Adjusting vehicle timing in a transportation network

• US 10,083,609 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2017
• Issued: 09/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Quartz Auto Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dannat, Tobias Ephraim, Kuehmichel, Andreas, Scheideler, Tim, Seul, Matthias, Snellgrove, Thomas Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): Kan, Yuri
• Application Number:
  US15/582,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20170236416A1
• Time in Patent Office: 512 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3492 employing speed data or traffic data, e.g. real-time or historical traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/00 Traffic control systems for road vehicles arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00 ; automatic vehicle control B62D
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/123 indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles; Managing passenger vehicles circulating according to a fixed timetable, e.g. buses, trains, tramstransmission of navigation instructions to vehicles G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: obtaining passenger information of one or more passenger traveling within a transportation network; and providing one or more output based on a processing of the passenger information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining, by one or more processor, passenger information of one or more passenger traveling within a transportation network, wherein the passenger information includes passenger location information; and

providing, by the one or more processor, an output based on a processing of the passenger information, wherein the processing includes determining one or more flow matrix, using the one or more flow matrix to determine a cumulative wait time, and determining an adapted timetable using the cumulative wait time, wherein the output includes the adapted timetable, the adapted timetable having one or more adjusted vehicle timing, and wherein the output is transmitted to a computing node of a vehicle operator of the transportation network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the output is an output to adjust a timing of one or more vehicle of the transportation network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the passenger information includes passenger trajectory information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the passenger location information includes passenger location information of a plurality of passengers and wherein the passenger information includes passenger trajectory information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the adapted timetable includes one or more adjustment from a baseline timetable.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the output includes a timetable and wherein the output is output to a computing node of one or more of a vehicle operator, transportation network operator or a passenger of the transportation network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing includes processing to determine the adapted timetable for providing a reduced cumulative wait time.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the output is based on a processing of vehicle information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the output includes information recommending a change to a passenger trajectory, and wherein the output is transmitted to a computing node of a passenger.

10. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage device readable by one or more processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by one or more processor for performing a method comprising;

obtaining passenger information of one or more passenger traveling within a transportation network, wherein the passenger information includes passenger location information; and

providing an output based on a processing of the passenger information, wherein the processing includes determining one or more flow matrix, using the one or more flow matrix to determine a cumulative wait time, and determining an adapted timetable using the cumulative wait time, wherein the output includes the adapted timetable, the adapted timetable having one or more adjusted vehicle timing, and wherein the output is transmitted to a computing node of a vehicle operator of the transportation network.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the processing includes determining a passenger flow matrix, the passenger flow matrix representing flow of passengers between transportation lines at an interchange station of the transportation network.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the processing includes processing of the passenger information, wherein the processing includes processing to determine the adapted timetable for providing a reduced cumulative wait time.

13. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the obtaining includes obtaining passenger location information output by a vehicle weight sensor.

14. A system comprising:

a memory;

one or more processor in communication with the memory; and

program instructions executable by the one or more processor via the memory to perform a method, the method comprising;

obtaining passenger information of one or more passenger traveling within a transportation network, wherein the passenger information includes passenger location information; and

providing an output based on a processing of the passenger information, wherein the processing includes processing to determine an adapted timetable for providing a reduced cumulative wait time.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the output is an output to adjust a timing of one or more vehicle of the transportation network.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the processing includes determining one or more flow matrix, using the one or more flow matrix to determine a cumulative wait time, and determining the adapted timetable using the cumulative wait time, wherein the output includes the adapted timetable, the adapted timetable having one or more adjusted vehicle timing, and wherein the output is transmitted to a computing node of a vehicle operator of the transportation network.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the output is an output to adjust a timing of one or more vehicle of the transportation network, and wherein the passenger location information includes passenger location information of a plurality of passengers and wherein the passenger information includes passenger trajectory information.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the passenger location information includes passenger location information of a plurality of passengers and wherein the passenger information includes passenger trajectory information.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the processing includes determining a passenger flow matrix, the passenger flow matrix representing flow of passengers between transportation lines at an interchange station of the transportation network.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the obtaining includes obtaining passenger location information from a passenger system, the passenger system having one or more of a passenger mobile device, a station fixed data collection terminal, or a vehicle weigh station.