METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING AN ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL BASED ON INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESTINATION

• US 20180058872A1
• Filed: 11/28/2016
• Published: 03/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bennett Jackson, Natnael S. Berhe, Tamerat S. Berhe
• Original Assignee: Bennett Jackson, Natnael S. Berhe, Tamerat S. Berhe
• Inventors: Berhe, Tamerat S., Jackson, Bennett, Berhe, Natnael S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,903,730 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3492 employing speed data or traffic data, e.g. real-time or historical traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3626 Details of the output of route guidance instructions traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods for transmitting a selected route of travel associated with a user equipment to allow the user of the user equipment to arrive at the destination location on time, where the route is based on a determined departure time for a predetermined arrival time at a selected destination location. Additionally, the determination is based on the current location of the user equipment and real-time data pertaining to the selected destination location, where the real-time data comprises detected changes in surrounding environments at the selected destination location.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a processor and addressable memory, the addressable memory comprising a set of one or more rules, wherein the device is in communication with a plurality of detection equipment embedded in a set of line posts and having a transmitter, and a user equipment having a processor and addressable memory, wherein the processor of the device is configured to;

receive, from the plurality of detection equipment at a selected destination location, real-time data pertaining to the selected destination location requiring a traversal time to traverse a path at the selected destination to arrive at a specified area within the selected destination location, wherein the real-time data comprises detected changes in surrounding environments at the selected destination location to determine a length of local traversal time within the selected destination location, the determination based on the plurality of detection equipment embedded in the set of line posts reading line data to monitor the traversal time;

select a route of travel from a departure location to the selected destination location, based on live traffic info associated with the selected departure location to the destination location, and the live traffic info being received as real-time data;

determine a departure time for a predetermined arrival time at the specified area within the selected destination location, wherein the determination is based on the selected route of travel from the selected departure location to the selected destination location, and the determined length of local traversal time within the selected destination location; and

transmit, to the user equipment, the determined departure time for the predetermined arrival time and the selected route of travel associated with the user equipment, thereby allowing the user of the user equipment to depart from the selected departure location at a specified time in order to arrive at the selected destination location at the predetermined arrival time.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the device is further configured to determine a departure time for a predetermined arrival time based on prediction data associated with the selected destination location.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein the prediction data comprises previously collected real-time data and is received by the device on a continual basis.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein the real-time data and the previously collected real-time data are length of traversal time information related to how fast a line is moving at the specified area within the selected destination location and at what rate the line was growing at the specified area within the selected destination location.

5. The device of claim 4 wherein the real-time data is traversal information for the selected destination location and wherein the prediction data is traversal information previously collected for the selected destination location.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein the real-time data is collected from a plurality of other user equipment present at the selected destination location showing a rate of movement in traversing the path at the selected destination location.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein the plurality of detection equipment are a set of one or more sensors.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein the detected changes in surrounding environments at the selected destination location is based on data received from the set of one or more sensors.

9. The device of claim 8 wherein the detected changes in surrounding environments at the selected destination location is further based on a flow of movement tracked by the set of one or more sensors for a group of line posts within the specified area.

10. The device of claim 9 wherein the device is further configured to determine line wait time information via the line data associated with a scaling factor.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein the line wait time information is further based on historical information associated with the specified area, the historical information comprising at least one of:

number of staff working during that time, how fast the particular staff works, and how crowded the lines are during that time.

12. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor and addressable memory, from a plurality of detection equipment embedded in a set of line posts, real-time data pertaining to a selected destination location requiring a traversal time to traverse a path at the selected destination to arrive at a specified area within the selected destination location, wherein the real-time data comprises detected changes in surrounding environments at the selected destination location to determine a length of local traversal time within the selected destination location, the determination based on the plurality of detection equipment embedded in the set of line posts reading line data to monitor the traversal time;

selecting, by the computing device, a route of travel from a selected departure location to the selected destination location, based on live traffic info associated with the selected departure location, and the live traffic info being received as real-time data;

determining, by the computing device, a departure time for a predetermined arrival time at the specified area within the selected destination location, wherein the determination is based on the selected route of travel from the selected departure location to the selected destination location, and to the selected destination location, and the determined length of local traversal time within the selected destination location; and

transmitting, by the computing device to the user equipment, the determined departure time for the predetermined arrival time and the selected route of travel associated with the user equipment, thereby allowing the user of the user equipment to depart from the selected departure location at a specified time in order to arrive at the selected destination location at the predetermined arrival time.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein determining a departure time for a predetermined arrival time is further based on prediction data associated with the selected destination location.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the prediction data comprises previously collected real-time data and is received by the computing device on a continual basis.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the real-time data and the previously collected real-time data are length of traversal time information related to how fast a line is moving at the specified area within the selected destination location and at what rate the line was growing at the specified area within the selected destination location.

16. The device of claim 15 wherein the real-time data is traversal information for the selected destination location and wherein the prediction data is traversal information previously collected for the selected destination location.

17. A system comprising a computing device comprising a processor and addressable memory, a user equipment, and a plurality of detection equipment embedded in a set of line posts and having a transmitter and a user equipment having a processor and addressable memory;

wherein the plurality of detection equipment embedded in the set of line posts are configured to;

send real-time data pertaining to a selected destination location, wherein the real-time data comprises detected changes in surrounding environments at the selected destination location to determine a length of local traversal time within the selected destination location, the determination based on the plurality of detection equipment embedded in the set of line posts reading line data to monitor the traversal time;

wherein the computing device is configured to;

receive, from the plurality of detection equipment, real-time data pertaining to a selected destination location, wherein the real-time data comprises detected changes in surrounding environments at the selected destination location associated with length of traversal time;

select a route of travel from a departure location to the selected destination location, based on live traffic info associated with a selected departure location, and live traffic info associated with the selected departure location to the destination location, and the live traffic info being received as real-time data;

determine a departure time for a predetermined arrival time at the specified area within the selected destination location, wherein the determination is based on the selected route of travel from the selected departure location to the selected destination location, and the determined length of local traversal time within the selected destination location; and

transmit, to the user equipment, the determined departure time for the predetermined arrival time and the selected route of travel associated with the user equipment; and

wherein the user equipment is configured to;

receive, from the computing device via a push notification, the determined departure time for the predetermined arrival time and the selected route of travel associated with the user equipment, thereby allowing the user of the user equipment to depart from the selected departure location at a specified time in order to arrive at the selected destination location at the predetermined arrival time.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the computing device is further configured to determine a departure time for a predetermined arrival time based on prediction data associated with the selected destination location.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the prediction data comprises previously collected real-time data and is received by the computing device on a continual basis from the plurality of detection equipment.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the real-time data and the previously collected real-time data are length of traversal time information related to how fast a line is moving and at what rate the line was growing, wherein the real-time data is traversal information for the selected destination location and wherein the prediction data is traversal information previously collected for the selected destination location.