Patent ID: 7668809
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented search method, comprising: generating a result list comprising a plurality of lodging reservations; determining for each lodging reservation in the result list a measure of profitability of the lodging reservation to the entity generating the result list; categorizing each lodging reservation in the result list into one of at least two tiers based at least in part on a source of the lodging reservation; for each tier of the at least two tiers, ordering the lodging reservations categorized into the tier based at least in part on the measure of profitability of each lodging reservation; transmitting the result list to a client for display to a user, the result list including lodging reservations categorized into a first one of the tiers positioned above the lodging reservations categorized into a second one of the tiers, and within each tier, the lodging reservations ordered based at least in part on the measure of profitability of each lodging reservation.