Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Reservation – check-in – or booking display for reserved space
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-18
2006-07-18
Dixon, Thomas A. (Department: 3639)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Reservation, check-in, or booking display for reserved space
Reexamination Certificate
active
07080022
ABSTRACT:
An electronic method for managing transportation from an origin location, the method including the steps of: receiving an activity indicator including an activity location and an activity start time; identifying at least a first airport (or other origin location), the first airport being within a first threshold measurement of the activity location; and identifying at least a first departing flight (or other mode of transportation) associated with the at least the first airport, the identified at least a first departing flight associated with a flight arrival time and being at least between the origin location and the at least the first airport; wherein the flight arrival time of the at least the first identified departing flight is prior to the activity start time.
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