Patent ID: 8744882

Claim:
An event management system which includes computer processors for use in the travel industry comprising: a memory; a computer display; an event creation component, wherein a new event is identified including a name of the event, a sponsor of the event, a location, and a contact person for the event; a conversion mapping component, wherein passenger data including names of passengers and flight information is mapped from a user format into an application specific format; a passenger management component, wherein mapped passenger data is deleted and changed and wherein a new passenger is added; a vehicle management component, wherein vehicle types are selected and a capacity of passengers for a vehicle type is modified; a group scheduling component, wherein data is processed to assign passengers into computer selected groups and service times, wherein passenger flight information including arrival time and terminal of arrival, the vehicle types and the vehicle capacity for a vehicle type are processed to assign passengers into computer selected groups and service times accounting for time and terminal of arrival and controlling wait time; a staff management component, wherein staff are allocated to an event including greeters and drivers, wherein the staff's location and time of service are determined using the groups; a versioning component, wherein a first and a second version of the event including information on the groups is stored in the memory; an invoicing component, wherein invoices related to the event are generated; and a data visualization component, wherein information about the event is formatted for viewing on a computer and a signal carrying output data is sent to the computer display.