System for information, location and schedule control for passenger transport vehicle

• US 20080012733A1
• Filed: 07/06/2007
• Published: 01/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rosario Bus S.A.
• Original Assignee: Rosario Bus S.A.
• Inventors: Bermudez, Agustin
• Application Number:
  US11/825,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20080012733A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/994
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/127 to a central station ; Indicators in a central station

Abstract

Location of vehicles is carried out using the global positioning system in such a manner that the signals of the system are captured by a receiver placed on each of the vehicles in such a way that the same receives and processes the information related to location, direction and speed generated automatically and transmits it by the interface board to a CPU that, independently of the central operation office, determines the relative location and schedule of the carrier vehicle in order to compare them with the location and schedule planned and stored in the data base, showing the resulting time difference on the display included in the unit. The CPU, through the interface board operates at least one monitoring camera, a smart card recording reader, a ticket machine, a coin and note reader and an information board for the passengers.

Claims

1. System for information, location and schedule control for passenger transport vehicles of comprising means for locating said vehicles by means of a global positioning system and a receiver placed on each of the vehicles for capturing system signals, each said receiver obtaining and processing information related to location, direction, and speed and sending said information through an interface board to a CPU which, independently of an operation central office, determines a position and time scheduled and stored in a data base to show a result on a display, and said CPU, by means of the interface board, interacting with at least with one monitoring camera, a smart card recording reader, a ticket machine, a coin and notes reader, and an information board.

2. System, according to claim 1, wherein the data base has, at least, routes and schedules planned for each of the vehicles.

3. System, according to claim 1, wherein all operations are carried out in an autonomous manner and independent from the operation central office and enabling an interaction between a vehicle driver and the CPU in a continuous mode.

4. System, according to claim 1, wherein an exchange of information between each vehicle and the operation central office is automatic and is complemented with information generated for specific cases.

5. System, according to claim 1, wherein the CPU has a keyboard for data entry and at least one display for an observation of messages resulting from data processing.

6. System, according to claim 1, wherein a keyboard and a display included in each vehicle are vandal resistant.

7. System, according to claim 1, wherein the CPU is linked, through the interface board and a communication board with a mobile phone, and through the Internet with a communication server of the central operation office, and said mobile phone uses services of a supplier of mobile services.