Communication device for alerting passengers of their destination
First Claim
1. A system for alerting a person riding on a vehicle of at least one location along the route of the vehicle comprising:
- (a) a base station, mounted along a track of a railroad transportation system, wherein;
i. said base station emits a signal which contains a unique identification designation for a location along the system;
ii. said signal not being detectible when the person riding on the vehicle is not present in the vicinity of the location;
(b) a personal electronic device adapted to be carried by said person, said personal electronic device being capable of detecting said unique identification designation being transmitted by said base station, wherein;
i. said personal electronic device being adapted to be programmed to receive said signal when the vehicle is not present in the vicinity of the location.
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Abstract
A system and method for alerting a person riding on a vehicle of at least one location along the route of the vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a base station, mounted along a track of a railroad transportation system, wherein the base station emits a signal which contains a unique identification designation for a location along the system. The signal that is emitted by the base station is not detectible when the person riding on the vehicle is not present in the vicinity of the base station. The system also includes a personal electronic device adapted to be carried by the user. The personal electronic device is capable of detecting the unique identification designation being transmitted by the base station.
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1. A system for alerting a person riding on a vehicle of at least one location along the route of the vehicle comprising:
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(a) a base station, mounted along a track of a railroad transportation system, wherein;
i. said base station emits a signal which contains a unique identification designation for a location along the system;
ii. said signal not being detectible when the person riding on the vehicle is not present in the vicinity of the location;
(b) a personal electronic device adapted to be carried by said person, said personal electronic device being capable of detecting said unique identification designation being transmitted by said base station, wherein;
i. said personal electronic device being adapted to be programmed to receive said signal when the vehicle is not present in the vicinity of the location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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3. A method of alerting a person riding on a vehicle of the approaching of a stop comprising:
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(a) entering an identification designation of a location along a transportation system into a portable electronic device;
(b) said portable electronic device receiving at least one signal from one or more base station along a user'"'"'s route on a transportation system, each base station containing the identification designation corresponding to a stop along said transportation system;
(c) said portable electronic device signaling said person once a predetermined signal containing the identification of a selected stop along the transportation system is received by the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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