of a given inventory resource to a customer. More particularly, the present invention... |
| 6079863 |
Reservation control method for facilities |
| Jun-27-2000 |
A reservation control method, system and computer program for reserving times for use of a plurality of facilities. The invention provides for the storing of a time span of dates and times on which each... |
| 6067532 |
Ticket redistribution system |
| May-23-2000 |
The present invention includes a reliable and efficient method for redistributing, purchasing or selling tickets on the secondary market. The system generally includes a method for accepting tickets from... |
| 6059184 |
Method and device for turn number systems |
| May-9-2000 |
A method for a queue number system for serving customers at least at one service position is provided in which customers obtain a queue number, select a service type using a selector unit, and are thereby... |
| 6058370 |
Method of forecasting ambulance service demand |
| May-2-2000 |
A method of forecasting the demand for ambulance services based upon a determination from the historical record of the number of currently active calls at the time each new call is received. The method... |
| 6044353 |
Baggage check-in and security system and method |
| Mar-28-2000 |
A baggage ATM is provided at curbside at an airline terminal to allow passengers to check bags without the assistance of a baggage agent. The baggage ATM reads an identification card provided by the passenger... |
