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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2007
Nathalie Raufaste, Antibes, FR;
Konstantin Sorokin, Antibes, FR;
Nathalie Raufaste, Antibes, FR;
Konstantin Sorokin, Antibes, FR;
Amadeus, Biot, FR;
Abstract
An enhanced agreement method and system to consent to a prorated value of a coupon of an E-ticket corresponding to a multi-segment transport involving at least two carriers for the transportation. The invention is based on a new system architecture, which comprises on each carrier side synchronous connections between various modules amongst which an E-ticket Server, a proration module arranged for calculating coupon prorated value, the system enabling to exchange coupon prorated values between both carriers from E-ticket issuance and before coupon usage. Further, based on E-ticket information and said exchange of coupon prorated values, the invention is arranged to launch an agreement process before or at a time of providing the transportation service. Another aspect of the invention is that information on coupon prorated value is embodied within industry standard messages that are already exchanged in current processes.