Adam W Webster

US Patent:

20040030593, Feb 12, 2004

Filed:

Aug 5, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/212571

Inventors:

Adam Webster - Auburn ME, US
Scott Russell - Orrs Island ME, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/013000, 705/417000

Abstract:

An internet-based robust universal air taxi and charter system utilizes a centralized database and server to match trips with available aircraft in which the end user is presented with information about various available aircraft. To avoid out-of-date or erroneous information, all information is automatically inputted by aircraft vendors who use the central server for routine daily data entry for their businesses, with all vendors being continuously connected to the central server without the necessity of logging on to upload any additional data. Thus, the central server is used in the day-to-day business of the aircraft vendors. This provides automatically updated vendor files on a real-time basis to increase reliability and accuracy. In one embodiment chartering is accomplished by embedding specialized software tools at every travel agency, vendor and/or broker who subscribes. Also embedded are specialized software modules to give the local site a private label look and feel of the travel agency, broker or vendor by providing a user-defined “skin” for the brokering and chartering information.