Patent ID: 8874459
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of releasing flight schedule information so that end users can access the released flight schedule information via one or more external applications and accordingly alter their expectations, the released flight schedule information comprising a postable departure time of an airline flight, the airline flight having a scheduled departure time, the end users comprising a plurality of passengers scheduled to depart on the airline flight, the method comprising: receiving, using a computer system, airline flight data comprising the scheduled departure time of the airline flight; determining that the scheduled departure time occurs before a predetermined time threshold and thus the scheduled departure time is close enough in the future; generating, using the computer system, a projected departure time of the airline flight, the projected departure time being later than the scheduled departure time due to a cumulative time delay, wherein generating the projected departure time comprises: generating, using the computer system, a probable departure time of the airline flight, the probable departure time being earlier than the projected departure time due to a probable reduction of the cumulative time delay, the probable reduction of the cumulative time delay being due to the implementation of at least one corrective action, wherein generating the probable departure time comprises: generating, using the computer system, the postable departure time of the airline flight, the postable departure time being earlier than the probable departure time, the postable departure time reflecting at least one of: releasing the postable departure time so that the postable departure time is accessible to the end users via the one or more external applications.