Multi-Leg Itinerary Profile Assignment and Billing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack the ability to manage multiple profiles seamlessly during complex, multi-part bookings, where some components may need to be purchased using one profile while others require different profiles, and there is a need for automatic rights management and persona transfer between domains.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows users to manage multiple profiles by receiving travel selections for each leg of an itinerary, assigning appropriate profiles, and automatically determining whether to replace profiles based on predetermined criteria, enabling billing as a single multi-leg travel itinerary while maintaining separate billing for each leg.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user books a multi-leg itinerary using a single profile, then the booking process is simple and unified, but the user cannot apply different purchasing profiles (e.g., business vs. personal) to different legs of the itinerary
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the booking process by allowing different profiles to be assigned to different legs of a multi-leg itinerary. Each leg can independently select from available profiles (personal, business, client, etc.), enabling flexible profile assignment while maintaining system manageability through structured profile selection interfaces and automated profile determination logic.
2Ease of operation
If the system allows manual profile selection for each leg of an itinerary, then profile assignment flexibility is maximized, but the booking process becomes time-consuming and complex for users
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic profile determination and assignment based on predetermined criteria such as trip purpose, destination, and company policy. The system self-evaluates which profile should be applied to each leg of the itinerary, reducing user burden while maintaining compliance with organizational policies through automated rights management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where user selections and system-determined profile assignments are reviewed and confirmed. The system provides feedback to users about which profile will be applied to each leg, allowing users to review and adjust assignments before finalizing the booking, ensuring both automation and user control.
3Reliability
If the system enforces strict corporate policy compliance for all bookings, then organizational rules are always followed, but users cannot make personal trips or flexible arrangements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different profile types (personal, business, client, etc.) to different segments or legs of a trip based on local requirements. Each leg of the itinerary can have its own profile assignment, allowing corporate policy compliance for business-related legs while permitting personal travel arrangements for other legs, thus achieving both policy reliability and trip flexibility.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple profiles are managed separately in different systems, then each profile's data security is maintained, but users cannot make integrated bookings across profiles
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a universal booking platform that handles multiple profile types (personal, business, client, etc.) within a single integrated system. This multi-functional platform allows users to book itineraries that span multiple profiles while maintaining security and compliance through centralized rights management, eliminating the need for separate systems for each profile type.
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AI summary
A method for core identity with personas across multiple domains with permissions on profile data based on rights of domain, is described. In one embodiment, the method is to be implemented on a system. In one embodiment the method comprises receiving travel selections for a first leg of an itinerary; receiving a selection of a first profile to be assigned for the travel selections of the first leg, the first profile to be selected from a group of profiles corresponding to a user; receiving travel selections for a second leg of the itinerary; receiving a selection of a second profile to be assigned for the travel selections of the second leg, the second profile to be selected from the group of profiles corresponding to the user; automatically determining whether to replace the first profile for the first leg of the itinerary with a selection of a separate profile from the group of profiles, the determination made based on a predetermined criteria; and billing for the first and second legs of the itinerary as a single multi-leg travel itinerary, and billing the first leg of the itinerary to a profile assigned for the first leg and billing the second leg of the itinerary to a profile assigned for the second leg.