System and a Method for Managing and Tracking the Overnight Accommodation of Traveling Personnel Away from Home Base
OwnerRalph Michael Hallinventor
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Abstract
A computer system and a method for tracking the rest periods of airline crew members in a hotel is disclosed. A hotel has access to a layover management module and crew check in module via the web. The hotel inputs information to the layover management module and the crew checks in through the crew check in module. Check in data is transmitted and stored in a central server which is accessible by the airline to track the rest periods of its crews.
Claims9
A method for tracking the rest period of an airline crew member in an overnight layover at an establishment that provides lodging, comprising:
- generating an internet based layover management module for the establishment;
- accessing the layover management module at the establishment;
- checking in the crew member at the establishment;
- recording a check in time for the crew member at the establishment in the layover management module;
- and
- establishing a departure time from the establishment for the crew member in the layover management module.
A computer system for tracking the rest periods of an airline crew member in an overnight layover in an establishment that provides lodging, comprising:
- a web based layover management module for the establishment;
- means for accessing the layover management module at the establishment by the crew member via the internet for checking in the establishment;
- means for recording a check in time for the crew member at the establishment in the layover management module;
- and
- means for establishing a departure date and time for the crew member in the layover management module.
A computer system according to claim 8 further including:
- a server;
- and
- means for transferring data from the layover management module to the server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.