UNIFIED TRAVEL INTERFACE

摘要

A travel booking system abstracts the user from a travel search of web and internet searches initiated by the user and the search result of those searches to present the user with a consistent interface for both entry and results. As part of the abstraction the search introduces elements of one or more traveller profiles to delineate the searches. The user may investigate the search results for a trip or alternate route options returned by a search to further direct the search or to book a search result.

主权项

1. A travel booking system for booking a trip by a traveller, the travel booking system providing to the user a consistent interface for receiving the travel phases of the travel origin, the travel destination, any required waypoints between the two, any required facilities at travel origin, at travel waypoints, during travel between travel waypoints or at travel destination and any time requirements of the travel phases; the travel booking system responding to the travel phases and time and facility requirements to query travel providers having disparate interfaces and outputs and to provide at least one solution to each phase of travel presenting to the user the at least one solution for each phase in a consistent interface.