METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE ON THE PRESENCE OF PASSENGERS
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method, system and computer program for providing information to transportation vehicles on the presence of passengers who want to travel to a particular destination. The method in each communication system at stops, comprises the steps of:
- receiving a request from a passenger to board a vehicle at the stop for a particular destination;
- identifying an approaching vehicle going to said particular destination and which would stop at the stop;
- forwarding said request to board to the identified vehicle;
- receiving a confirmation from the vehicle informing that said vehicle will stop at the stop to board the passenger;
- forwarding to the passenger the confirmation received from the vehicle in response to the request to board.
The method in each vehicle comprises the steps of: - receiving one or a plurality of requests to board, each request to board corresponding to a request of a passenger to board the vehicle at a specified stop to go to a particular destination;
for each request to board: - sending back a confirmation either that the vehicle will stop at the stop specified in the request or that the vehicle will not stop at the stop specified in the request;
for each stop: - determining whether or not a confirmation to stop has been sent back;
- if no confirmation to stop has been sent back, determining an optimized route to the next stop where at least a confirmation to stop has already been sent back.
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22. A method, in a communication system associated with a vehicle stop, comprising:
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receiving a request from a passenger to board a vehicle at the stop for a particular destination; identifying an approaching vehicle going to the particular destination and which would stop on request at the stop; forwarding the request to board to the identified vehicle; receiving a confirmation from the vehicle informing that the vehicle will stop at the stop to board the passenger; and forwarding to the passenger the confirmation received from the vehicle in response to the request to board. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A communication system associated with a vehicle stop, comprising:
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a system for receiving a request from a passenger to board a vehicle at the stop for a particular destination; a system for identifying an approaching vehicle going to the particular destination and which would stop on request at the stop; a system for forwarding the request to board to the identified vehicle; a system for receiving a confirmation from the vehicle informing that the vehicle will stop at the stop to board the passenger; and a system for forwarding to the passenger the confirmation received from the vehicle in response to the request to board.
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33. A method in a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving at least one request to board, each request to board corresponding to a request of a passenger to board the vehicle at a specified stop to go to a particular destination; for each request to board; sending back a confirmation either that the vehicle will stop at the stop specified in the request or that the vehicle will not stop at the stop specified in the request; for each stop; determining whether or not a confirmation to stop has been sent back; and if no confirmation to stop has been sent back, determining an optimized route to a next stop where at least a confirmation to stop has already been sent back. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system in a vehicle, comprising:
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a system for receiving at least one request to board, each request to board corresponding to a request of a passenger to board the vehicle at a specified stop to go to a particular destination; a system for sending back a confirmation, for each request to board, either that the vehicle will stop at the stop specified in the request or that the vehicle will not stop at the stop specified in the request; and a system for determining, for each stop, whether or not a confirmation to stop has been sent back; and a system for determining, if no confirmation to stop has been sent back, an optimized route to a next stop where at least a confirmation to stop has already been sent back.
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