Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optimized system and method for finding best fares
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Application No.: US12470442Application Date: 2009-05-21
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Publication No.: US10346402B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Arthur Francis Champernowne
- Applicant: Arthur Francis Champernowne
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: Expedia, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Expedia, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q10/02
- IPC: G06Q10/02 ; G06F16/2455 ; G06F16/22 ; G06F16/2457 ; G06Q50/14
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method, apparatus and system for processing fare queries to find the best fares. In one embodiment of this invention a query server utilizes a branching and bounding based technique to implicitly enumerate possible solutions to arrive at best fare solutions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090234681A1 OPTIMIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINDING BEST FARES Public/Granted day:2009-09-17
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