Patents by Inventor Cynthia Sawtell

Cynthia Sawtell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20060212321
    Abstract: A client-server system for corporate travel planning, expense reporting and travel management that utilizes a corporate database server to enable accurate and timely pre-travel and post-travel decision making that is fed by a travel planning process and an expense reporting process, plus a SABRE data feed of all booked data and back office system data as well as a hand-off of exchange and void ticket information that comprises a Travel Planning module, a Travel Decision Maker module, and a Travel Expense Reporting module. The system uses a corporate database environment communicating with a real-time CRS data feed that enhances the Travel Planning module by offering the traveler live choices of air, car, and hotel availability based upon company travel policy as well as live access to current or company negotiated fares while also allowing the Travel Decision Maker module to make comparisons between booked information and actual current travel data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Sabre Inc.
    Inventors: Arlene Vance, Kerry Balch, Karl Vochatzer, Cynthia Sawtell, Sherry Williams
  • Patent number: 7050986
    Abstract: A client-server system for corporate travel planning, expense reporting and travel management that utilizes a corporate database server to enable accurate and timely pre-travel and post-travel decision making that is fed by a travel planning process and an expense reporting process, plus a SABRE data feed of all booked data and back office system data as well as a hand-off of exchange and void ticket information that comprises a Travel Planning module, a Travel Decision Maker module, and a Travel Expense Reporting module. The system uses a corporate database environment communicating with a real-time CRS data feed that enhances the Travel Planning module by offering the traveler live choices of air, car, and hotel availability based upon company travel policy as well as live access to current or company negotiated fares while also allowing the Travel Decision Maker module to make comparisons between booked information and actual current travel data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: The Sabre Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Arlene M. Vance, Kerry Balch, Karl Vochatzer, Cynthia Sawtell, Sherry Williams
  • Patent number: 6442526
    Abstract: A system and method for processing travel data and travel receipts. Travel data including travel segments is received by the system. Receipts for the trip are also received from a credit card provider. The received credit card data and travel data are each converted into a predefined format. The converted information is compared to match information in the receipts and the travel data such as chain codes or dates of travel. A list of matching data is output, such as to use in preparing an expense report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: The Sabre Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Arlene M. Vance, Kerry Balch, Karl Vochatzer, Cynthia Sawtell, Sherry Williams