Patents by Inventor David Alan Hobt

David Alan Hobt 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: 20190188609
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a cache and a hardware processor. The cache stores first and second seat maps for a first flight leg and a second flight leg, respectively. The apparatus determines a flight segment from a first location and a second location included in a request from a user. The flight segment includes the first flight leg and the second flight leg. The first and second seat maps are retrieved from the cache. The apparatus communicates the flight segment and the first and second seat maps to the user. The user selects the flight segment. The apparatus obtains updated first and second seat maps from one or more airline computer reservations systems (CRS) and updates the cache. The updated seat maps are presented to the user. Seat selections from each seat map are received from the user. The apparatus reserves the seat selections in the respective CRS(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: David Alan Hobt, Balakrishnan Vinod
  • Patent number: 7240020
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating or presenting marketing initiatives in a sales manager system. A user inputs offer parameters for a new initiative. The offer parameters includes an initiative time period and an initiative description. After the parameters have been entered, customer selection criteria is associated with those parameters. The effectiveness of the new initiative is determined using stored statistics associated with past initiatives, after which, the new initiative is complete and is stored in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Sabre Inc.
    Inventors: James B. Poage, Christian Walentine, David Alan Hobt, Victor Alan Nilson
  • Patent number: 6957189
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating or presenting marketing initiatives in a sales manager system. A user inputs offer parameters for a new initiative. The offer parameters includes an initiative time period and an initiative description. After the parameters have been entered, customer selection criteria is associated with those parameters. The effectiveness of the new initiative is determined using stored statistics associated with past initiatives, after which, the new initiative is complete and is stored in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Sabre Inc.
    Inventors: James B. Poage, Christian Walentine, David Alan Hobt, Victor Alan Nilson
  • Publication number: 20020123922
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating or presenting marketing initiatives in a sales manager system. A user inputs offer parameters for a new initiative. The offer parameters includes an initiative time period and an initiative description. After the parameters have been entered, customer selection criteria is associated with those parameters. The effectiveness of the new initiative is determined using stored statistics associated with past initiatives, after which, the new initiative is complete and is stored in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: FINNEGAN HENDERSON FARABOW GARRETT & DUNNER LLP
    Inventors: JAMES B. POAGE, CHRISTIAN WALENTINE, DAVID ALAN HOBT, VICTOR ALAN NILSON