System and method for obtaining location of public transportation vehicles using personal handy-phone system
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1. A method for obtaining location of a public transportation vehicle using a personal handy-phone (PHS) system, the method comprising:
- receiving a location request identifying a public transportation vehicle;
determining an arrival destination associated with the location request; and
generating a response to the location request based on the identified public transportation vehicle and the determined arrival destination, the response including at least one of a current location of the public transportation vehicle, an estimated time of arrival of the public transportation vehicle at the determined arrival destination, a direction the public transportation vehicle is traveling, and stops of the public transportation vehicle on a route of the public transportation vehicle which are adjacent to the determined arrival destination.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the method for obtaining location of a public transportation vehicle using a personal handy-phone (PHS) system includes receiving a location request identifying a public transportation vehicle and determining an arrival destination associated with the location request. A response to the location request is generated based on the identified public transportation vehicle and the determined arrival destination. The response may include at least one of a current location of the public transportation vehicle, an estimated time of arrival of the public transportation vehicle at the determined arrival destination, a direction the public transportation vehicle is traveling, and stops of the public transportation vehicle on a route of the public transportation vehicle which are adjacent to the determined arrival destination.
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1. A method for obtaining location of a public transportation vehicle using a personal handy-phone (PHS) system, the method comprising:
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receiving a location request identifying a public transportation vehicle; determining an arrival destination associated with the location request; and generating a response to the location request based on the identified public transportation vehicle and the determined arrival destination, the response including at least one of a current location of the public transportation vehicle, an estimated time of arrival of the public transportation vehicle at the determined arrival destination, a direction the public transportation vehicle is traveling, and stops of the public transportation vehicle on a route of the public transportation vehicle which are adjacent to the determined arrival destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A personal handy-phone (PHS) system for obtaining a location of public transportation vehicles, the PHS system comprising:
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a plurality of PHS terminals included in the public transportation vehicles; a PHS database storing position information of the plurality of PHS terminals; and an location server receiving a location request identifying a public transportation vehicle, determining an arrival destination associated with the location request, and generating a response to the location request based on the identified public transportation vehicle and the determined arrival destination, the response including at least one of a current location of the identified public transportation vehicle, an estimated time of arrival of the identified public transportation vehicle at the determined arrival destination, a direction the identified public transportation vehicle is traveling, and stops of the identified public transportation vehicle on a route of the identified public transportation vehicle which are adjacent to the determined arrival destination. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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