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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2013
Priceline.com, Inc., Norwark, CT (US);
John Caine, Fairfield, CT (US);
Michael Diliberto, Stamford, CT (US);
Jonathan Taylor, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Scott Lake, Bethel, CT (US);
priceline.com LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Techniques for locating places of lodging along a route and for displaying information relating to the places of lodging are described. A plurality of search points on a route are selected according to various selection techniques. Performance of a plurality of point searches is caused, where each point search of the plurality of point searches is associated with a respective search point of the plurality of search points and is a search for places of lodging near the respective search point. Search result information relating to at least some point searches of the plurality of point searches is displayed in association with route information relating to the route.