Automated Livery Scheduling from Payment Card Itineraries
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Solution Overview
Problem
Travelers often face difficulties in arranging transportation to and from transportation hubs, such as airports and train stations, and existing systems do not efficiently automate the scheduling of livery vehicles based on payment card travel itineraries.
Innovation Solution
A system that retrieves airline or rail travel itinerary data from payment card transactions and automatically schedules livery vehicles by transmitting electronic reservation messages to livery services when cardholders have opted into this service, using a network interface and processor to verify and validate transaction data against third-party validation sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If travelers manually arrange livery vehicle scheduling, then they can ensure personalized service and control, but it increases time consumption and operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically schedules livery vehicles by itself without requiring traveler intervention. It retrieves travel itinerary data from payment card transactions, processes the information through validation systems, and autonomously transmits electronic reservation messages to livery services, enabling the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual traveler arrangement
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs vehicle scheduling in advance by retrieving and processing travel itinerary data before the travel date. By validating transaction data and transmitting reservations ahead of time, it ensures transportation is arranged preliminarily, eliminating last-minute scheduling efforts
2Productivity
If existing systems do not integrate with payment card transaction data, then system complexity remains low, but automation capability and efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system integrates multiple functions into a single platform: retrieving payment card transaction data, validating travel itinerary information, determining livery vehicle needs, and transmitting electronic reservations. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems, achieving high automation efficiency without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary between payment card transaction data and livery services. It receives transaction data, processes it through validation systems, and transmits reservation information to livery providers, bridging the gap between financial transaction systems and transportation services without requiring direct integration between those disparate systems
Data Source
AI summary
A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium to automate livery vehicle scheduling from airline itinerary data retrieved from cardholder spending.