Transportation system and operation method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12417414-B2
Application number	US-202117474512-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2021
Priority date	Oct 8, 2020
Publication date	Sep 16, 2025
Grant date	Sep 16, 2025

Abstract

A transportation system including a vehicle hub having a plurality of connection slots, each connection slot accommodating a plurality of vehicles such that the vehicle hub is connected to an interior space of each vehicle through the respective connection slot, the plurality of vehicles being categorized by travel theme, and the plurality of connection slots being grouped by category such that connection slots in a same group are disposed adjacent to each other; and a server to collect passenger information related to travel preferred by passengers, to match the passengers with the connection slots or the vehicles based on the passenger information, and to guide the passengers to the matched connection slots or vehicles.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transportation system comprising:
a vehicle hub configured as a terminal complex comprising a plurality of connection slots, each of the connection slots configured to accommodate a vehicle among a plurality of vehicles such that the vehicle hub is connectable to the vehicles; and
a server including a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
collect passenger information and create travel themes based on preferences of passengers;
categorize each of the vehicles according to a corresponding travel theme from among the travel themes;
group each of the connection slots in the vehicle hub according to the corresponding travel theme such that the connection slots in a same group are disposed to be adjacent to each other;
match the passengers with the connection slots and the vehicles based on the passenger information related to the travel themes preferred by the passengers;
predict, using a big data analysis-based technique, demand for the vehicles according to the travel themes based on the preferences of the passengers;
control the matched vehicles to dock at the matched slots of the vehicle hub;
provide instructions to guide the passengers to the matched connection slots of the vehicle hub to be transported by the matched vehicles;
collect travel information by area, including features, food, location, seasons, weather, weather forecast, natural disasters, various things to see, events, popular restaurants, tourist spots, and cultural events, in relation to the travel theme; and
classify the preference of the passenger, a transit point, and a destination related to the travel theme using the big data analysis-based technique (AI) based on the passenger information and the travel information in order to sort vehicle hub zones or to select the category of the vehicle.

2. The transportation system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
request consent for collection of the passenger information upon receiving a request for a vehicle from a mobile terminal of each of the passengers; and
collect the passenger information from the mobile terminal of each of the passengers in response to the consent for collection of passenger information being obtained from the mobile terminal of the passenger.

3. The transportation system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the passenger information comprises at least one of retrieval information of the mobile terminal of the respective passenger, location information, health information, picture information, or purchase information, and
wherein the processor is further configured to determine the travel theme of a vehicle to be matched with the passenger based on at least one of the retrieval information of the mobile terminal of the respective passenger, the location information, the health information, the picture information, or the purchase information.

4. The transportation system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine a movement route of each of the vehicles based on the travel theme of the respective vehicle matched with the passenger; and
control the vehicle to move along a set movement route after a boarding of the passenger.

5. The transportation system according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine transit points or destinations to which the vehicles will move based on the travel themes of the vehicles matched with the passengers;
notify the passengers of the determined transit points or destinations; and
provide instructions to guide the passengers heading toward an identical transit point or destination to board an identical vehicle.

6. The transportation system according to claim 5 , wherein, in response to the plurality of passengers in the vehicle arriving at the transit point, the processor is further configured to guide the plurality of passengers to transfer to the vehicles for different destinations.

7. The transportation system according to claim 5 , wherein, in response to receiving a request to change a transit point or a destination from a mobile terminal of any one of the passengers, the processor is further configured to:
match the passenger with the connection slot or the vehicle corresponding to the changed transit point or destination and guide the passenger to the matched connection slot or vehicle before departure of the vehicle; and
provide instructions to guide the passenger to transfer to the vehicle corresponding to the changed transit point or destination after departure of the vehicle.

8. The transportation system according to claim 1 , wherein categories for the travel themes include an event, an area, or nature.

9. The transportation system according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a movement route of a vehicle classified into the event category, among the plurality of vehicles, based on event information comprising at least one of a local event, a cultural event, or a film festival.

10. The transportation system according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a movement route of a vehicle classified into the area category, among the plurality of vehicles, based on area information comprising at least one of a popular restaurant, a specialty, or a place.

11. The transportation system according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a movement route of a vehicle classified into the nature category, among the plurality of vehicles, based on nature information comprising at least one of weather, a mountain, a river, a lake, or a sea.

12. The transportation system according to claim 8 ,
wherein the plurality of vehicles provides information about the travel themes to the passengers during movement, and
wherein the vehicles are provided with articles corresponding to the travel themes.

13. A processor implemented operation method of a transportation system including a vehicle hub configured as a terminal complex including a plurality of connection slots, each of the connection slots configured to accommodate a vehicle among a plurality of vehicles such that the vehicle hub is connectable to the vehicles, the method comprising:
collecting passenger information and creating travel themes based on preferences of passengers;
categorizing each vehicle among a plurality of vehicles according to a corresponding travel theme from among the travel themes;
grouping each of the connection slots in the vehicle hub according to the corresponding travel theme such that the connection slots in a same group are disposed to be adjacent to each other;
matching the passengers with the connection slots and the vehicles based on the passenger information related to the travel themes preferred by the passengers;
predicting, using a big data analysis-based technique, demand for the vehicles according to the travel themes based on the preferences of the passengers;
controlling the matched vehicles to dock at the matched slots of the vehicle hub;
providing instructions to guide the passengers to the matched connection slots of the vehicle hub to be transported by the matched vehicles;
collecting travel information by area, including features, food, location, seasons, weather, weather forecast, natural disasters, various things to see, events, popular restaurants, tourist spots, and cultural events, in relation to the travel theme; and
classifying the preference of the passenger, a transit point, and a destination related to the travel theme using the big data analysis-based technique (AI) based on the passenger information and the travel info

Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ji Yong Kwan

Classifications

• G06Q50/40

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• G06Q10/02

  Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events · CPC title

• G01C21/3617

  using user history, behaviour, conditions or preferences, e.g. predicted or inferred from previous use or current movement · CPC title

• G01C21/343

  Calculating itineraries (travelling salesman problem G06Q10/04; optimisation of routes G06Q10/047) · CPC title

• E04H6/00

  Buildings for parking cars, rolling-stock, aircraft, vessels or like vehicles, e.g. garages · CPC title