Methods and systems for processing schedule data

Abstract

Methods and systems comprising receiving travel request data; retrieving schedule data associated with the travel request data, the schedule data being further associated with a scheduled travel time; retrieving availability data associated with the travel request data, the availability data being further associated with an available travel time; generating representation data representing the schedule data and the availability data, the representation data representing the schedule data and/or the availability data differently based on a whether an itinerary complies with an organization's travel policies; and sending the representation data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 performing processing associated with receiving, with a client interface module in communication with a computer comprising a database and a cache, travel request data;   performing processing associated with retrieving, with a database query module in communication with the computer, schedule data associated with the travel request data from the database, the schedule data being further associated with a scheduled travel time; and   performing processing associated with retrieving, with a cache query module in communication with the computer, availability data associated with the travel request data from the cache, the availability data being further associated with an available travel time.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the cache comprises global distribution (GDS) data and/or supplier inventory data. 
     
     
         3 . A system comprising:
 a processor configured for:   receiving, with a client interface computer module comprising a database and a cache, travel request data;   retrieving, with a database query module, schedule data associated with the travel request data from the database, the schedule data being further associated with a scheduled travel time; and   retrieving, with a cache query module, availability data associated with the travel request data from the cache, the availability data being further associated with an available travel time.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the cache comprises global distribution (GDS) data and/or supplier inventory data.