Algorithm-Based Travel Scheduling Server

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Solution Overview

Problem

Planning travel itineraries is complex and difficult using traditional methods like Excel and Notebooks, requiring optimized solutions for efficient daily travel planning.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising a server that generates travel itineraries based on user input and local information, using a processor to create schedules for each time zone, incorporating travel places, transportation, accommodations, restaurants, landmarks, and news, leveraging big data and AI for optimization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional methods like Excel and Notebooks are used for travel planning, then users can manually create travel itineraries, but the process becomes complex and difficult to use

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of travel planningVSAvoidcomplexity of travel planning process
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically generates optimized travel itineraries by processing user inputs (travel places, time zones, preferences) through algorithmic processing. The server autonomously creates schedules, selects accommodations, and coordinates transportation without requiring manual planning by the user, thereby simplifying the travel planning process while maintaining comprehensive itinerary details.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If algorithm-based optimization is applied to generate travel itineraries, then travel planning becomes efficient and automated, but requires complex data processing and multiple information sources

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveefficiency of travel planningVSAvoidcomplexity of data processing system
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The server acts as an intermediary between the user's simple inputs and the complex data processing requirements. It receives minimal user inputs (travel places, time zones, preferences), processes them through integrated algorithms that access multiple data sources (accommodation databases, transportation schedules, weather information), and outputs optimized itineraries. This intermediary approach hides the complexity from the user while maintaining high efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If detailed local information is integrated into travel itineraries, then the travel plan becomes comprehensive and optimized, but increases the amount of data that must be processed and stored

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of travel informationVSAvoidvolume of data to be processed
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system integrates detailed local information (traffic conditions, accommodation ratings, restaurant recommendations, landmark details, weather forecasts, news) specific to each travel place and time zone into the itinerary. Rather than processing uniformly detailed data for all locations, it selectively incorporates locally relevant information based on the user's specific travel context, maintaining comprehensive and reliable itineraries while managing data processing efficiency through targeted data retrieval and processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS11681957B2Method and apparatus for optimizing algorithm-based travel scheduling
Publication Date: 2023.06.20 MG INNOVATION LAB INC
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AI summary

A server for optimizing a travel schedule is disclosed. The server includes a database storing travel information provided from a first electronic device and local information provided from a second electronic device and a processor that generates a travel itinerary based on the travel information and the local information. The travel itinerary includes a travel schedule for each time zone in a travel day and time. The travel information includes information about a travel place, a travel day and time, transportation, and accommodations. The local information includes information about traffic in the travel place, accommodations in the travel place, a restaurant in the travel place, a landmark in the travel place, activity in the travel place, or news for the travel place.