Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Reservation – check-in – or booking display for reserved space
Patent
1996-12-31
1998-08-18
Cosimano, Edward R.
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Reservation, check-in, or booking display for reserved space
705 37, G06F 1760
Patent
active
057971277
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, method, and program for determining a price of an option to purchase an airline ticket, and for facilitating the sale and exercise of those options. By purchasing an option, a customer can lock in a specified airfare without tying up his money and without risking the loss of the ticket price if his travel plans change. Pricing of the options may be based on departure location criteria, destination location criteria, and travel criteria.
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Case T. Scott
Jorasch James A.
Sparico Thomas M.
Walker Jay S.
Bainbridge Barton L.
Brandt Jeffrey L.
Cosimano Edward R.
Walker Asset Management Limited Partnership
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