Systems and Methods For Tracking the Transportation of Passengers
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A system for tracking transportation of passengers the system comprising:
- a. a base station associated with a transportation vehicle;
b. a mobile device associated with a passenger of the transportation vehicle; and
c. a processor;
wherein the base station and the mobile device each include a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking unit, the base station GPS tracking unit configured to detect location data for the transportation vehicle and the mobile device GPS tracking unit configured to detect location data for the passenger;
wherein the base station and the mobile device are configured to transmit the transportation vehicle location data and the passenger location data to the processor, whereby the processor is configured to monitor a relative position of the passenger relative to the transportation vehicle; and
wherein the relative position of the passenger relative to the vehicle is used to determine information relating to at least one of;
(i) a start point for the passenger traveling via the transportation vehicle and (ii) an end point for the passenger traveling via the transportation vehicle.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Advantageous systems and methods are provided for tracking the transportation of passengers. In general, the systems and methods utilize GPS signals associated with each of a passenger and a transportation vehicle to determine at least one of: (i) a start point for the passenger traveling via the transportation vehicle and (ii) an end point for the passenger traveling via the transportation vehicle. The determination of the start and/or end points for the passenger traveling via the transportation vehicle may advantageously facilitate ticketing, e.g., by automatically validating/calculating trip cost, trip duration, trip distance, etc.
103 Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A system for tracking transportation of passengers the system comprising:
-
a. a base station associated with a transportation vehicle; b. a mobile device associated with a passenger of the transportation vehicle; and c. a processor; wherein the base station and the mobile device each include a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking unit, the base station GPS tracking unit configured to detect location data for the transportation vehicle and the mobile device GPS tracking unit configured to detect location data for the passenger; wherein the base station and the mobile device are configured to transmit the transportation vehicle location data and the passenger location data to the processor, whereby the processor is configured to monitor a relative position of the passenger relative to the transportation vehicle; and wherein the relative position of the passenger relative to the vehicle is used to determine information relating to at least one of;
(i) a start point for the passenger traveling via the transportation vehicle and (ii) an end point for the passenger traveling via the transportation vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
-
21. A method for tracking transportation of passengers the method comprising:
-
a. using a mobile device, associated with a passenger and including a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking unit, to detect location data for the passenger; b. using a base station, associated with a transportation vehicle and including a GPS tracking unit, to detect location data for the transportation vehicle; c. transmitting the passenger location data and the transportation vehicle location data to a processor; d. using the passenger location data and the transportation vehicle location data to monitor a relative position of the passenger relative to the transportation vehicle; and e. using the relative position of the passenger relative to the vehicle to determine information relating to at least one of;
(i) a start point for the passenger traveling via the transportation vehicle and (ii) an end point for the passenger traveling via the transportation vehicle.
-
Specification