Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing an online transaction to purchase an itinerary of products. In response to processing of the online transaction being halted, an OLTP system may queue a database record defining the itinerary and the forms of payment being used to purchase the products in the itinerary. In response to receiving a request to restart processing of the online transaction, the OLTP system may de-queue the database record, identify a set of products in the itinerary for which processing of the transaction has not been completed, and determine the status of each product in the set. Based on the status of each product, the OLTP system may determine a point at which processing should be restarted for the product, and a sequence in which the products should be processed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing an online transaction to purchase a set of products. In response to receiving a request to process a transaction to purchase the set of products, an On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) system retrieves data from a corresponding database record that defines the set of products being purchased. The database record may also define a seller, a supplier, and a merchant for each product. For each product having the seller as the merchant, the OLTP determines a form of payment to be used to pay the supplier of the product based on rules governing forms of payment retrieved from a payment rules database. When the forms of payment have been determined, the OLTP system may add data to the database record that identifies the form of payment used to pay the supplier for each product in the record.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for enhancing a meta-search engine. In response to one of the results generated by the meta-search engine being selected for purchase via the meta-search engine, and to a fulfillment request including data associated with a first payment form and the selected result being received, the meta or the seller of the product included in the selected result is selected as a merchant. Furthermore, a settlement office is determined that is remote from the meta-search engine. Thereafter, while logged into the settlement office, an electronic record is generated that includes second payment data associated with the fulfillment request and one or more financial items. The first payment form is processed based on the merchant determination, and thereafter, a data feed including the one or more financial items is transmitted to the meta.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing an online transaction to purchase an itinerary of products. In response to processing of the online transaction being halted, an OLTP system may queue a database record defining the itinerary and the forms of payment being used to purchase the products in the itinerary. In response to receiving a request to restart processing of the online transaction, the OLTP system may de-queue the database record, identify a set of products in the itinerary for which processing of the transaction has not been completed, and determine the status of each product in the set. Based on the status of each product, the OLTP system may determine a point at which processing should be restarted for the product, and a sequence in which the products should be processed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing an online transaction to purchase a set of products comprising an itinerary. In response to receiving a message indicating a form of payment being used to purchase the itinerary may be fraudulent, an OLTP system may identify product recovery rules with input parameters that are satisfied by a context of the online transaction. The OLTP system may apply the identified recovery rules to products determined to be critical to the itinerary. If the critical products are determined to be recoverable, the OLTP system may book the critical products to preserve the availability and pricing of the critical products while the form of payment is subjected to a fraud screening process. If the itinerary includes at least one critical product that is not recoverable, the OLTP system may determine that the questionable form of payment should be canceled.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing an online transaction to purchase a set of products comprising an itinerary. In response to receiving a rejection of a request to book one of the products, an On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) system determines if the rejected booking is for a product that is critical to the itinerary. The OLTP system may make this determination based on critical product rules retrieved from a database of critical product rules. In response to determining the rejected booking is for a product that is non-critical to the itinerary, the OLTP system may be confirm bookings for the remaining products in the itinerary. In response to determining the rejected booking is for product that is critical to the itinerary, the OLTP system may roll back any previously confirmed bookings and cancel any previously made reservations for the other products in the itinerary.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing an online transaction to purchase a set of products. In response to receiving a request to process a transaction to purchase the set of products, an On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) system retrieves data from a corresponding database record that defines the set of products being purchased. The database record may also define a seller, a supplier, and a merchant for each product. For each product having the seller as the merchant, the OLTP determines a form of payment to be used to pay the supplier of the product based on rules governing forms of payment retrieved from a payment rules database. When the forms of payment have been determined, the OLTP system may add data to the database record that identifies the form of payment used to pay the supplier for each product in the record.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing an online transaction to purchase a set of products. An On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) system includes a plurality of databases, each maintaining rules for determining a merchant at a different analytical level. To process the online transaction, the OLTP system searches a global rules database for rules defining the merchant at a transaction level, and a product rules database for rules defining the merchant at a product level. The OLTP system applies the rules returned by each database to the products to determine a baseline merchant assignment for each product. The OLTP system may then search an override rules database for applicable merchant override rules, and applies the override rules to the products. When a final merchant has been determined for each product, the OLTP system updates a database record defining the set of products to indicate the merchant for each product.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing low cost carrier travel inventory items. A booking request for a travel record is received at a reservation system. Responsive to determining that the booking request corresponds to a travel inventory item of a low cost carrier, a light ticketing document number is generated for the travel inventory item based at least in part on the low cost carrier and a type of the travel inventory item. A transaction request including form of payment information and contact information is communicated to a low cost carrier inventory system for the travel inventory item. Responsive to a transaction response received from the low cost carrier inventory system indicating successful booking and successful payment for the travel inventory item, the travel record is updated to include a confirmed booking for the travel inventory item including the light ticketing document number.