Patent ID: 8275641
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for bumping passengers from a transportation vehicle comprising: receiving, by a computer, a bump bid for each of a plurality of bump passengers having a ticket for the transportation vehicle; and selecting, by a computer, at least one bump passenger to bump from the transportation vehicle based on the bump bid for the at least one bump passenger; wherein selecting the at least one bump passenger comprises: identifying, by a computer, a first bump passenger from the plurality of bump passengers; determining, by a computer, a group size of the first bump passenger, the group size being a number of bump passengers traveling in a group with the first bump passenger, including the first bump passenger; determining, by a computer, whether the group size of the first bump passenger exceeds a number of still-needed seats on the transportation vehicle; and selecting, by a computer, the first bump passenger and any bump passengers traveling with the first bump passenger to be bumped from the transportation vehicle in response to a determination that the group size does not exceed the number of still-needed seats on the transportation vehicle.