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`United States Patent [19]
`DeLorme et al. (cid:9)
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`[11] Patent Number: (cid:9)
`[45] Date of Patent: (cid:9)
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`5,948,040
`Sep. 7, 1999
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`[54] TRAVEL RESERVATION INFORMATION
`AND PLANNING SYSTEM
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`[75] Inventors: David M. DeLorme, Yarmouth; Keith
`A. Gray, Dresden; T. Angus Ferguson,
`Portland, all of Me.
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`[73] Assignee: DeLorme Publishing Co., Yarmouth,
`Me.
`
`[21] Appl. No.: 08/797,471
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`[22] Filed: (cid:9)
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`Feb. 6, 1997
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`Related U.S. Application Data
`
`[63] Continuation-in-part of application No. 08/661,600, Jun. 11,
`1996, Pat. No. 5,802,492, which is a continuation-in-part of
`application No. 08/381,214, Jan. 31, 1995, Pat. No. 5,559,
`707, which is a continuation-in-part of application No.
`08/265,327, Jun. 24, 1994, and a continuation-in-part of
`application No. 08/521,828, Aug. 31, 1995.
`
`[51] Int. C1.6
`[52] U.S. Cl. (cid:9)
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` GO6F 19/00; G01C 21/00
` 701/201; 701/208; 701/211;
`340/990; 705/5
` 701/201, 202,
`[58] Field of Search (cid:9)
`701/207, 208, 209, 211, 212, 213; 705/5,
`6; 340/988, 989, 990, 995
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`[56]
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`Primary Examiner-Tan Nguyen
`Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Pierce Atwood; Chris A. Caseiro
`
`[57] (cid:9)
`
`ABSTRACT
`
`Computerized travel reservation information and planning
`system that generates "map ticket" output in various media,
`for guidance and transactions en route. Such print or elec-
`tronic documents can include bar or alphanumeric codes for
`automated recognition and/or access. WHERE?, WHO/
`WHAT?, WHEN? and HOW? menus enable flexible user
`inquiries accessing selectable geographic, topical, temporal
`and transactional data records and relational processing.
`Sub-menus provide further capabilities: e.g. routing, topical
`searching; searches of events calendars, almanacs, appoint-
`ment books, related itinerary scheduling; trip budgeting
`issues, plus travel arrangement availabilities or other goods/
`services offers. Online communications links access updated
`or supplemental information on places, times, topics and
`other provider goods/service offers. Online computer-aided
`routing system enables input of selectable travel origin,
`destination, and waypoints to compute travel routes, avail-
`able transportation services, costs, options, and schedules. A
`point-of-interest database lets users pick types of attractions
`or accommodations within a user-selected region around
`routes of travel. Users engage in an iterative planning
`process, revising or editing travel plans, previewing travel-
`ogs of alternate routes, selecting point of interest parameters,
`comparing times and costs of transportation options, in order
`to achieve a satisfactory travel plan. The system provides
`printed or electronic output that may include any one or
`more of text itinerary, ordered set of travel maps, customized
`collection of information on points of interest information
`and a selected array of valid reservation confirmations,
`tickets and/or discount coupons coded with elements for
`automated recognition and processing. Mobile users, includ-
`ing GPS-linked users, can access the system via wireless
`communication units.
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`80 Claims, 14 Drawing Sheets
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`RETAIL USER
`CONSUMER
`INPUT
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`INTERFACE
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`SUBSYSTEM
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`TRAVEL RESERVATION INFORMATION
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATIONS (cid:9)
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`5
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`This patent application is a continuation-in-part (CIP) of
`the David M. DeLorme et al. U.S. patent application Ser. No.
`08/661,600 filed Jun. 11, 1996, for COMPUTER AIDED
`ROUTING AND POSITIONING SYSTEM, now U.S. Pat.
`No. 5,802,492 which is a CIP of the David M. DeLorme et 10
`al. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/381,214 filed Jan. 31,
`1995 for COMPUTER AIDED ROUTING SYSTEM, now
`U.S. Pat. No. 5,559,707, issued Sep. 24, 1996, which is a
`CIP of the David M. DeLorme et al. U.S. patent application
`Ser. No. 08/265,327 filed Jun. 24, 1994 for COMPUTER 15
`AIDED MAP LOCATION SYSTEM now abandoned. This
`patent application is also a CIP of the Keith A. Gray U.S.
`patent application Ser. No. 08/521,828 filed on Aug. 31,
`1995, for COMPUTERIZED ADDRESS LOCATION AND
`COMMUNICATION SYSTEM now abandoned. All of the 20
`cross-referenced applications have a common assignee who
`is the assignee of the present application. The contents of
`these related patent applications are incorporated herein by
`reference.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`1. Field of the Invention
`The present invention relates to systems that permit
`individuals to make travel arrangements and to plan travel 30
`activities, including such systems that are accessible via
`interconnected computer networks. More particularly, the
`present invention relates to Travel Reservation and Infor-
`mation Planning Systems (TRIPS) that provide travel infor-
`mation and special offers for goods and services such as 35
`accommodations and reservations associated with such
`areas of interest. Still more particularly, the present inven-
`tion relates to a completely integrated system enabling an
`individual to plan, review, locate, schedule and select or
`execute customized or personalized travel arrangements and 40
`activities in association with map displays or other output of
`travel routes, chronological events, diverse travel topics and
`geographic points of interest along such routes. In the
`present invention, all of these capabilities are integrated with
`a broad range of transactionable offers for goods/services 45
`such as transportation or performance tickets and diverse
`accommodations reservations.
`2. Description of the Prior Art
`Prior systems for the general purpose of planning and
`arranging travel from one location to another have been 50
`developed by, among others, the assignee of the present
`application. The assignee's systems are described in the
`cross-referenced patent and patent applications noted above.
`In particular, those systems have involved the use of
`computer-based databases combined with software to create 55
`map displays of selectable and variable levels of detail. They
`also include the capability to selectively plan a trip from one
`location to another, with intermediate "waypoints" any-
`where along the way. As part of that planning, the user of the
`prior associated systems has the capability to define the 60
`route of interest, to observe the location of points of interest
`and events of interest along the way and within a defined
`range of the route selected. Those points and events of
`interest may be observed in a multimedia display arrange-
`able by the user. Alternatively, points of interest and events 65
`of interest, which may be observed on the display at varying
`levels of detail, may be used to arrange a travel route as a
`
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`function of interest in visiting those points rather than as a
`specific function of the route alone. Other features of the
`assignee's prior related systems include, but are not limited
`to: 1) the capability to retrieve detailed address locations; 2)
`coordinate between digital maps—observable on displays at
`selectable levels of detail—and corresponding paper maps,
`each having associated grid arrangements for referencing
`between the two maps; and 3) the capability to communicate
`map information between remote devices, which remote
`devices may include Global Positioning System (GPS) sen-
`sors and/or transmitters. These and other features are
`described more completely in the referenced patent and
`patent applications. While the assignee's noted prior sys-
`tems provide extensive advantages in the planning of travel,
`in the observation of points of interest and events of interest
`along the way, and in the communication of such related
`information between two or more remote devices, they do
`not include a completely integrated capability to execute
`travel arrangements.
`There are many systems designed to aid, in a limited way,
`in the planning and execution of travel arrangements. For
`many years, travel arrangements have been made for indi-
`viduals by travel agencies having stand-alone systems with
`electronic or simple telephonic links to travel providers such
`as airlines, passenger trains, buses, car rental agencies and
`the like, and links to travel-related service providers, such as
`hotels, restaurants, entertainment facilities, etc. People inter-
`ested in making travel arrangements, and in discovering the
`availability of activities located relatively proximate to one
`or more travel destinations, have been required to contact
`such travel agencies. Under this travel-arrangement method,
`an individual interested in traveling presented a travel origin
`and a travel destination and was advised by the agency of the
`availability and scheduling of travel means for that particu-
`lar route. Requests for information regarding travel-related
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`similar fashion. Reservations for the travel and related
`services and activities were made by the travel agency and
`the individual was provided with an itinerary and paper
`materials necessary to conduct the travel, to issue the
`services, and to conduct the activities. In effect then, the
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`travel-related information and services. Any modifications
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`expenditure of time and effort on the part of the individual
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`case that a particular travel agency may have information for
`only a fraction of the travel service and activity providers in
`existence. Under this method it is not unusual for the
`individual to be unable to completely custom plan a trip, to
`miss areas and points of interest, or to miss an activity of
`interest. Moreover, once the traveler is at a particular
`destination, or at an intermediary point along the way, the
`travel agent is of limited usefulness, particularly when
`specific information about, for example, emergency services
`or particular goods or services, is required on an immediate
`basis.
`Another problem associated with travel arrangements
`made by parties other than the individual taking the trip is
`the paperwork involved. It is not unusual for there to be
`errors in the materials provided, for the materials to be
`delivered in an untimely manner, or for the individual to be
`required to travel to a service provider location—such as an
`airport—in order to obtain the materials, such as the airline
`tickets. This can be a significant inconvenience. These
`paperwork problems tend to be restricted to airline tickets
`and hotel reservation confirmations. However, a less devel-
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`oped but perhaps more important type of paperwork may be
`vouchers and various types of coupons associated with
`entertainment and activity sites located proximate to a travel
`destination. Such materials are even more inaccessible to the
`traveler who has yet to reach the destination. Moreover,
`activities coupons, for example, are distributed through a
`wide array of sources, such as direct mail, magazines,
`newspapers, and the like, that are not particularly easy for
`the user to obtain. It is apparent then that as the number of
`materials providers increases in association with travel
`plans, the number of errors associated with such materials
`will also increase. In addition, it is often difficult to keep
`track of a disparate set of papers, each with its own level of
`importance. While barcoding has become more widely used
`in many areas in recent years in order to reduce paperwork,
`its usage has been less than widespread in the travel field.
`"Ticketless travel" eliminates paper ticket documents but
`provides the consumer with a number or an alphanumeric
`code for confirmation and access.
`In recent years, individuals have gained greater direct
`access to information related to travel service providers via
`interconnected computer networks defined broadly as "the
`Internet." Such information includes airline schedules, flight
`availability, and limited ticketing, hotel locations and tele-
`phone numbers, and entertainment location information.
`However, in order to reserve a seat on a plane, or a room in
`a hotel, the individual must still make separate contact with
`the particular provider and make the reservation based upon
`that provider's distinct reservation system. For example, if
`an individual wishes to travel from New York to Los
`Angeles via plane, he or she can get "online" and discover
`flight schedules and seating availability through an airline-
`schedule service provider, much as a travel agency does.
`However, in order to reserve a seat on a flight of interest, the
`individual commonly must make either direct contact with
`the airline service or some agent of the airline service and
`arrange payment, typically resulting in receipt of a paper
`output—the flight ticket—that must either be picked up by
`the traveler, or that is delivered to the traveler. Any attempt
`to integrate different aspects of a travel plan—a flight, a
`rental car, a hotel, entertainment activities, for example—
`must either be completed through a diligent search of a
`plurality of online service providers, or a trip to the afore-
`mentioned travel agent. Given the continually expanding
`scope of online services, the former approach is becoming
`increasingly difficult. Moreover, it fails to resolve the prob-
`lem of creating an array of transactions that are conducted
`through a plurality of service providers and that must be
`coordinated in an organized manner. The present online
`travel planning capability also fails to eliminate the need to
`obtain documents such as itineraries, hotel bookings, flight
`tickets, activity reservations, etc., from multiple sources.
`Examples of online systems apparently designed to give
`users greater flexibility in discovering travel possibilities
`include a reservation access system named Internet Travel
`Network located at http://www.itn.net, which includes
`access to an online booking system provided by Casto
`Travel located at http://www.casto.com. Both providers give
`browsers the capability to link up with many travel service
`providers who may or may not choose to make their services
`available to the browser. The booking system also permits
`"ticketless" travel, but ticketing must still come through a
`third party provider with separate fees. MicrosoftTM at
`hap: \\www.expedia.msn.com offers a similar Internet Web
`Site "travel agency" to book flights, hotel rooms, and rental
`cars; to participate in travel forums; and to browse assorted
`news, weather, currency, multimedia guidebooks, and pho-
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`tographs. These types of online systems have some capa-
`bility in permitting the user to gain access to a wide array of
`services, including travel and activities; however, as earlier
`noted, this capability is not easily enacted in that the user
`5 must go through a considerable search process in order to
`gather information regarding topics, events, available goods
`or services, and/or points of interest at the travel destination
`or along the travel route, or related to the user's selected
`travel time frame. Other Internet sites concentrate on local
`10 directory listing information but do not provide readily
`useable travel planning, itinerary, routing and/or booking
`capabilities—e.g., CitySearchTM and MetroBeatTM at
`hap: \\www.citysearch.com and Bigbook's Internet Yellow
`Pages at hap: \\www.bigbook.com.
`In addition to the problems associated with an individu-
`al's attempt to carry out his or her own travel planning
`through existing separate online systems, there is the diffi-
`culty in appreciating the travel route and the activities, and
`points of interest along the way. That is, when an individual
`20 makes arrangements to travel to a destination, it is not
`unusual for that to be that individual's first visit to that
`location. As a result, there are any number of unknowns he
`or she must deal with, including, but not limited to, the hotel
`accommodations, the activities available, and—perhaps
`25 most importantly—how to get from the airport, train station,
`or bus terminal to an ultimate destination. For the first
`problem noted it is therefore desirable to have a visual
`display or other travel information output of the area to be
`visited, as well as previews of the accommodations and/or
`30 any points of interest in the area, scheduled events in the
`area, topical information, and the availability of
`accommodations, goods and/or services available in the
`area. There is no presently existing completely integrated
`system using such individualized multimedia presentations
`35 in a travel planning system. For the second problem, a
`"customizable" map or other travel plan output to which the
`user can attach selected travel information from such pre-
`views would be particularly useful. In that regard, it is to be
`noted that there are several digital map systems that may be
`40 accessed via storage means, including, but not limited to,
`compact disk-read only memory (CDROM) or PCMCIA
`cards.
`As specifically noted in the cross-referenced
`COMPUTER-AIDED ROUTING SYSTEM application, a
`45 variety of computer hardware and software travel planning
`aids are currently available on the market primarily for
`vacation and recreational travel planning. A number of the
`travel guide software packages focus on National Parks of
`the United States or recreational tours and activities with
`so prepared travelogs or prepared assemblages of multimedia
`travel information on the different recreational geographical
`locations or recreational activities. Such travel software
`