Large scale demand responsive transit framework

US9043151B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9043151-B2
Application numberUS-201314044874-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 3, 2013
Priority dateOct 3, 2013
Publication dateMay 26, 2015
Grant dateMay 26, 2015

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Described herein is a descriptive framework to facilitate large scale demand responsive transit. In accordance with one aspect of the framework, one or more trip requests from one or more commuter devices are received. A trip request indicates at least one start location and at least one end location. In addition, vehicle information is received from one or more available vehicles. The vehicle information indicates at least one current location of a vehicle. An adaptive route for the vehicle may be planned based on the one or more trip requests and the vehicle information. Update information of the adaptive route may be communicated to the vehicle and the one or more commuter devices.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating large scale demand responsive transit, comprising: receiving one or more trip requests from one or more commuter devices, wherein a trip request indicates at least one start location and at least one end location; receiving vehicle information from one or more vehicles, wherein the vehicle information indicates at least one current location of a vehicle; planning, by a processor, an adaptive route for t…

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What does patent US9043151B2 cover?
Described herein is a descriptive framework to facilitate large scale demand responsive transit. In accordance with one aspect of the framework, one or more trip requests from one or more commuter devices are received. A trip request indicates at least one start location and at least one end location. In addition, vehicle information is received from one or more available vehicles. The vehicle …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cai Danqing, Lin Ziheng, Tew Kar Leong, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C21/3415. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 26 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).