DYNAMIC BUS DISPATCHING AND LABOR ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of performing dynamic passenger-transport vehicle dispatching and dynamic labor assignments, comprising:
- running a transportation services module with a processor on a computer system;
at the computer system, receiving current location information for a plurality of vehicles adapted for carrying passengers;
with the transportation services module, determining a route completion time period for each of the vehicles; and
with the transportation service module, generating a dispatch schedule for each of the vehicles based on the route completion time periods.
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Abstract
A method of dynamic bus dispatching and labor assignments based on real time vehicle and passenger data. The method includes running a transportation services module on a computer of a dispatch command center. The method includes receiving, at the computer system, current location information for a plurality of buses. The transportation services module determines a route completion time period for the vehicles and then generates a dispatch schedule for each of the vehicles based on the determined route completions. The dispatch schedules are transmitted to the buses and displayed on a monitor to the bus driver, thereby allowing real time or dynamic updating of dispatching based on collected location information. The method also includes determining and reporting a set of labor assignments for drivers of the buses based on the current location information, the route completion time periods, and break and shift information associated with each of the drivers.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of performing dynamic passenger-transport vehicle dispatching and dynamic labor assignments, comprising:
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running a transportation services module with a processor on a computer system; at the computer system, receiving current location information for a plurality of vehicles adapted for carrying passengers; with the transportation services module, determining a route completion time period for each of the vehicles; and with the transportation service module, generating a dispatch schedule for each of the vehicles based on the route completion time periods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A transportation system, comprising:
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a plurality of buses; an automatic passenger counter positioned on each of the buses; a vehicle location mechanism positioned on each of the buses; and a deployment system in wireless communication with the buses receiving count data from the buses from the automatic passenger counters and location information from the vehicle location mechanisms, wherein the deployment system inputs the count data and the location information into a network flow model in memory and, based on the network flow model generates and transmits dispatch schedule information for the buses. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-based method for dynamically dispatching passenger-carrying vehicles and drivers for the vehicles on routes of a transportation system, comprising:
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providing a dispatching system with a processor running a dispatch and driver assignment tool and with data storage storing a network flow model modeling the routes of the transportation system; operating the dispatching system to receive location information from a plurality of the vehicles traveling the routes; with the dispatch and driver assignment tool, solving the network flow model using the received location information; and with the dispatch and driver assignment tool, generating a dispatch schedule for the vehicles based on the solved network flow model. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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