System and method for providing travel information on a mobile communication device
First Claim
1. System for providing travel information on a mobile communication device, in which a) a destination can be entered in a communication device and transmitted to a control computer, b) a current location can be assigned to the communication device in the control computer, c) the control computer has connections to route control facilities for public transport, d) the current locations of the means of public transport can be called up from the control facilities via the control computer, e) depending on the current locations of the means of public transport, an individual timetable can be generated using suitable public transport to reach the destination, and f) the timetable of the suitable means of transport can be transferred to the mobile communication device where it can be seen and/or heard.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system that enables a user wishing to travel to input, without knowing his exact location, only the desired destination into the mobile communication device and to then receive a timetable for reaching the destination that takes into consideration the actual position of the means of transport in question. The user can thus benefit from the actual position of the means of transport in question that are known to the guide devices anyway.
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1. System for providing travel information on a mobile communication device, in which
a) a destination can be entered in a communication device and transmitted to a control computer, b) a current location can be assigned to the communication device in the control computer, c) the control computer has connections to route control facilities for public transport, d) the current locations of the means of public transport can be called up from the control facilities via the control computer, e) depending on the current locations of the means of public transport, an individual timetable can be generated using suitable public transport to reach the destination, and f) the timetable of the suitable means of transport can be transferred to the mobile communication device where it can be seen and/or heard.
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7. A method for providing travel information on a mobile communication device, in which
a) a destination is entered in a communication device and transmitted to a control computer, b) a current location is assigned in the control computer to the communication device, d) the current locations of means of public transport are called up from the control facilities via the control computer, d) depending on the current locations of the means of public transport, an individual timetable is determined using suitable public transport to reach the destination, and f) the timetable of the suitable means of transport is transferred to the mobile communication device where it can be seen and/or heard.
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