System and method for characterizing traffic behavior at an airport
AssigneeRLM Software, Inc.
InventorsLorraine Flynn, Mary Flynn, James Steinberg
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Abstract
A method is provided for characterizing traffic behavior at an airport. Scheduled and real-time flight information for the airport is obtained and used to determine, over a selected interval of time, flight delay information. The flight delay information is used to characterize an extent of delay for the airport. Various embodiments characterize traffic behavior at a plurality of distinct airports and traffic behavior of a selected airline, both at an airport and at distinct airports.
Claims67
A method of characterizing traffic behavior at an airport, the method comprising:
- obtaining scheduled flight information for the airport;
- obtaining real-time flight information for the airport;
- determining, over a selected interval of time, flight delay information based on the scheduled flight information and the real-time flight information;
- and
- using the flight delay information to characterize an extent of delay for the airport.
A method of characterizing traffic behavior of an airline, the method comprising:
- obtaining scheduled flight information for the airline;
- obtaining real-time flight information for the airline;
- determining, over a selected interval of time, flight delay information based on the scheduled flight information and the real-time flight information;
- using the flight delay information to characterize an extent of delay for the airline with respect to the selected interval.
An apparatus for characterizing traffic behavior at an airport, the apparatus comprising:
- means for obtaining scheduled flight information for the airport;
- means for obtaining real-time flight information for the airport;
- means for determining, over a selected interval of time, flight delay information based on the scheduled flight information and the real-time flight information;
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- means for using the flight delay information to characterize an extent of delay for the airport.
A computer program product for use on a computer system for characterizing traffic behavior at an airport, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, which, when loaded into the computer system, establishes an apparatus comprising:
- inputs to the computer system specifying scheduled flight information for the airport and real-time flight information for the airport, wherein flight delay information based on the scheduled flight information and real-time flight information is determined over a selected interval and is used to characterize an extent of delay for the airport;
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- an output from the computer system responsive to the input.
A computer program product for use on a computer system for characterizing traffic behavior of an airline, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, which, when loaded into the computer system, establishes an apparatus comprising:
- inputs to the computer system specifying scheduled flight information for the airline and real-time flight information for the airline, wherein flight delay information based on the scheduled flight information and real-time flight information is determined over a selected interval and is used to characterize an extent of delay for the airline;
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- an output from the computer system responsive to the input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.