Dynamic ETA and STA transportation system
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1. A transportation system to determine estimated time of arrival (ETA), the system comprising:
- a data storage to store a standard time of arrival (STA) table, wherein the STA table includes an STA for a fixed stop along a fixed route and an STA for each waypoint or geo-section along the fixed route, wherein each waypoint represents a point along the fixed route and each geo-section represents a portion of a geographic area related to the fixed route; and
at least one hardware processor to;
determine, for a vehicle traveling on the fixed route and travelling towards the fixed stop from an origin, an actual time of arrival (ATA) of the vehicle at the waypoints or geo-sections along the fixed route between the origin and the fixed stop, wherein a location sensor is to detect when the vehicle is adjacent to one of the waypoints, and transmit the ATA associated with the detection of when the vehicle is adjacent to the one of the waypoints;
determine an ETA of the vehicle at the fixed stop, wherein the ETA is determined as a sum of a delay at each waypoint or geo-section added to the STA of the fixed stop;
determine an ETA for each fixed stop of a plurality of fixed stops of the fixed route based on ATAs for previous fixed stops and intervening waypoints or geo-sections;
determine whether for a period of M number of days, if delays for at least one of the waypoints or geo-sections or the fixed stop are greater than a threshold for N consecutive days within the M number of days, wherein M and N are greater than 1;
in response to the delays for the at least one waypoint or geo-section or the fixed stop being greater than the threshold for N consecutive days within the M number of days, determine a new STA for the at least one waypoint or geo-section or the fixed stop based on the delays;
store the new STA for the at least one waypoint or geo-section or the fixed stop in the STA table; and
transmit the ETA for each fixed stop of the plurality of fixed stops of the fixed route to display a map including the fixed route and the ETA for each fixed stop of the plurality of fixed stops of the fixed route.
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Abstract
A transportation system may store a standard time of arrival table including standard time of arrivals for fixed stops and waypoints or geo-sections. Delay of a vehicle reaching a fixed stop is determined and may be used to determine an estimated time of arrival to a destination on the route. Delay may be determined in response to traversing the waypoints or geo-sections on the route, and the estimated time of arrival may be updated according to the delay at each waypoint or geo-section.
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1. A transportation system to determine estimated time of arrival (ETA), the system comprising:
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a data storage to store a standard time of arrival (STA) table, wherein the STA table includes an STA for a fixed stop along a fixed route and an STA for each waypoint or geo-section along the fixed route, wherein each waypoint represents a point along the fixed route and each geo-section represents a portion of a geographic area related to the fixed route; and at least one hardware processor to; determine, for a vehicle traveling on the fixed route and travelling towards the fixed stop from an origin, an actual time of arrival (ATA) of the vehicle at the waypoints or geo-sections along the fixed route between the origin and the fixed stop, wherein a location sensor is to detect when the vehicle is adjacent to one of the waypoints, and transmit the ATA associated with the detection of when the vehicle is adjacent to the one of the waypoints; determine an ETA of the vehicle at the fixed stop, wherein the ETA is determined as a sum of a delay at each waypoint or geo-section added to the STA of the fixed stop; determine an ETA for each fixed stop of a plurality of fixed stops of the fixed route based on ATAs for previous fixed stops and intervening waypoints or geo-sections; determine whether for a period of M number of days, if delays for at least one of the waypoints or geo-sections or the fixed stop are greater than a threshold for N consecutive days within the M number of days, wherein M and N are greater than 1; in response to the delays for the at least one waypoint or geo-section or the fixed stop being greater than the threshold for N consecutive days within the M number of days, determine a new STA for the at least one waypoint or geo-section or the fixed stop based on the delays; store the new STA for the at least one waypoint or geo-section or the fixed stop in the STA table; and transmit the ETA for each fixed stop of the plurality of fixed stops of the fixed route to display a map including the fixed route and the ETA for each fixed stop of the plurality of fixed stops of the fixed route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method to estimate estimated time of arrivals (ETAs) for stops on a vehicle'"'"'s route, the method comprising:
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determining, by at least one hardware processor, an origin and a destination for the vehicle travelling from the origin to the destination on the route, wherein the route includes a plurality of fixed stops and waypoints between the fixed stops, wherein each of the waypoints represents a point along the route; determining, by the at least one hardware processor, a current location of the vehicle on the route by using a location sensor, wherein the location sensor is to further transmit a signal associated with the current location of the vehicle; determining, by the at least one hardware processor, from locations of the plurality of fixed stops and the waypoints between the fixed stops and the current location, a closest waypoint and a closest fixed stop on the route to the current location of the vehicle; determining, by the at least one hardware processor, an ETA to the closest waypoint and the closest fixed stop based on a distance from the current location to the closest waypoint and the closest fixed stop; determining, by the at least one hardware processor, based on the ETA to the closest waypoint and the closest fixed stop, an ETA to the destination; and transmitting, by the at least one hardware processor, the ETA to the destination to display a map including the route and the ETA to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon machine readable instructions to determine estimated time of arrival (ETA), the machine readable instructions, when executed, cause at least one hardware processor to:
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determine a destination of a vehicle traveling on a non-fixed route to the destination, wherein the non-fixed route represents a route traversed by the vehicle between a plurality of routes that are also available for traversal by the vehicle; identify a plurality of stored routes between a current location of the vehicle determined by using a location sensor and the destination, wherein each route of the stored routes includes a plurality of waypoints, wherein the waypoints represent points along the associated route, and wherein the location sensor is to further transmit a signal associated with the current location of the vehicle; determine, from waypoints traversed by the vehicle, a current route of the stored routes on which the vehicle is travelling; determine a closest waypoint to the current location on the current route; determine a delay for the closest waypoint; estimate an ETA for the destination based on the delay and a standard time of arrival (STA) for the destination for the current route; determine whether the vehicle remains on the current route or changes from the current route to another route of the stored routes by determining an ETA for the next waypoint on the current route, and determining whether the vehicle traverses the next waypoint within a predetermined time of the ETA, wherein if the vehicle traverses the next waypoint within the predetermined time of the ETA, determine that the vehicle remains on the current route, and if the vehicle does not traverse the next waypoint within the predetermined time of the ETA, set a trigger indicating that the vehicle has potentially changed routes to the destination; and in response to a determination that the vehicle remains on the current route, transmit the ETA for the destination to display a map including the current route and the ETA for the destination. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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