ITINERARY PLANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

An itinerary planning system and method applicable to data processing systems is proposed, comprising: a database having travel information and itinerary planning conditions; a setting module for receiving information on itinerary planning conditions set by the user; a searching module for retrieving from the database the travel information that corresponds to itinerary planning conditions set by the user; and a planning module for creating an itinerary based on itinerary planning conditions and the correspondent travel information retrieved from the database, thereby building an itinerary from the database according to itinerary planning conditions set by the user.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The itinerary planning system and method of the present invention can be fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, with reference made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the application configuration of the itinerary planning system in accordance with the present invention; and

FIG. 2 is a data flow diagram showing the steps needed to carry out the itinerary planning method in accordance with the present invention.

Claims

1. An itinerary planning system applicable to data processing systems, comprising: a database having travel information and itinerary planning conditions;a setting module for receiving information on itinerary planning conditions set by a user;a searching module for retrieving from the database the travel information that corresponds to itinerary planning conditions set by the user; anda planning module for creating an itinerary based on itinerary planning conditions and the correspondent travel information retrieved from the database.

2. The itinerary planning system of claim 1, wherein the travel information encompasses information about pre-packaged tours, theme tours, transportation tools, geographic locations and weather forecasts.

3. The itinerary planning system of claim 2, wherein the travel information about pre-packaged itineraries further includes introductions of tourist spots, tickets and passes, reservations for hotels and restaurants, commercial stores, the hours of operation and recommended times for visiting, wherein the travel information about theme itineraries further includes regional themes, scenic spots themes, and seasonal themes; the travel information about transportation tools further includes foot travel, land/sea/air public transportation tools, motorcycles, and vehicles; the travel information about geographical locations further includes administrative regions, detailed addresses, altitudes and road conditions; and the travel information about weather forecasts further includes seasons, temperatures, humidity levels, rainfall ratios, cloud conditions, and forecasted times for sunrise and sunset.

4. The itinerary planning system of claim 1, wherein the itinerary planning conditions include information correspondent to keywords for the travel information and individualized settings of the user.

5. The itinerary planning system of claim 4, wherein the searching module searches and retrieves from the database keywords for travel information that match with the travel itinerary planning conditions.

6. The itinerary planning system of claim 4, wherein the planning module generates an itinerary based on the users' individualized settings in the travel itinerary planning conditions and the travel information retrieved by the searching module.

7. The itinerary planning system of claim 1, wherein the data processing system is a network platform and interconnected with a data processing device having a network connection and data transmission capability by way of a network system.

8. The itinerary planning system of claim 7, wherein the itinerary planning conditions are set by the user using the data processing device and transmitted to the setting module via the network system.

9. The itinerary planning system of claim 7, wherein the data processing device downloads and saves an itinerary from the data processing system via the network system.

10. The itinerary planning system of claim 7, wherein the data processing device is a satellite navigation device.

11. An itinerary planning method applicable to data processing systems, the method comprising the steps of: (1) establishing a database having travel information and itinerary planning conditions;(2) receiving information on itinerary planning conditions set by a user;(3) retrieving correspondent information from the database that matches with itinerary planning conditions set by the user; and(4) generating an itinerary based on the itinerary planning conditions and the correspondent travel information retrieved from the database.

12. The itinerary planning method of claim 11, wherein the travel information encompasses information on pre-packaged tours, theme tours, transportation tools, geographic locations and weather forecasts.

13. The itinerary planning method of claim 12, wherein the travel information about pre-packaged itineraries further includes introductions of tourist spots, tickets and passes, reservations for hotels and restaurants, stores, hours of operation and recommended times for visiting, wherein the travel information about theme itineraries further includes regional themes, scenic spots themes, and seasonal themes; the travel information about transportation tools further includes foot travel, land/sea/air public transportation tools, motorcycles, and vehicles; the travel information about geographical locations further includes administrative regions, detailed addresses, altitudes and road conditions; and the travel information about weather forecasts further includes seasons, temperatures, humidity levels, rainfall ratios, cloud conditions, and forecasted times for sunrise and sunset.

14. The itinerary planning method of claim 11, wherein the itinerary planning conditions include information correspondent to keywords for the travel information and individualized settings of the user.

15. The itinerary planning method of claim 14, wherein step (3) comprises retrieving from the database keywords of travel information that match with travel itinerary planning conditions set by the user.

16. The itinerary planning method of claim 14, wherein step (4) comprises generating travel itineraries based on the users' individualized settings in the travel itinerary planning conditions and the correspondent information retrieved by step (3).

17. The itinerary planning method of claim 11, wherein the data processing system is a network platform and interconnected with a data processing device having a network connection and data transmission capability by way of a network system.

18. The itinerary planning method of claim 17, wherein the step of receiving itinerary planning conditions set by the user refers to receiving itinerary planning conditions set by the user using the data processing device and transmitted via the network system.

19. The itinerary planning method of claim 17, wherein the data processing device downloads and saves an itinerary from the data processing system via the network system.

20. The itinerary planning method of claim 17, wherein the data processing device is a satellite navigation device.