EP 3146481 A4 20171025 - AUTOMATED BEST RATE GUARANTEE
Title (en)
AUTOMATED BEST RATE GUARANTEE
Title (de)
AUTOMATISIERTE BESTKURSSICHERUNG
Title (fr)
GARANTIE DE MEILLEUR TARIF AUTOMATISÉE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201462001266 P 20140521
- US 2015031940 W 20150521
Abstract (en)
[origin: CN106716457A] The method and system permits for searching of rates offered by travel accommodation providers and comparing the retrieved rates. The methodology searches both the host site and third party sites to obtain a result listing. Based on this listing, the rates between that of the host site and the third party site are compared for discrepancies between the same or similar listings. If a discrepancy is found that makes the offering on the third party site less expensive than is offered on the host site for the same or similar accommodations, a best rate guarantee methodology is triggered. This takes into account the accommodations and pricing of each listing and based on predetermined constraints enables automatic price matching, incentives, discounts, and so forth to encourage a user to select the host site's accommodation.
IPC 8 full level
G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/12 (2012.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G06Q 10/02 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 30/0222 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 50/12 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [I] WIKIPEDIA: "Travel website", INTERNET ARTICLE, 17 May 2014 (2014-05-17), XP055407349, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Travel_website&oldid=608969380> [retrieved on 20170918]
- [I] "Discovering Computers: Essentials (Shelly Cashman) 1st Edition", 4 March 2013, COURSE TECHNOLOGY, ISBN: 978-1-285-16178-5, article MISTY E. VERMAAT: "Discovering Computers: Essentials (Shelly Cashman) 1st Edition", XP055302032
- [A] "Programming the Mobile Web 1st Edition", 2 August 2010, O'REILLY, ISBN: 978-0-596-80778-8, article MAXIMILIANO FIRTMAN: "Programming the Mobile Web 1st Edition", pages: ToC,369 - 374,Ind, XP055277085
- See references of WO 2015179620A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
CN 106716457 A 20170524; EP 3146481 A1 20170329; EP 3146481 A4 20171025
DOCDB simple family (application)
CN 201580031514 A 20150521; EP 15796972 A 20150521