Display for displaying data for a multiple travel related products and method for displaying same
OwnerBrad Jaehn, Brian P. Hopkinsinventors
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Abstract
An interactive display and display method for displaying hotel rates in an efficient easy to understand manner are provided. Further, an interactive display and method are provided for displaying pricing or other data of travel related products across multiple product lines. The results of customer initiated product/service search requests are displayed in a common matrix format, regardless of the selection parameters which are relevant to the particular product or service being searched. The common display format across multiple product lines provides a predictable, easy to use interface which enhances a customers experience and improves customer loyalty.
Claims39
A display matrix for displaying hotel data comprising:
- a first axis representing a first parameter;
- a second axis representing a second parameter;
- a plurality of data entries arranged in rows and columns along said first axis and said second axis with each row corresponding to a specific value of said first parameter and each column corresponding to a specific value of said second parameter, each data entry corresponding to a specific value of a third parameter.
A method for displaying pricing data for a plurality of disparate travel related products, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying first and second descriptive parameters for each product;
- constructing a display matrix for each product wherein, in each matrix, a plurality of data entries may be displayed in rows and column such that data entries located in the same row correspond to products having a common value of the first parameter, and data entries located in the same column correspond to products having a common value of the second parameter;
- entering pricing data in at least some of the cells, of each matrix wherein the pricing data correspond to prices for the travel related products with which each matrix is associated, and for such products which meet product criteria established by said first and second parameter values of the row and column in which each cell is located;
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- selectively displaying each matrix to display said pricing data.
An interactive display for displaying product data for a plurality of disparate travel related product lines on a computer monitor using a network browser, the display comprising:
- a plurality of selectably displayable matrices, each matrix corresponding to a different travel related product;
- each matrix including a first axis representing a first set of discrete selection criteria and a second axis representing a second set of discrete selection criteria;
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- a plurality of entries arranged in rows and columns, each row corresponding to entries which meet a specific selection criterion from among one of said first and second sets of discrete selection criteria, and each column corresponding to entries which meet a specific selection criterion of the other of said first and second sets of discrete selection criteria.
A method of displaying hotel data comprising the steps of:
- designating a location;
- defining a plurality of distance ranges and displaying said distance ranges along a first axis;
- identifying a hotel selection parameter and displaying discrete values of said hotel selection parameter along a second axis;
- displaying pricing data in rows and columns corresponding to said distance ranges and said discrete values of said hotel selection parameters such that each pricing data entry corresponds to a room rate at a hotel located within the corresponding distance range from the designated location, and which meets the corresponding discrete value of the hotel selection parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.