Appeal 2007-1315
Application 09/828,437
1 individual for whom travel arrangements are being made is an existing
2 customer of the travel agency, the identities of the business entity and
3 the travel agency are accessed automatically from the relational database
4 when the name of the individual is input into system 10. Otherwise, if
5 the individual is a new customer, system 10 may prompt the travel agent
6 to input information relating to the individual and his/her employer, such
7 as, for example, the name and address of the individual, the name and
8 address of the individual's employer, any frequent flyer or renter
9 programs in which the individual participates, any travel services
10 vendors preferred by the employer, etc. This individual and business
11 entity information can be stored in database 14 for future use.” (Lynch,
12 col. 5, ll. 30-48.)
13 Jones
14 03. Jones is directed toward processing travel requests based on a user's
15 travel destination goal. That is, the user inputs a travel goal (e.g., the
16 time and location of a meeting) and the system automatically generates a
17 travel itinerary, including flight information, hotel information, and
18 ground transportation such as rental cars, to ensure that the user
19 accomplishes their travel goal (e.g., arrives at the meeting on time).
20 (Jones, ¶ [0007].)
21 04. Jones describes a data processing system 50 having a user computer
22 100 connected to travel computer 120 via a communication link 150,
23 such as a direct network link, a modem, or the Internet. The travel
24 computer 120 is connected to a computerized reservation system (CRS)
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