TW201342263A - An integrated itinerary planning and resource booking system and the method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention attempts to integrate schedule planning and resource booking function together, empowering users to make reservations and transactions of part or whole resources on their schedule all at once, and spontaneously adjust of already-made reservation if there is any change in the schedule. In addition, users can also use the resource booking system without planning any schedule in advance, and opt to load one or multiple already-made resources into his schedule. This system consists of a schedule planning module, for users making hourly, daily, monthly or annually schedules; a resource booking module, for users to reserve or transact one or multiple resources, even whole bunch of resources on the same schedule simultaneously. Moreover, the resource booking module can adjust any related reservation information instantly by monitoring the change in the schedule, after acquiring confirmation from users.

Description

Trip planning and resource booking integration system and method thereof

The present invention relates to a resource reservation module; and more particularly to a system and method for integrating travel planning and resource reservation. The system utilizes the online travel of the singular or plural resources to be reserved by the user, provides the resource provider's resource reservation information, and instantly realizes the resource reservation purpose.

The trend of human cross-site, cross-regional, and transnational mobile business visits and sightseeing trips has become more frequent with globalization and global per capita income, thus promoting the provision of transportation, accommodation and other resources in the aviation industry, mass transit, and hotel industry. Prosperous.

Since the rise of the Internet in the mid-1990s, the resources needed to move across locations, regions, and across the Internet, such as transportation, accommodation, restaurants, etc., have gradually become mainstream. Many resources have been booked on the website, and reservations and transportation are available, such as the US website Priceline.com (which includes online booking websites including Agoda), Expedia, China's Ctrip, Taiwan Lion Travel Network, Yiyou.com, Yifei. Websites such as the website, TravelKing online reservation center. There are also websites for restaurants or performances, events, and movie online bookings. The former is like Opentable in the United States (which has acquired the British competitor Toptable), while the latter is like the ticketing network in Taiwan.

Such online resource booking/transaction websites often operate as follows: The user needs to select the resources to be reserved in a user interface, and then input the necessary information required for the number of users, the period of use, the units of use, and other resources to book/transaction. After receiving the information, the information required by the user is presented on the display page, and then the user is confirmed whether to further complete the transaction.

However, such systems still have a lot of inconvenience to users who arrange their own trips and book their own transportation and accommodation resources.

First, users often have to arrange their own itinerary planning before entering the itinerary information on such websites to reserve resources and cannot enjoy one-stop shopping.

Second, when the user travels for several days or even months, when multiple resources need to be reserved, the user still needs to manually input the information multiple times to complete the resource reservation process.

Third, when the user's itinerary changes and does not meet the resources reserved after the change of the itinerary, the user still needs to manually modify or add or delete the reserved resources.

Fourth, the resources reserved by users in various places must be manually recorded in order to be consolidated into the itinerary and further planned.

The travel planning and resource reservation integration system and method of the present invention solve the above problems.

The first object of the present invention is to integrate the resources required for various trips into the resource reservation system, and to provide the user with a one-stop consumption complete service; the second object of the present invention is to provide the user during the travel planning process or the itinerary. After the completion of the planning, the reservation and transaction of some or all of the resources required in the itinerary are carried out; the third purpose of the present invention is to allow the user to automatically adjust the resource reservation when the planned itinerary changes, and let the user make a final confirmation; The fourth object of the present invention is to provide a reserved resource import schedule system for the resource, so that the user does not need to manually add the reserved resource to the itinerary, and the reserved resource can be placed in the schedule column according to the time. In the middle, and carry out other itinerary planning.

Therefore, one aspect of the present invention is directed to a trip planning and resource reservation integration system, comprising: a trip planning module for allowing a user to plan a trip; and a resource booking module for the user After using the itinerary planning module or using the itinerary planning module to complete the itinerary planning, the single resource reservation, multiple resource reservations, all resource reservations, single resource cancellation, multiple resource cancellation or all resources required for the trip are performed. cancel.

The present invention may also be an itinerary planning and resource reservation integration system, comprising: a resource reservation module for performing at least one resource reservation; and a trip planning module for planning a trip and passing the trip After the planning module performs one of the modifications, the resource reservation module performs one of the at least one resource adjustment according to the modification.

The present invention may also be a trip planning and resource reservation integration system, comprising: a resource reservation module for performing at least one resource reservation; and a trip planning module, receiving the at least one resource to further plan the trip .

In addition to the trip planning module and the resource booking module, the present invention further includes a resource login module coupled to the trip planning module for allowing a resource provider or system administrator to log in resources to the system for use. The travel planning and resource reservation are performed; a customer management module is coupled to the resource reservation module, so that the resource provider or the system administrator can obtain the notification of the user reservation resource, and can further manage the customer; a system database coupling The trip planning module is used to store various resources, itineraries, and user related information.

The itinerary database records the itinerary information arranged by the user, including but not limited to the travel time, the components arranged on the itinerary, the sequence of components arranged on the itinerary, the list of participants in the itinerary, the relationship of the participants, the purpose of the trip, and the itinerary requirements. Expected with the trip...etc.

The resource database records a number of resources provided by the resource provider to allow users to reserve, including but not limited to restaurant seats, accommodation rooms, performance seats, movie seats, etc.

The user database records the user information of a plurality of reserved resources, so that the resource provider can confirm the user identity and provide effective services. This information includes, but is not limited to, the name of the user, the name of the resource reserved by the user, the special needs of the user for the resource, etc.

According to the spirit of the foregoing, the present invention is a method for integrating an itinerary planning and a resource reservation, comprising: providing a trip planning interface; planning an itinerary in the trip planning interface; providing a resource booking interface; listing the resource booking interface At least one resource required for the trip; and booking the at least one resource in the resource booking interface.

Another aspect of the present invention is a method for integrating a trip planning and a resource reservation, comprising: providing a resource booking interface; booking at least one resource in the resource booking interface; providing a trip planning interface; receiving the at least one in the trip planning interface Resources; and continue to plan the itinerary in the itinerary planning interface.

The present invention is fully understood by the following examples and illustrations, and can be made by those skilled in the art, but the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following embodiments. .

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments, in which, FIG. However, the embodiments of the present invention are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can still extend or modify the embodiments according to the spirit of the disclosed embodiments, and the embodiments are not The scope of the invention.

Please refer to the first figure , which is a detailed block diagram of the travel planning and resource reservation integration system, which includes a resource login module 10, a customer management module 20, a trip planning module 30, and a resource reservation module 40; A system database D, including but not limited to resource database D1, user database D2, and trip database D3.

The trip planning module 30 is configured to allow a user 60 (including user A 601, user B 602, user C 603) to plan a trip. The trip planning module may include: a schedule planning module for the user to schedule a schedule of the trip; and a traffic planning module for the user to arrange a moving route between the locations in the trip And a means of transportation; a budget planning module for the user to budget for the trip; a resource planning interface for the user to arrange the various resources required for the trip; or a filing planning interface for In order for the user to arrange other filings. The planning object of the trip planning module 30 may include: a travel itinerary, a business trip, or a manufacturing trip.

The resource reservation module 40 is configured to enable the user 60 (including the user A 601, the user B 602, and the user C 603) to use the trip planning module 30 or use the trip planning module 30 to complete the trip planning. After that, the single resource reservation, multiple resource reservations, all resource reservations, single resource cancellation, multiple resource cancellations, or all resource cancellations required for the trip are performed. The resource objects subscribed by the resource reservation module 40 may include: a living room, a bed of accommodation, a restaurant seat, a performance seat, a movie seat, a ticket, an ticket, or a venue.

The resource registration module 10 is coupled to the trip planning module 30 for allowing the resource provider 50 or the system administrator to log in resources to the system for the user to perform the trip planning and resource reservation; the customer management module 20 is coupled to the resource. The subscription module 40 is configured to enable the resource provider 50 or the system administrator to obtain the notification of the user's subscription resource, and further manage the customer; a system database D is coupled to the itinerary planning module for storing various resources, Itinerary, user related information.

The resource registration module 10 and the customer management module 20 are respectively manufacturers 50 (including the manufacturer A 501, the manufacturer B 502, and the vendor C 503) for releasing the resource information and monitoring whether the corresponding trip of the reserved resource changes and alerting, Manage the use of customers who have subscribed to their resources.

The description of the invention has the following three embodiments:

Embodiment 1: The user can make multiple funds in the itinerary after the trip planning is completed. Source, such as accommodation rooms, restaurant seats, performances, or partial reservations, transactions

Please refer to the first figure first , which is a detailed block diagram of the integration planning and resource reservation system, and with reference to the second figure . The implementation steps of this embodiment are as follows:

Step 1: Vendor login resource information

(1) The vendor 50 first enters the resource login module 10 of the present invention;

(2) The manufacturer 50 operates and writes resources such as accommodation, accommodation, restaurant seats, performance seats, movie seats, tickets, tickets or venues, etc. in the resource database of the system database D. In D1, the display interface will inform the vendor 50 whether the resource login is successful or not;

Step 2: User planning the itinerary

(1) the user enters the trip planning module 30;

(2) The trip planning module 30 reads the resources provided by each manufacturer 50 from the resource database D1 and the trip database D3, such as accommodation room, accommodation bed, restaurant seat, performance venue seat, movie venue seat, ticket, ticket Or the venue...etc., as well as the user's current itinerary information, such as the duration of the trip, the number of trips, the purpose of the trip, etc., are displayed on the planning interface;

(3) The user selects the scenic spots to be visited or the resources to be used according to the information displayed on the itinerary planning interface. In this embodiment, the user selects the attraction to be visited as "Taipei 101" and the resource to be used is "Taipei Grand Hyatt Hotel". When the user 60 selects the resource in any resource database D1 in the itinerary planning interface, the resource reservation module 40 is automatically opened, and the resource related information is further read from the resource database D1.

(4) the trip planning module 30 writes the trip planning information completed by the user into the trip database D3 in the system database D;

Step 3: User subscription resources

(5) After the user 60 confirms the reservation of the resource of "The Grand Hyatt Taipei", the resource reservation module 40 writes the resource reservation information to the resource database D1 of the system database, the itinerary database D3, and the user database D2. In the meantime, and after the transaction required by the user 60 to make a reservation, notify the "Grand Hyatt Taipei";

(6) If the user wants to book all the itinerary planning interfaces at one time, the resources provided by "Grand Hyatt Taipei", "West Bank Steakhouse Fuxing South Store" and "Taipei City Zoo", such as room, seat and ticket The resource reservation module 40 writes all the resource reservation information to the resource database D1 of the system database, the itinerary database D3, and the user database D2, and adds the transaction amount required for the reservation, and the user 60 After payment, notify the "Grand Hyatt Taipei", "West Bank Steakhouse Fuxing South Store" and "Taipei City Zoo" respectively;

Step 4: The manufacturer confirms that the resource reservation and the user receive the confirmation.

(7) The "Grand Hyatt Taipei" confirms that the user resource reservation is successful, notifies the user 60 through the customer management module 20, and can obtain customer related information from the customer management module 20;

(8) User 60 receives confirmation that the room at Grand Hyatt Taipei has been booked;

Step 5: Users use resources and vendors for customer management

(9) User 60 travels according to the itinerary and stays in the room of Grand Hyatt Taipei;

(10) The Grand Hyatt Taipei reads the customer information through the customer management module 20, performs service and management, and writes the relevant records in the user database D2 of the system database D.

Example 2: The user's reserved resources can be adjusted immediately according to the changes in the itinerary

Please refer to the first figure first , which is a detailed block diagram of the integration planning and resource reservation system, and with reference to the third figure . The implementation steps of this embodiment are as follows:

Step 1: Vendor 50 login resource information

(1) The vendor 50 first enters the resource login module 10 of the present invention;

(2) The manufacturer 50 operates and writes resources such as accommodation, accommodation, restaurant seats, performance seats, movie seats, tickets, tickets or venues, etc. in the resource database of the system database D. In D1, the display interface will inform the vendor 50 whether the resource login is successful or not;

Step 2: User 60 modifies the itinerary

(3) The user 60 enters the trip planning module 30;

(4) The itinerary planning module reads the travel information previously planned by the user from the itinerary database D3, such as the travel period, the number of trips, the purpose of the trip and the scenic spots, accommodation, restaurants, in this embodiment, the trip It can be "Taipei Three-Day Tour". At the same time, the resource database D1 reads the resources provided by each manufacturer, such as accommodation room, accommodation bed, restaurant seat, performance venue seat, movie venue seat, ticket, ticket or venue... etc. displayed on the planning interface;

(5) The user 60 selects the scenic spot to be visited or the resource to be used according to the information displayed on the travel planning interface, and performs the trip planning. In this embodiment, the user newly selected the attraction to be visited is "Beitou Hot Spring Museum", and the resource to be used is "Beitou San 2 Building";

(6) User 60 cancels the "Taipei 101" to be visited during the original itinerary and replaces it with "Beitou Hot Spring Museum" and replaces "Taipei Grand Hyatt Hotel" with "Beitou San 2 Building";

(7) The resource reservation module 40 detects that the modification affects the reserved "Premier Hotel Taipei" room, and then prompts the user to cancel the "Cancel Alert" and confirms to the user whether to cancel the cancellation of "The Grand Hyatt Taipei" "room;

(8) The user 60 confirms to cancel the "Taipei Grand Hyatt Hotel" room and cancels the procedure for canceling the deposit refund of the room, confirms the modification of the itinerary, and the resource reservation module 40 transmits the change information to the "Grand Hyatt Taipei" ;

(9) the trip planning module 30 writes the modified trip data into the trip database D3 in the system database D;

Step 3: The manufacturer confirms that the reserved resource has been revised.

(10) "The Grand Hyatt Taipei" receives the subscribed resource change message transmitted by the resource reservation module 40, performs the deposit refund procedure and changes the message successfully, and returns the message to the resource reservation module 40 and the customer management system 20;

Step 4: The reserved resource revision and the user receive the confirmation

(11) After receiving the confirmation message from the "Taipei Grand Hyatt Hotel", the resource reservation module 40 writes the modified reserved resource information into the resource database D1 of the system database D1, the user database D2, and the itinerary. Database D3;

(12) The user 60 receives the confirmed resource change confirmation notified from the customer management system 20;

Step 5: Users use resources and vendors for customer management

(13) User 60 travels according to the itinerary and stays at "Beitou San 2 Building";

(14) The "Beitou San 2 Building" reads the customer information through the customer management module 20, performs service and management, and writes the relevant records in the user database D2 of the system database D.

Embodiment 3: The user can reserve the resource first, and then re-submit the reserved resource into the itinerary

Please refer to the first figure first , which is a detailed block diagram of the integration planning and resource reservation system, and with reference to the fourth figure . The implementation steps of this embodiment are as follows:

Step 1: Vendor login resource information

(1) The vendor 50 first enters the resource login module 10 of the present invention;

(2) The manufacturer 50 operates and writes resources such as accommodation, accommodation, restaurant seats, performance seats, movie seats, tickets, tickets or venues, etc. in the resource database of the system database D. In D1, the display interface will inform the vendor 50 whether the resource login is successful or not;

Step 2: User subscription resources

(3) when the user 60 enters the resource reservation module 40;

(4) The resource reservation module 40 reads various resource information from the resource database D1 in the system database D, such as accommodation room, accommodation bed, restaurant seat, performance venue seat, movie venue seat, ticket, ticket or venue... Etc., and present the read result to the user 60 display interface;

(5) The user 60 selects the resource to be reserved according to his own needs and preferences, and confirms the reservation and completes the transaction necessary for the reservation. In this embodiment, the user subscribes to the room of "Jinghua Hotel";

(6) After the user 60 confirms the reservation of the "Jinghua Hotel" resource, the resource reservation module 40 writes the resource reservation information to the resource database D1 of the system database, the itinerary database D3, and the user database D2, and Notifying the "Jinghua Hotel" after the user 60 has made the necessary transactions for the reservation;

Step 3: The manufacturer confirms that the resource reservation and the user receive the confirmation.

(7) "Jinghua Hotel" confirms that the user 60 has successfully subscribed to the resource, notifies the user 60 through the customer management module 20, and can obtain customer related information from the customer management module 20;

(8) User 60 receives confirmation that the "Jinghua Hotel" room has been reserved;

Step 4: The user remits the reserved resources in the itinerary planning module

(9) The user 60 enters the trip planning module 30;

(10) The trip planning module 30 reads the trip information from the trip database D3, such as the trip period, the number of trips, the purpose of the trip, etc., which are displayed on the planning interface;

(11) The user 60 selects the reserved "Jinghua Hotel" room to be remitted in the itinerary planning module 30;

(12) The trip planning module 30 reads the information of the reserved "Jinghua Hotel" room from the resource database D1 of the system database D and the user database D2, and presents the reading result on the itinerary planning interface;

(13) The itinerary planning module 30 writes the itinerary of the reserved "Jinghua Hotel" room information into the itinerary database D3;

(14) The user selects the attraction to be visited or the resource to be used according to the information displayed on the itinerary planning interface. In this embodiment, the user selects "Light Point Taipei" near "Jinghua Hotel";

(15) The trip planning module 30 writes the trip planning information completed by the user into the trip database D3 in the system database D;

Step 5: Users use resources and vendors for customer management

(16) User 60 travels according to the itinerary and stays in the room of Jinghua Hotel;

(17) "Jinghua Hotel" reads customer information through the customer management module 20, performs service and management, and writes relevant records in the user database D2 of the system database D.

Example:

A trip planning and resource booking integration system, comprising: a trip planning module for allowing a user to plan a trip; and a resource booking module for the user to use the trip planning module process After using the itinerary planning module to complete the itinerary planning, the single resource reservation, multiple resource reservations, all resource reservations, single resource cancellation, multiple resource cancellation or all resource cancellation required for the trip are performed.

2. The trip planning and resource reservation integration system according to the first item of the embodiment, wherein the planning object of the trip planning module may include: a travel itinerary, a business trip or a manufacturing trip.

3. The trip planning and resource reservation integration system of embodiment 1, wherein the resource object reserved by the resource reservation module may include: a living room, a bed of accommodation, a restaurant seat, a performance seat, a movie seat, Ticket, ticket or venue.

4. The travel planning and resource reservation integration system according to the first aspect of the embodiment, the trip planning module may include: a schedule planning module for allowing the user to schedule a schedule of the trip; a planning module for the user to arrange the movement route and transportation between the locations in the itinerary; a budget planning module for the user to budget the trip; a resource planning interface for the The user arranges various resources required for the trip; or a filing plan interface for the user to arrange other filings.

5. The travel planning and resource reservation integration system of embodiment 1, further comprising: a resource login module coupled to the trip planning module for allowing a resource provider or system administrator to log in resources to the system On, for the user to make travel plans and resource reservations.

6. The travel planning and resource reservation integration system of embodiment 1, further comprising: a customer management module coupled to the resource reservation module for the resource provider or system administrator to obtain the user reservation Notification of resources and further management of customers.

7. The travel planning and resource reservation integration system of the first embodiment, further comprising: a system database coupled to the trip planning module for storing resources, trips, and user related information.

A travel planning and resource reservation integration system, comprising: a resource reservation module for performing at least one resource reservation; and a trip planning module for planning a trip and using the trip planning module After making one modification of the itinerary, the resource reservation module performs one of the at least one resource adjustment according to the modification.

9. The trip planning and resource booking integration system of embodiment 8, wherein the modification is selected from a trip date change, a trip day change, a trip destination change, a trip participant change, a trip One of the groups consisting of a schedule change, a traffic change, a resource change, a one-time change, a budget change, and a change in one-stop demand, and/or the adjustment is selected from a bed change, an accommodation change, a ticket One of the groups consisting of a change, a ticket change, a ticket change, a restaurant reservation change, a reservation time change, a reservation quantity change, and a service option change.

10. A trip planning and resource reservation integration system, comprising: a resource reservation module for performing at least one resource reservation; and a trip planning module receiving the at least one resource to further plan the trip.

A method for integrating a trip planning and resource booking, comprising: providing a trip planning interface; planning a trip in the trip planning interface; providing a resource booking interface; listing at least one item required for the trip in the resource booking interface a resource; and subscribing to the at least one resource in the resource booking interface.

12. A method for integrating a trip planning and resource booking, comprising: providing a resource booking interface; booking at least one resource in the resource booking interface; providing a trip planning interface; receiving the at least one resource in the trip planning interface; Continue planning the trip in the itinerary planning interface.

10. . . Resource login module

20. . . Customer management module

30. . . Trip planning module

40. . . Resource booking module

50. . . Vendor

501. . . Vendor A

502. . . Vendor B

503. . . Vendor C

60. . . user

601. . . User A

602. . . User B

603. . . User C

D. . . System database

D1. . . Resource database

D2. . . User database

D3. . . Trip database

First: A detailed block diagram of an embodiment of the travel planning and resource reservation integration system of the present invention.

Second: time sequence diagram of the travel planning and resource reservation integration system of the present invention - the first embodiment;

Third: time sequence diagram of the travel planning and resource reservation integration system of the present invention - the second embodiment;

Fourth: Time sequence diagram of the travel planning and resource reservation integration system of the present invention - the third embodiment.

10. . . Resource login module

20. . . Customer management module

30. . . Trip planning module

40. . . Resource booking module

50. . . Vendor

501. . . Vendor A

502. . . Vendor B

503. . . Vendor C

60. . . user

601. . . User A

602. . . User B

603. . . User C

D. . . System database

D1. . . Resource database

D2. . . User database

D3. . . Trip database

Claims (12)

An itinerary planning and resource reservation integration system, comprising: a trip planning module for allowing a user to plan a trip; and a resource booking module for allowing the user to use the trip planning module during or After the trip planning is completed using the trip planning module, a single resource subscription, multiple resource subscriptions, all resource subscriptions, single resource cancellation, multiple resource cancellations, or all resource cancellations required for the trip are performed. For example, the trip planning and resource reservation integration system described in claim 1 of the patent scope, wherein the planning object of the trip planning module may include: a travel itinerary, a business trip or a manufacturing trip. The travel planning and resource reservation integration system described in claim 1, wherein the resource reservation module may include: a living room, a bed, a restaurant seat, a performance seat, a movie seat, and a ticket. , tickets or venue. For example, in the travel planning and resource reservation integration system described in claim 1, the trip planning module may include: a trip schedule planning module for allowing the user to schedule a schedule of the trip; a module for the user to arrange the movement route and transportation between the locations in the itinerary; a budget planning module for the user to budget the trip; a resource planning interface for the use Arrange the various resources required for the itinerary; or a filing plan interface for the user to arrange for other filings. For example, the trip planning and resource reservation integration system described in claim 1 further includes: a resource login module coupled to the trip planning module, configured to allow the resource provider or system administrator to log in resources to the system. For the user to make travel plans and resource reservations. The travel planning and resource reservation integration system of claim 1, further comprising: a customer management module coupled to the resource reservation module for the resource provider or system administrator to obtain the user reservation resource. Notification and further management of customers. For example, the trip planning and resource reservation integration system described in claim 1 further includes: a system database coupled to the trip planning module for storing various resources, itineraries, and user related information. An itinerary planning and resource reservation integration system, comprising: a resource reservation module for performing at least one resource reservation; and a trip planning module for planning a trip, and performing the trip planning module After one of the itineraries is modified, the resource reservation module performs one of the at least one resource adjustment according to the modification. The travel planning and resource reservation integration system described in claim 8 is characterized in that the modification is selected from a trip date change, a trip day change, a trip destination change, a trip participant change, and a trip schedule. One of the groups consisting of schedule change, one traffic change, one resource change, one time change, one budget change, and one trip demand change, and/or the adjustment is selected from one bed change, one accommodation change, one ticket change One of the groups formed by one ticket change, one ticket change, one restaurant reservation change, one reservation time change, one reservation quantity change, and one service option change. An itinerary planning and resource reservation integration system includes: a resource reservation module for performing at least one resource reservation; and a trip planning module that receives the at least one resource to further plan the trip. A method for integrating an itinerary planning and a resource reservation, comprising: providing a trip planning interface; planning a trip in the trip planning interface; providing a resource booking interface; and listing at least one resource required for the trip in the resource booking interface; And booking the at least one resource in the resource booking interface. A method for integrating a trip planning and a resource reservation, comprising: providing a resource booking interface; booking at least one resource in the resource booking interface; providing a trip planning interface; receiving the at least one resource in the trip planning interface; The itinerary planning interface continues to plan the itinerary.