| US 7,395,220 B2 | ||
| System, methods and computer program products for offering products based on extrapolation of inputs | ||
| Rachel Abrams, New York, N.Y. (US); Robert Albert, New York, N.Y. (US); Damon Tassone, New York, N.Y. (US); Tracey Weber, New York, N.Y. (US); and David Yong, New York, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Travelocity.com LP, Southlake, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/215,220. | ||
| Application 11/215220 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/516252, filed on Mar. 01, 2000, granted, now 7,092,892. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/607643, filed on Sep. 07, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0288976 A1, Dec. 29, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 705—6 [705/1; 705/5; 705/26; 705/35; 707/3; 707/5; 709/221] | 26 Claims |
| 1. A computer system for providing a wide range of travel packages to a consumer based on limited entry of information, said
computer system comprising:
data storage comprising travel information used for generation of travel packages;
a travel package matching system in communication with said data storage, said travel package matching system configured to
provide a selection of substantially matching travel packages to the consumer based on travel selection data including a date
of travel and a destination location stored in a memory, wherein each substantially matching travel package comprises a plurality
of preassembled travel components or a plurality of travel components combined by the travel package matching system; and
an extrapolative matching system in communication with said data storage, said extrapolative matching system configured to:
extract a theme from the selection of substantially matching travel packages; and
generate a selection of additional and different travel packages from the selection of substantially matching travel packages
based on the theme without consumer intervention.
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