Abstract: A system includes: a profile repository containing, for a client identifier, client attributes including an account balance defined in a first exchange medium, and an auxiliary classification attribute; a response generator to receive a request containing search parameters from a client device corresponding to the client identifier, and, synchronously with the request, to: obtain, based on the search parameters, an item identifier and an item cost in a second exchange medium; select, based on the auxiliary classification attribute, a conversion factor between the first and second exchange media; and send a response to the client device, the response containing the item identifier, the item cost, and a converted item cost in the first exchange medium, according to the conversion factor; and a classifier to, asynchronously with the request, generate an updated auxiliary classification attribute, and replace the auxiliary classification attribute in the repository with the updated auxiliary classification attrib

Abstract: A method of maintaining a distributed ledger at a client node includes: storing a distributed ledger defining a plurality of records each containing a set of values; storing (i) a local voting weight corresponding to the client node, and (ii) respective remote voting weights for a plurality of remote client nodes; obtaining a proposed update to a record of the distributed ledger; generating a local vote to apply or discard the proposed update and transmitting the local vote to the remote client nodes; receiving remote votes to apply or discard the proposed update from the remote client nodes; determining whether to permit the proposed update based on (i) the local vote and the local voting weight, and (ii) the remote votes and the corresponding remote voting weights; and according to the determination, applying the proposed update to the distributed ledger or discarding the proposed update.

Abstract: Systems and methods for user experience prediction and mitigation. A notification that identifies a reported experience metric related to one or more user experiences associated with an event for a user is received. A predicted experience metric for the one or more user experiences associated with the event is obtained from a user profile for the user. A feedback delta is determined. The feedback delta is determined to be negative and exceed an experience threshold value. In response, at least one mitigation option among a plurality of mitigation options are identified in reaction to the feedback delta, and an instruction is triggered to a remote service that causes the remote service to effectuate the at least one mitigation option.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting disruption events that impact itineraries using data obtained from fragmented sources. A disruption event that impacts a segment of an itinerary is detected using data obtained from a number of fragmented sources. A record identifier associated with a reservation record generated in a reservation database in response to reserving the itinerary is identified. A disruption element corresponding to the segment is generated in the reservation record to store data indicating a net difference between a base state of the segment at a time of a ticketing of the itinerary and an actual state of the segment at a time the segment terminates. A difference between the base state and a state of the segment following the disruption event is determined. The disruption element is populated with data indicating the difference.

Abstract: Systems and methods for in-transit detection and mitigation of transportation service disruptions in the travel industry using fragmented source data. A notification including a record identifier is received. The notification identifies a disruption element created upon detecting a disruption event that impacts a segment of an itinerary. The record identifier corresponds to a reservation record that was generated responsive to reserving the itinerary. The reservation record is accessed to obtain data stored in the disruption element that indicates a net difference between a base state of the segment when ticketed and an actual state of the segment when the segment terminates. A disruption metric quantifying a relative impact of disruption events on the segment is determined using that disruption element data. One or more mitigation options that reduce the disruption metric are identified. An instruction is triggered that causes a remote service to effectuate those mitigation options.

Abstract: Systems and methods for composite travel disruption monitoring and mitigation in the travel industry using fragmented source data. Reservation records associated with a user profile are accessed in a reservation database. The reservation records are filtered to create a filter sub-set of reservation records that each have a disruption element storing data that indicates a net difference between a base state of a segment when ticketed and an actual state of the segment when the segment terminates. A disruption metric is determined for each segment quantifying a relative impact of disruption events on the segment using data stored in a corresponding disruption element. A composite disruption metric is determined based on the disruption metrics quantifying a cumulative impact of disruption events on a user associated with the user profile. At least one mitigation option is effectuated based on a comparison between the composite disruption metric and a defined threshold.

Abstract: A method of maintaining a distributed ledger at a client node includes: storing a distributed ledger defining a plurality of records each containing a set of values; storing (i) a local voting weight corresponding to the client node, and (ii) respective remote voting weights for a plurality of remote client nodes; obtaining a proposed update to a record of the distributed ledger; generating a local vote to apply or discard the proposed update and transmitting the local vote to the remote client nodes; receiving remote votes to apply or discard the proposed update from the remote client nodes; determining whether to permit the proposed update based on (i) the local vote and the local voting weight, and (ii) the remote votes and the corresponding remote voting weights; and according to the determination, applying the proposed update to the distributed ledger or discarding the proposed update.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting disruption events that impact itineraries using data obtained from fragmented sources. A disruption event that impacts a segment of an itinerary is detected using data obtained from a number of fragmented sources. A record identifier associated with a reservation record generated in a reservation database in response to reserving the itinerary is identified. A disruption element corresponding to the segment is generated in the reservation record to store data indicating a net difference between a base state of the segment at a time of a ticketing of the itinerary and an actual state of the segment at a time the segment terminates. A difference between the base state and a state of the segment following the disruption event is determined. The disruption element is populated with data indicating the difference.

Abstract: Systems and methods for composite travel disruption monitoring and mitigation in the travel industry using fragmented source data. Reservation records associated with a user profile are accessed in a reservation database. The reservation records are filtered to create a filter sub-set of reservation records that each have a disruption element storing data that indicates a net difference between a base state of a segment when ticketed and an actual state of the segment when the segment terminates. A disruption metric is determined for each segment quantifying a relative impact of disruption events on the segment using data stored in a corresponding disruption element. A composite disruption metric is determined based on the disruption metrics quantifying a cumulative impact of disruption events on a user associated with the user profile. At least one mitigation option is effectuated based on a comparison between the composite disruption metric and a defined threshold.

Abstract: Systems and methods for in-transit detection and mitigation of transportation service disruptions in the travel industry using fragmented source data. A notification including a record identifier is received. The notification identifies a disruption element created upon detecting a disruption event that impacts a segment of an itinerary. The record identifier corresponds to a reservation record that was generated responsive to reserving the itinerary. The reservation record is accessed to obtain data stored in the disruption element that indicates a net difference between a base state of the segment when ticketed and an actual state of the segment when the segment terminates. A disruption metric quantifying a relative impact of disruption events on the segment is determined using that disruption element data. One or more mitigation options that reduce the disruption metric are identified. An instruction is triggered that causes a remote service to effectuate those mitigation options.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for dynamically managing a travel object database that maintains one or more travel objects. A time limit request is received at a processing system for a record associated with one or more travel objects of the travel object database. A base time limit for a geographical identifier associated with the record is determined based at least in part on the geographical identifier by querying a time limit rules database based at least in part on the geographical identifier. The base time limit is adjusted based at least in part on the geographical identifier and at least one time adjustment rule to determine a geographical identifier time limit. A time limit for the record is determined based at least in part on the geographical identifier time limit to thereby transform the record and information thereof into a time limit for the travel objects associated with the record and maintained by the travel object database.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system of passenger oriented seating allocation proposes seats to passengers based on both a passenger and an airline's ranking of seating criteria. The system may assign a numerical weight to each seating criteria based on the passenger and the airline's ranking of the seating criteria, and a seating generation module may generate a seat based on these numerical weights. The system may also generate affinity links between passengers, which may be utilized to integrate personal passenger-oriented and professional information of a passenger to be utilized during the seating allocation process to take into account passengers' preferences in being seated next to people with whom they may be interested.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method and system to generate travel booking option related data, including a step of calculating a time limit value for an option to reserve a travel reservation for some period of time, without making a payment to issue a ticket, and also calculating an option fee amount, where the time limit value and the option fee amount are jointly calculated to maximize a revenue gain of the travel provider.