SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING A BUS ROUTE FOR TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS
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1. ) A method of setting a bus route for a bus, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a global positioning system (GPS) device on the bus;
reading passenger data corresponding to a passenger from a passenger identification card and transmitting the passenger data to the GPS device;
matching the passenger data with a bus stop; and
generating a bus route with the GPS device based on the passenger data, wherein only bus stops that match passenger data are included in the bus route.
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Abstract
A method of setting a bus route for a bus includes the step of providing a global positioning system (GPS) device (100) on the bus (12), and reading passenger data corresponding to a passenger. The passenger data is read from a passenger identification card and transmitted to the GPS device (16). The method further includes the step of matching the passenger data with a bus stop (28), and generating a bus route with the GPS device (100) based on the passenger data (34). Only bus stops that match passenger data are included in the bus route (34).
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1. ) A method of setting a bus route for a bus, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a global positioning system (GPS) device on the bus; reading passenger data corresponding to a passenger from a passenger identification card and transmitting the passenger data to the GPS device; matching the passenger data with a bus stop; and generating a bus route with the GPS device based on the passenger data, wherein only bus stops that match passenger data are included in the bus route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. ) A method of setting a bus route for a bus, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a global positioning system (GPS) device on the bus; reading passenger data corresponding to a passenger and transmitting the passenger data from a passenger identification card to the GPS device, wherein the passenger data comprises at least one passenger address; designating the at least one passenger address as a bus stop; and generating a bus route with the GPS device based on the at least one passenger address, wherein all bus stops on the bus route are determined by the at least one passenger address. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. ) A system for setting a bus route for a bus, the system comprising:
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a passenger identification card containing passenger data corresponding to the passenger embarking the bus; a card reader for reading the passenger data from the passenger identification card; a global positioning system (GPS) device disposed on the bus for receiving the passenger data read by the card reader, wherein GPS device generates a bus route based on the passenger data, and wherein all bus stops on the bus route are determined by the passenger data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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