Google Inc.

James Y Knight

Daniel J Thumim

Carl De Marcken

Todd Williamson

Gavin Peters

David Arthur Rochberg

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for attaining control a device in a home automation network. The disclosed method may include establishing, by a processor, communication with an appliance controller. A list of appliances controlled by the appliance controller may be requested. The processor may receive the list of appliances from the appliance controller. A control request may be sent to the appliance controller. A series of images may be collected of the lighting patterns generated by a first appliance in the list of appliances in the field of view of the camera. A specific light pattern collected from the series of images may be correlated with the first appliance.

Remotely controlling appliances based on lighting patterns

Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing new pricing solutions to satisfy changes to a purchased ticket are described. A query for new travel includes information needed to determine a set of pricing solutions for issuing a new ticket that satisfies the new travel requirements using some value associated with an original, issued ticket. Valid fares corresponding to replacement itineraries are determined according to a determined reissue method that is valid for the replacement itineraries.

Low fare search for ticket changes

Systems and techniques for managing ticket changes are described. for managing changes to a purchased ticket. A married segment indicator associated with first and second married flight segments of the purchased ticket is located. It is determined whether changes to the purchased ticket affect existing bookings of the first and second married flight segments. Based on the determination, a replacement ticket is constructed to include the first and second married flight segments of the purchased ticket utilizing the existing booked inventory; otherwise, a replacement ticket is constructed using current availability information for the first and second married flight segments from the replacement ticket.

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Belmont, MA, United States of America

James Y Knight