Dynamic Travel Itinerary System Using Segmented Electronic Carts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current travel itinerary planning systems are inefficient and prone to errors due to the need for manual combination of bookings from multiple systems, leading to increased productivity loss and time consumption, with limited ability to dynamically update and revise itineraries.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for dynamically updating a travel itinerary using a processor and memory to receive user inputs, create electronic carts with unique identifiers, and invoke a rendering module for GUI display, allowing users to perform tasks and dynamically update items based on impact, facilitating easy modification and iteration of travel plans.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual combination of bookings from multiple systems is performed, then travel itineraries can be created, but productivity is reduced and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple booking systems into a single unified platform that can book all types of travel products (flights, hotels, car rentals, etc.) from one interface. This consolidation eliminates the need for manual combination of bookings across separate systems, directly improving productivity and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides universal functionality by enabling booking of diverse travel products through a single platform. The unified system handles multiple booking types and itinerary components simultaneously, replacing the need for multiple specialized booking systems and manual coordination.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple booking systems are used, then various travel products can be booked, but errors increase due to manual combination
Solution Approach 1:
By consolidating multiple booking systems into one unified platform, the patent eliminates manual combination processes that cause errors. The integrated system automatically manages bookings across different product types, ensuring data consistency and reducing human error while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automated feedback mechanisms that track and verify booking information across all travel products. This continuous verification process ensures accuracy and reliability by automatically detecting and correcting inconsistencies, reducing errors while maintaining the ability to book diverse products.
3Ease of operation
If traditional itinerary storage methods are used, then planned events can be stored, but dynamic updates and revisions are difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic itinerary system where planned events are stored with flexible data structures that enable easy modification. The system allows travel agents to dynamically update and revise itineraries through automated processes, making revisions simple while managing the complexity of multiple event relationships through intelligent algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The itinerary is segmented into individual bookable products and events, each with unique identifiers. This segmentation allows travel agents to easily retrieve, modify, and update specific events without affecting the entire itinerary, simplifying revisions while the system manages the complex relationships between segmented components.
4Productivity
If all travel products are booked through one platform, then productivity improves, but processor load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the travel itinerary into discrete bookable products, each with unique identifiers. This segmentation enables efficient data retrieval and processing by allowing the system to handle and update individual products independently, improving productivity while reducing the computational burden of managing entire itineraries as single units.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes in data structures to efficiently manage travel products. By optimizing data representation and using unique identifiers for each product, the system reduces processor load while maintaining the capability to book and manage all types of travel products through one platform.
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AI summary
A system and method for dynamically updating a travel itinerary are described herein. The system 101 receives, user inputs for selecting items. The system 101 creates electronic carts based on the user inputs. Each electronic cart is associated with an unique identifier. Each electronic cart comprises items. The system 101 invokes, a rendering module for positioning the electronic carts on a GUI based on user defined time and date. The system 101 generates one or more events. Each event comprises items associated with electronic carts. The system 101 displays events on the GUI using the rendering module. The system 101 enables a user to perform a task selected from a group of tasks based on the unique identifiers associated with electronic carts. Further, the system 101 dynamically updates one or more items associated with the at least one electronic cart based on impact of the task.