System and method for arranging a meeting time for a commuter with a transit system
First Claim
1. A method for arranging a meeting time for a commuter with a transit system, comprising:
- communicating the commuter'"'"'s travel path, an advance notification time, and a contact information to the transit system;
informing the commuter, via the commuter'"'"'s contact information, of an estimated arrival time for a transit vehicle in the transit system at a selected stop on the commuter'"'"'s travel path to enable the commuter to arrive at the selected stop based on the estimated arrival time;
notifying a transit vehicle driver when the commuter has arrived at the transit vehicle on the commuter'"'"'s travel path to enable the transit driver to proceed with the commuter on the transit vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and method for arranging a meeting time for a commuter with a transit system is disclosed. The method includes communicating the commuter'"'"'s travel path, advance notification time, and contact information to the transit system. The commuter is informed via the commuter'"'"'s contact information of an estimated arrival time for a transit vehicle in the transit system at a selected stop on the commuter'"'"'s travel path. This enables the commuter to arrive at the selected stop based on the estimated arrival time. A transit vehicle driver is notified when the commuter has arrived at the transit vehicle on the commuter'"'"'s travel path. The transit driver can then proceed with the commuter on the transit vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for arranging a meeting time for a commuter with a transit system, comprising:
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communicating the commuter'"'"'s travel path, an advance notification time, and a contact information to the transit system; informing the commuter, via the commuter'"'"'s contact information, of an estimated arrival time for a transit vehicle in the transit system at a selected stop on the commuter'"'"'s travel path to enable the commuter to arrive at the selected stop based on the estimated arrival time; notifying a transit vehicle driver when the commuter has arrived at the transit vehicle on the commuter'"'"'s travel path to enable the transit driver to proceed with the commuter on the transit vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for arranging a meeting time for a commuter with a transit system, comprising:
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a commuter communication device operable to communicate a commuter'"'"'s information comprising the commuter'"'"'s travel path, advance notification time, and contact information to an electronic reservation module; a transit communication module operable to communicate an estimated arrival time of a transit vehicle in the transit system at a selected stop on the commuter'"'"'s travel path to the commuter based on the commuter'"'"'s information; and a transit vehicle communication device operable to receive a communication from the commuter that the commuter is en route or has arrived at the transit vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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