REAL-TIME PERSONAL DEVICE TRANSIT INFORMATION PRESENTMENT
First Claim
1. A method for providing personalized real-time travel information to a passenger of a transit system, comprising:
- a passenger providing a destination input to a programmable personal digital assistant carried by the passenger;
the personal digital assistant establishing a wireless communication with a wireless broadcast system of a transit system and uploading current routing and scheduling information relative to a present geographic location of the personal digital assistant through the wireless communication in response to the destination input;
the personal digital assistant processing the uploaded routing and scheduling information and presenting the processed routing and schedule information to the passenger as a function of the destination input and a passenger preference;
the personal digital assistant selecting and wirelessly locating a transport of the transit system in real-time in response to the destination input, the locating comprising communicating directly with the identified transport through a wireless communication;
the personal digital assistant alerting the passenger of a recommended boarding opportunity of the identified transport in response to wirelessly locating the identified transport relative to a location of the passenger through the wireless communication;
the personal digital assistant recognizing a boarding by the passenger of a transport of the transit system through spatially locating the personal digital assistant within the boarded transport through a wireless communication with the boarded transport;
the personal digital assistant confirming that the boarded transport is the identified recommended transport; and
the personal digital assistant communicating a disembark alert to the passenger in response to either of;
the confirming determining that the boarded transport is not the identified recommended transport and that a change in transport is necessary to reach the destination; and
the personal digital assistant determining an arrival at the destination by the boarded transport;
the communicating the disembark alert comprising configuring and presenting a disembark communication to the passenger as a function of the passenger preference.
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Abstract
Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices provide personalized, real-time travel information to a passenger of a transit system. A passenger provides a destination input to a programmable personal digital assistant, which establishes wireless communication with a wireless broadcast system of a transit system and uploads current routing and scheduling information, processing and presenting information to the passenger as a function of destination and passenger preference. The personal digital assistant also selects and wirelessly locates and communicates directly with the identified transport, alerts the passenger of a recommended boarding opportunity, recognizes a boarding by the passenger, confirms that a boarded transport is the recommended transport, and communicates a disembark alert to if the boarded transport is not the recommended transport or upon an arrival at a destination, the alert configured pursuant to the passenger preference.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing personalized real-time travel information to a passenger of a transit system, comprising:
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a passenger providing a destination input to a programmable personal digital assistant carried by the passenger; the personal digital assistant establishing a wireless communication with a wireless broadcast system of a transit system and uploading current routing and scheduling information relative to a present geographic location of the personal digital assistant through the wireless communication in response to the destination input; the personal digital assistant processing the uploaded routing and scheduling information and presenting the processed routing and schedule information to the passenger as a function of the destination input and a passenger preference; the personal digital assistant selecting and wirelessly locating a transport of the transit system in real-time in response to the destination input, the locating comprising communicating directly with the identified transport through a wireless communication; the personal digital assistant alerting the passenger of a recommended boarding opportunity of the identified transport in response to wirelessly locating the identified transport relative to a location of the passenger through the wireless communication; the personal digital assistant recognizing a boarding by the passenger of a transport of the transit system through spatially locating the personal digital assistant within the boarded transport through a wireless communication with the boarded transport; the personal digital assistant confirming that the boarded transport is the identified recommended transport; and the personal digital assistant communicating a disembark alert to the passenger in response to either of; the confirming determining that the boarded transport is not the identified recommended transport and that a change in transport is necessary to reach the destination; and the personal digital assistant determining an arrival at the destination by the boarded transport; the communicating the disembark alert comprising configuring and presenting a disembark communication to the passenger as a function of the passenger preference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A service for providing personalized real-time travel information to a passenger of a transit system, comprising:
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providing a programmable personal digital assistant to a passenger, the programmable personal digital assistant configured to; receive a destination input from the passenger; establish a wireless communication with a wireless broadcast system of a transit system and upload current routing and scheduling information relative to a present geographic location of the personal digital assistant through the wireless communication in response to the destination input; process the uploaded routing and scheduling information and present the processed routing and schedule information to the passenger as a function of the destination input and a passenger preference; select and wirelessly locate a transport of the transit system in real-time in response to the destination input by communicating directly with the identified transport through a wireless communication; alert the passenger of a recommended boarding opportunity of the identified transport in response to wirelessly locating the identified transport relative to a location of the passenger through the wireless communication; recognize a boarding by the passenger of a transport of the transit system through spatially locating the personal digital assistant within the boarded transport through a wireless communication with the boarded transport; confirm that the boarded transport is the identified recommended transport; and communicate a disembark alert to the passenger configured and presented as a function of the passenger preference in response to either of; determining that the boarded transport is not the identified recommended transport and that a change in transport is necessary to reach the destination; and determining an arrival at the destination by the boarded transport. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing personalized real-time travel information to a passenger of a transit system, comprising:
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producing computer executable program code; storing the code on a computer readable medium; and providing the program code to be deployed and executed on a programmable personal digital assistant, the program code comprising instructions which, when executed on the programmable personal digital assistant, cause the computer system to; receive a destination input from a passenger; establish a wireless communication with a wireless broadcast system of a transit system and upload current routing and scheduling information relative to a present geographic location of the personal digital assistant through the wireless communication in response to the destination input; process the uploaded routing and scheduling information and present the processed routing and schedule information to the passenger as a function of the destination input and a passenger preference; select and wirelessly locate a transport of the transit system in real-time in response to the destination input by communicating directly with the identified transport through a wireless communication; alert the passenger of a recommended boarding opportunity of the identified transport in response to wirelessly locating the identified transport relative to a location of the passenger through the wireless communication; recognize a boarding by the passenger of a transport of the transit system through spatially locating the personal digital assistant within the boarded transport through a wireless communication with the boarded transport; confirm that the boarded transport is the identified recommended transport; and communicate a disembark alert to the passenger configured and presented as a function of the passenger preference in response to either of; determining that the boarded transport is not the identified recommended transport and that a change in transport is necessary to reach the destination; and determining an arrival at the destination by the boarded transport. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A programmable device comprising:
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a processing means; a memory in communication with the processing means comprising a logic component; and a network interface in communication with the processing means and the memory; wherein the processing means is configured to; receive a destination input from a passenger; establish a wireless communication with a wireless broadcast system of a transit system and upload current routing and scheduling information relative to a present geographic location of the personal digital assistant through the wireless communication in response to the destination input; process the uploaded routing and scheduling information and present the processed routing and schedule information to the passenger as a function of the destination input and a passenger preference; select and wirelessly locate a transport of the transit system in real-time in response to the destination input by communicating directly with the identified transport through a wireless communication; alert the passenger of a recommended boarding opportunity of the identified transport in response to wirelessly locating the identified transport relative to a location of the passenger through the wireless communication; recognize a boarding by the passenger of a transport of the transit system through spatially locating the personal digital assistant within the boarded transport through a wireless communication with the boarded transport; confirm that the boarded transport is the identified recommended transport; and communicate a disembark alert to the passenger configured and presented as a function of the passenger preference in response to either of; determining that the boarded transport is not the identified recommended transport and that a change in transport is necessary to reach the destination; and determining an arrival at the destination by the boarded transport. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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