Appeal No. 2002-0277
Application 08/618,005
page 1 of Appellants’ specification. The system obtains
inventory information, specifying the rates and/or availability
of the plurality of travel arrangements, from one or more
computer reservation systems. The information is stored in a
database along with one or more portfolios of information
relating to a travel agency and each of the business entity
customers of the travel agency that can be used to discount the
listed rates of the travel arrangements. In response to a
specific travel itinerary from a customer, the system
automatically retrieves the inventory and/or discount information
from the database and determines the lowest-priced, available
travel arrangements conforming to the itinerary. See page 4 of
the Appellants’ specification. Appellants’ claim 1 present in
the application is representative of Appellants’ claimed
invention and is reproduced as follows:
1. An automated pricing system for use in a travel agency,
comprising:
a database operable to store computer reservation system
inventory information and travel agency profile information; and
a processor operable to:
retrieve from a plurality of computer reservation systems
inventory information comprising an identification of available
travel arrangements;
2
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