Transit vehicle information management systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method for balancing passenger load between vehicles of a transit service system, the method performed by the transit service system associated with a transit station comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the transit service system to perform the method, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a first sensor associated with a first transit vehicle, first sensor information;
receiving, from a second sensor associated with a second transit vehicle, second sensor information;
determining, based on the first sensor information, an estimated occupancy of the first transit vehicle;
determining, based on the second sensor information, an estimated occupancy of the second transit vehicle;
generating a first indication relating to the estimated occupancy of the first transit vehicle;
generating a second indication relating to the estimated occupancy of the second transit vehicle;
determining an anticipated arrival location of the first transit vehicle within the transit station, wherein determining the anticipated arrival location of the first transit vehicle within the transit station comprises determining the anticipated arrival location of the first transit vehicle at a first portion of a plurality of portions of a platform within the transit station;
determining an anticipated arrival location of the second transit vehicle within the transit station, wherein determining the anticipated arrival location of the second transit vehicle within the transit station comprises determining an anticipated arrival location of the second transit vehicle at a second portion of the plurality of portions of the platform within the transit station,transmitting the first indication to a first passenger notification device associated with the first portion of the platform within the transit station; and
transmitting the second indication to a second passenger notification device associated with the second portion of the platform within the transit station;
wherein prospective passengers are visually guided to the first portion and the second portion of the platform based on the first indication and the second indication when the first transit vehicle and the second transit vehicle arrive at the corresponding anticipated arrival location.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing vehicle occupancy and/or selecting and delivering content to vehicle occupants. Sensor information that may be used to estimate an occupancy of one or more vehicles, such as vehicle weight information, may be collected by a service and used to estimate a relative passenger occupancy of a vehicle and/or a number of occupants in the vehicle. Indications of estimated vehicle occupancy may be provided to prospective passengers via one or more visual displays associated with a transit station and/or mobile and/or personal electronic devices associated with the prospective passengers. Vehicle occupancy information may further be used in connection with managing advertisements displayed to occupants of a vehicle.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for balancing passenger load between vehicles of a transit service system, the method performed by the transit service system associated with a transit station comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the transit service system to perform the method, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a first sensor associated with a first transit vehicle, first sensor information; receiving, from a second sensor associated with a second transit vehicle, second sensor information; determining, based on the first sensor information, an estimated occupancy of the first transit vehicle; determining, based on the second sensor information, an estimated occupancy of the second transit vehicle; generating a first indication relating to the estimated occupancy of the first transit vehicle; generating a second indication relating to the estimated occupancy of the second transit vehicle; determining an anticipated arrival location of the first transit vehicle within the transit station, wherein determining the anticipated arrival location of the first transit vehicle within the transit station comprises determining the anticipated arrival location of the first transit vehicle at a first portion of a plurality of portions of a platform within the transit station; determining an anticipated arrival location of the second transit vehicle within the transit station, wherein determining the anticipated arrival location of the second transit vehicle within the transit station comprises determining an anticipated arrival location of the second transit vehicle at a second portion of the plurality of portions of the platform within the transit station, transmitting the first indication to a first passenger notification device associated with the first portion of the platform within the transit station; and transmitting the second indication to a second passenger notification device associated with the second portion of the platform within the transit station; wherein prospective passengers are visually guided to the first portion and the second portion of the platform based on the first indication and the second indication when the first transit vehicle and the second transit vehicle arrive at the corresponding anticipated arrival location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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