Travel Reservation Re-issuance via ATPCO Category 16 Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems in the travel industry rely heavily on human intervention for ticket exchanges due to the inability of computer-based devices to process rules associated with ATPCO category 16, leading to inefficiencies and errors in re-issuing travel reservations.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that determine if a travel reservation is associated with machine-readable codes, allowing for re-issuance by generating prepopulated fields in a compatible format, enabling automated processing of travel reservations even when rules are initially expressed in human-readable form.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated ticket exchange is implemented using machine-readable codes, then processing efficiency is improved, but compatibility with ATPCO category 16 rules is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary conversion process that translates ATPCO category 16 human-readable rules into machine-readable format. This mediator enables automated processing while maintaining compatibility with existing category 16 travel reservations, resolving the contradiction between automation and compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter format of travel reservation rules from human-readable text (category 16) to machine-readable codes (category 31). This parameter transformation allows the same travel reservation data to be processed automatically while preserving the original rule semantics.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual processing by reservation agents is used, then compatibility with all travel reservation types is maintained, but processing time and errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automated processing for travel reservations that were previously requiring manual agent intervention. By converting category 16 rules to machine-readable format, the system allows automated exchanges to handle these reservations independently, reducing processing time while maintaining compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual processing system with an automated computer-based system. The conversion of human-readable rules to machine-readable codes substitutes human interpretation with automated processing, eliminating manual errors and reducing processing time while maintaining versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If travel reservations use ATPCO category 16 rules, then flexibility in rule interpretation is maintained, but automated processing capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary conversion of ATPCO category 16 human-readable rules into machine-readable format before automated processing occurs. This advance transformation preserves the flexibility and interpretation capabilities of the original rules while enabling subsequent automated processing without loss of semantic meaning.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and computer program products for re-issuing a travel reservation based on a travel category associated with the specific travel reservation. The travel reservation is associated with one of a first travel category and a second travel category. The first travel category includes a plurality of machine-readable codes associated with the travel reservation. In response to determining the travel reservation is associated with the first travel category, the travel reservation is re-issued by a computer-based on the plurality of machine-readable codes associated with the travel reservation. In response to determining that the travel reservation is associated with the second travel category, the computer determines if the travel reservation includes data expressed in machine-readable form. If the travel reservation includes the data expressed in machine-readable form, the computer generates a plurality of prepopulated fields in a format compatible with the first travel category.