Method, computer system and computer system network
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a computer system including a processing unit, an interface unit for communication with said processing unit and a memory unit, for providing an integrated representation of routes in a transport system comprising a multiplicity of connectable stations, the routes being derived from data from a plurality of transport providers, the method comprising:
- storing a short term schedule of individual instances of route legs each route leg corresponding to a directly connectable station pair;
further storing in said memory unit transport provider parametric data defining a customized user interface between a transport provider and respective users; and
deriving a route segment table comprising one or more route segments, each route segment corresponding to an individual instance of one of said route legs, or a combination of individual instances of said route legs, from said short term schedule.
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Abstract
A computer system for providing an integrated representation of routes in a transport system is disclosed. The computer system comprises a multiplicity of connectable stations. Data is obtained from a plurality of transport providers. The computer system includes a processing unit, an interface unit for communication with the processing unit, and a memory unit. The computer system is configured to store a short term schedule of individual instances of the route legs each route leg corresponding to a directly connectable station pair. A route segment table, each route segment corresponding to an individual instance of said route legs, or combinations of individual instances of said route legs, is derived from the short term schedule. Transport provider parametric data defining a customized user interface between a transport provider and respective users is also stored in said memory unit.
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107 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a computer system including a processing unit, an interface unit for communication with said processing unit and a memory unit, for providing an integrated representation of routes in a transport system comprising a multiplicity of connectable stations, the routes being derived from data from a plurality of transport providers, the method comprising:
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storing a short term schedule of individual instances of route legs each route leg corresponding to a directly connectable station pair;
further storing in said memory unit transport provider parametric data defining a customized user interface between a transport provider and respective users; and
deriving a route segment table comprising one or more route segments, each route segment corresponding to an individual instance of one of said route legs, or a combination of individual instances of said route legs, from said short term schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for maintaining data stored in the route segment table of a computer system, the method comprising:
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receiving an update of data representative of a route leg or an attribute of a route leg from a transport provider; and
updating said data representative of said route leg or said attribute for segments in the route segment table corresponding to the route leg. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for maintaining data stored in a route table and/or transfer set table stored in the memory unit of a computer system, the method comprising:
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receiving an update of route data and/or transfer set data from a transport provider; and
updating said route data and/or transfer set data in said route table and/or transfer set table respectively.
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38. A method for operating a computer system:
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said method comprising generating one or more route options responsive to a route search request specifying a journey having an origin and destination station pair, each route option comprising a route segment having an origin and destination station pair specified in said route search request and selected from said route segment table; and
storing said one or more route options in a segment set list in said memory unit. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A computer system for providing an integrated representation of routes in a transport system comprising a multiplicity of connectable stations, the routes being derived from data from a plurality of transport providers, comprising a processing unit, an interface unit for communication with said processing unit and a memory unit, the system configured to:
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store a short term schedule of individual instances of route legs each route leg corresponding to a directly connectable station pair;
further store in said memory unit transport provider parametric data defining a customized user interface between a transport provider and respective users; and
derive a route segment table comprising one or more route segments, each route segment corresponding to an individual instance of one of said route legs, or a combination of individual instances of said route legs, from said short term schedule. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A computer system for automatically generating route options for a transport system including a multiplicity of connectable stations and a plurality of transport providers, the computer system including:
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a processing unit;
an interface unit for communication with said processing unit; and
a memory unit comprising a route segment table including one or more route segments corresponding to an individual instance of a route leg, or a combination of individual instances of route legs, each said route leg corresponding to a directly connectable station pair of said transport system, said memory unit also comprising transport provider parametric data comprising a parameter defining a customized user interface between a transport provider and respective users, the computer system configured to;
receive a route search request specifying a journey having an origin and destination pair;
generate one or more route options responsive to said route search request, each route option comprising a route segment having an origin and destination station pair specified in said route search request; and
store said one or more route options in a segment set list in said memory unit. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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105. A client computer system configured for remote communication with a computer system, said client computer system comprising:
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a processing unit;
an interface unit for communication with said processing unit;
a memory unit; and
a display means for displaying information to a user of said client computer system;
said processing unit comprising a user interface mechanism configured to receive a search request input via said interface unit from said user, and to communicate said search request to said computer system for processing thereby. - View Dependent Claims (106, 107)
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