Transmission of wireless messages of current vehicle location and estimated arrival time to requestors

• US 20070197231A1
• Filed: 01/06/2007
• Published: 08/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bo-In Lin
• Original Assignee: Bo-In Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Bo-In
• Granted Patent: US 8,340,904 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/123 indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles; Managing passenger vehicles circulating according to a fixed timetable, e.g. buses, trains, tramstransmission of navigation instructions to vehicles G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/42 for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft

Abstract

A wireless communication device disposed on a moving vehicle. The wireless communication device further includes a geographic location determination processor for determining a geographic location on a city map. The wireless communication device further receives a vehicle location and arrival schedule request for sending a message to a passenger waiting for the vehicle for providing the geographic location on the city map and an estimated arrival time of the vehicle to a passenger waiting for the vehicle.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device disposed on a vehicle wherein said wireless communication device further comprising:

a user interface for receiving a user request with a user designated location; and

a processor for receiving data of geographic location and data of real-time traffic condition for determining a geographic location of said vehicle and an estimate time of arrival of said vehicle to said user designated location.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said user interface further sending a wireless signal including said estimate time of arrival of said vehicle to said user designated location.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said user interface further sending a short message (SM) to a mobile communication device including said estimate time of arrival of said vehicle to said user designated location.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said user interface further sending an electronic mail (e-mail) to a communication device including said estimate time of arrival of said vehicle to said user designated location.

5. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said user interface further sending an audio message to a communication device including said estimate time of arrival of said vehicle to said user designated location.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said user interface further sending a wireless signal including said geographic location of said vehicle and said estimate time of arrival of said vehicle to said user designated location.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said user interface further receiving and processing said user request sent as a short message (SM) from a cellular phone.

8. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said user interface further receiving and processing said user request sent as an electronic mail (e-mail).

9. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said user interface further receiving and processing said user request as an audio message.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said user interface further receiving said user request as an audio message and said user interface further includes a voice recognition processor for processing said audio message.

11. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said processor further receiving and processing data of global position system (GPS) as a data of geographic location.

12. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said processor further receiving and processing data from satellite as said data of real-time traffic condition.

13. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said processor further receiving and processing data from a traffic control center as said data of real-time traffic condition.

14. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein:

said processor further receiving and processing data from a traffic monitor system with video cameras disposed on city streets as said data of real-time traffic condition.

15. A mobile communication device comprising:

a video camera for scanning a bar code for activating a transmission of a user request message including a user designated location for requesting a time of arrival of a requested vehicle.

16. A method of operating a vehicle comprising:

installing a processor on said vehicle for receiving a wireless signal comprising a user request for an estimate time of arrival to a user designated location; and

receiving wireless signals of geographic location data and real-time traffic condition data for said processor to determine a geographic location of said vehicle and said estimate time of arrival to said user designated location.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein:

said step of receiving said real-time traffic condition further comprising receiving said real-time traffic condition from a traffic control center.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein:

said step of receiving said real-time traffic condition further comprising receiving said real-time traffic condition from a satellite.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein:

said step of receiving said user request further comprising receiving said user request as a short message.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein:

said step of receiving said user request further comprising receiving said user request as a audio request.