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Granted Patent B2
US 8,666,839 · App. 13/558,276 · Granted Mar 4, 2014

Providing travel destination information

Inventors: Jim Hornthal (San Francisco, CA); Sharlene Wang (Sunnyvale, CA); Patrick Middleton (Greenbrae, CA); Patrick McKeever (San Francisco, CA); Nishant Menon (Fremont, CA); Stuart Dodgson (Alameda, CA)
Assignee: Triporati, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,666,839
App. No.
13/558,276
Granted
Mar 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments generally relate to providing travel destinations. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining first travel destination information associated with a first travel destination. The method also includes determining one or more alternative travel destinations based on similarities between each alternative travel destination and the first travel destination and based on pricing. The method also includes providing the one or more alternative travel destinations and pricing.

Claims (37)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining first travel destination information associated with a first travel destination;

determining by a processor one or more alternative travel destinations based on similarities between each alternative travel destination and the first travel destination and based on pricing wherein the determining comprises excluding one or more alternative travel destinations that are either within a predetermined distance from an origin city or within a predetermined distance from the first travel destination; and

causing a user interface to display a comparison between the first travel destination and the one or more alternative travel destinations, wherein the comparison indicates the pricing of the first travel destination compared to the pricing of the one or more alternative travel destinations, and wherein the comparison indicates which attributes of each of the one or more alternative travel destinations are similar those attributes of the first travel destination.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises applying a plurality of selection processes, and wherein the selection processes are based on one or more of geographic aspects, flight aspects, attribute aspects, and pricing aspects.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises:

identifying a geographic region based on a distance between the first travel destination and an origin city; and

selecting one or more alternative travel destinations that are located within the geographic region.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the attributes include various activities including one or more of beach activities, sport activities, and cultural activities.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises:

ranking alternative travel destinations based on their attributes that are similar to those attributes of the first travel destination; and

selecting one or more of the top-most ranked alternative travel destinations.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the comparison includes a checklist of attributes for comparison between the first travel destination and the one or more alternative travel destinations.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the provided pricing is preliminary pricing based on historical pricing.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing a price itinerary to be provided to a user in response to the user selecting a travel destination.

9. Software encoded in one or more computer-readable media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising:

obtaining first travel destination information associated with a first travel destination;

determining one or more alternative travel destinations based on similarities between each alternative travel destination and the first travel destination and based on pricing, wherein the determining comprises excluding one or more alternative travel destinations that are either within a predetermined distance from an origin city or within a predetermined distance from the first travel destination; and

causing a user interface to display a comparison between the first travel destination and the one or more alternative travel destinations, wherein the comparison indicates the pricing of the first travel destination compared to the pricing of the one or more alternative travel destinations, and wherein the comparison indicates which attributes of each of the one or more alternative travel destinations are similar those attributes of the first travel destination.

10. The software of claim 9 , wherein to determine the one or more alternative travel destinations, the software when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising applying a plurality of selection processes, and wherein the selection processes are based on one or more of geographic aspects, flight aspects, attribute aspects, and pricing aspects.

11. The software of claim 9 , wherein to determine the one or more alternative travel destinations, the software when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising:

identifying a geographic region; and

selecting one or more alternative travel destinations that are located within the geographic region.

12. The software of claim 9 , wherein to determine the one or more alternative travel destinations, the software when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising excluding one or more alternative travel destinations based on one or more policies.

13. The software of claim 9 , wherein the attributes include various activities including one or more of beach activities, sport activities, and cultural activities.

14. The software of claim 9 , wherein to determine the one or more alternative travel destinations, the software when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising:

ranking alternative travel destinations based on their attributes that are similar to those attributes of the first travel destination; and

selecting one or more of the top-most ranked alternative travel destinations.

15. The software of claim 9 , wherein the provided pricing is less expensive than the pricing of the initial travel destination.

16. A computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining first travel destination information associated with a first travel destination;

determining by a processor one or more alternative travel destinations based on similarities between each alternative travel destination and the first travel destination and based on pricing wherein the determining comprises excluding one or more alternative travel destinations that are either within a predetermined distance from an origin city or within a predetermined distance from the first travel destination;

causing a user interface to display a comparison between the first travel destination and the one or more alternative travel destinations, wherein the comparison indicates the pricing of the first travel destination compared to the pricing of the one or more alternative travel destinations, and wherein the comparison indicates which attributes of each of the one or more alternative travel destinations are similar those attributes of the first travel destination enabling a user to customize an interest profile, wherein the interest profile specifies particular interests of the user; and

providing updated alternative travel destinations to the user based on the customized interest profile.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the determining comprises applying a plurality of selection processes, and wherein the selection processes are based on one or more of attribute aspects and pricing aspects.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the provided pricing is less expensive than the pricing of the initial travel destination.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising causing a price itinerary to be provided to a user in response to the user selecting a travel destination.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2012
From: HORNTHAL, JIM; WANG, SHARLENE; MIDDLETON, PATRICK; MCKEEVER, PATRICK; MENON, NISHANT; DODGSON, STUART
To: TRIPORATI, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61667372 · Jul 2, 2012
Related Publication 20140006215A1 · Jan 2, 2014