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US 2001/0044748 A1Published application
Methods and systems for selecting travel products
OwnerRobert J. Maierinventor
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A system for selecting travel products is described. The methods and system of the invention enable a travel agent or client to search a travel database that contains information about: (i) technical specifications about a travel product; (ii) price information for the travel product; (iii) comparative pricing information about the travel product, e.g., travel specials; (iv) graphical and pictorial information about the travel product; (v) sales and promotional messages; (vi) a uniform resource locator (URL) address for a Web site containing information and hyperlinks to other Internet sites of interest on the Worldwide Web; or (vii) on virtual faxes. The methods and system of the present invention enable the travel agent to search a remotely located travel database using a wide range of selection criteria and provide the supplier of travel products with a comparatively inexpensive and rapid method for distributing information about all their travel products using a system of virtual faxes. The methods and systems of searching, retrieving and distributing information using this invention may be applied to other areas requiring rapid distribution of information to a geographically disperse group of users.
A method for searching a database stored on a remotely located computer connected through the Internet to a Web enabled device, comprising the steps of:
A computer readable storage medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions capable of being executed by a processor to search a database stored on a remotely located computer connected through the Internet to a Web enabled device, the set of instructions performing the steps comprising:
A method for distributing at least one virtual fax over the Internet to a plurality of Web enabled devices, comprising the steps of:
A computer readable storage medium storing a set of search instructions, the set of instructions capable of being executed by a processor to direct Web enabled devices linked over the Internet, the set of instructions performing the steps of:
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