SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A TRANSIT NETWORK

• US 20080027772A1
• Filed: 07/18/2007
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Trapeze Software Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trapeze Software Inc.
• Inventors: ZUGIC, Dragan, KEAVENY, Ian, GERNEGA, Boris, CHERNENKO, Vlodomir, HEIDE, Brad
• Application Number:
  US11/779,726
• Publication Number:
  US 20080027772A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work

Abstract

The present invention consists of a system for optimizing the operation of a transit network, where the transit network including one or more transit operators, each of the transit operators providing one or more transit vehicles, including: ferries, trains, elevated trains, subways, buses, streetcars, vans and taxis. The system is comprised of a) a data collection component adapted to collect data from said transit operators and said transit vehicles; b) a data processing component adapted to process said data to determine viable routing options within said transit network for a passenger to travel from a start point to an end point within said transit network; c) an algorithm for assessing said viable routing options to determine a routing option that minimizes one or more of: fare, time, travel distance, transfers, distance from the start point to entry onto the transit network; distance from the end point to entry onto the transit network or any other passenger-input criteria; and d) a data display component for presenting the routing option so determined to the passenger.

Claims

1. A system for optimizing the operation of a transit network, said transit network including one or more transit operators, each of said transit operators providing one or more transit vehicles, including:

ferries, trains, elevated trains, subways, buses, streetcars, vans and taxis, the system comprising;

a) a data collection component adapted to collect data from said transit operators and said transit vehicles;

b) a data processing component adapted to process said data to determine viable routing options within said transit network for a passenger to travel from a start point to an end point within said transit network;

c) an algorithm for assessing said viable routing options to determine a routing option that minimizes one or more of;

fare, time, travel distance, transfers, distance from the start point to entry onto the transit network;

distance from the end point to entry onto the transit network or any other passenger-input criteria; and

d) a data display component for presenting the routing option so determined to the passenger.

2. A method of optimizing the operation of a transit network utilizing the system as claimed in claim 1 comprising the steps of;

a) collecting data from said transit operators and said transit vehicles;

b) processing said data to determine viable routing options within said transit network for a passenger to travel from a start point to an end point within said one or more transit networks;

c) analyzing said viable routing options to determine a routing option that minimizes one or more of;

fare, time, travel distance, transfers, distance from the start point to entry onto the transit network;

distance from the end point to entry onto the transit network or any other passenger-input criteria; and

d) presenting the routing option so determined to the passenger.