Patent ID: 7080021
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for managing transportation from an origin location, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a client computer, an activity indicator including an activity location and an activity start time; identifying, at a host computer, a first airport, the first airport being within a first threshold measurement of the activity location, wherein the first threshold measurement comprises at least one of a walking distance, a set distance, and a time threshold; computing an optimal arrival time from the activity start time, the activity location, and the first airport; identifying, at the host computer, a first departing flight associated with the first airport, the identified first departing flight associated with a flight arrival time and the identified first departing flight being between the origin location and the first airport; wherein the flight arrival time of the identified first departing flight is prior to the optimal arrival time; identifying, at the host computer, an optimal ground transportation option between the first airport and the activity location; determining, at the host computer, an optimal trip option for transportation from the origin location to the activity location, wherein the optimal trip option includes the identified first departing flight and the optimal ground transportation option; compiling, at the host computer, a travel itinerary based on the optimal trip option for transportation; and, receiving, at the client computer, the travel itinerary.