Bias of queries for multi-passenger multi-route travel planning
AssigneeITA Software, Inc.
InventorsCarl G. de Marcken, Justin A. Boyan
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Abstract
Determining multiple routes for multiple passenger groups, includes sending to a scheduler, multiple individual queries with a bias to produce individual solutions that meet joint travel requirements, merging results from the multiple individual queries to produce joint solutions for the passenger groups and returning the joint solutions.
Claims23
A method, for determining multiple routes for multiple passenger groups, the method executed over a computer network, the method comprising:
- sending to a scheduler, multiple individual queries with a bias to produce individual solutions that meet joint travel requirements;
- merging results from the multiple individual queries to produce joint solutions for the passenger groups;
- returning the joint solutions.
A computer program product for determining multiple routes for multiple passenger groups, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing a computer to:
- send to a scheduler, multiple individual queries with a bias to produce individual solutions that meet joint travel requirements;
- merge results from the multiple individual queries to produce joint solutions for the passenger groups;
- and
- return the joint solutions.
Apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory;
- and
- storage, storing a computer program product for determining multiple routes for multiple passenger groups, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing the processor to:
- send to a scheduler, multiple individual queries with a bias to produce individual solutions that meet joint travel requirements;
- merge results from the multiple individual queries to produce joint solutions for the passenger groups;
- and
- return the joint solutions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.