Onboard auction of a first class seat ticket
OwnerAnthony Jeremiah Bayneinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A system and method for making a sale of a ticket for an available first class seat, to a passenger seated in second class, when a carrier is underway to a final destination (i.e. is not scheduled to pick up additional passengers). The system may offer to sell the first class seat ticket only to members of the carrier's customer loyalty program (e.g. frequent flyer), or to any passenger seated in second class. When two or more passengers are seated in second class, the price of the ticket may be established by auction.
Claims24
A method of selling a ticket onboard a carrier, comprising:
- a carrier, having at least two classes of accommodations;
- the at least two classes, comprising a first class and second class;
- the first class accommodation having at least one empty seat;
- and
- offering to sell a ticket for the empty first class seat to a seated second class passenger.
A system for selling a first class ticket onboard a carrier, comprising:
- means for determining the availability of a first class seat onboard a carrier, wherein the carrier is underway to its final destination;
- means for determining whether there is at least one passenger seated in the carrier's second class;
- and
- means for offering to sell a ticket for the available first class seat to the seated second class passenger.
A method for auctioning a first class seat ticket to passengers seated in a carrier's second class, comprising:
- a carrier on its way to a final destination;
- the carrier having an empty first class seat;
- the carrier having at least two seated second class passengers;
- and
- making an offer to the second class passengers to buy a ticket for the empty first class seat via an onboard auction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.