METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPERVISED DISEMBARKING OF PASSENGERS FROM A BUS
First Claim
1. A method of accounting for passengers on a bus having a location sensing receiver and at least one exit from which passengers can exit to disembark, the method comprising:
- associating a passenger token with a passenger that uniquely identifies that passenger;
storing in a memory of a computer a travel route for the bus and a list of passenger exit locations along the route;
matching each passenger with at least one exit location along the travel route in the computer memory;
sensing a current location of the bus as the bus travels along the route with the location sensing receiver;
reading the passenger token with an electronic token reading machine when the passenger attempts to exit the bus;
comparing the current bus location as determined by the location sensing element with the list of exit locations when the passenger token is read as the passenger attempts to exit the bus; and
signaling an improper passenger exit to a driver of the bus by outputting an improper exit alert when the passenger has his token read in an attempt to exit at a stop for which he is not matched in the computer memory.
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Abstract
System and method for collecting object identification data from a plurality of objects that interact with a vehicle during operation of the vehicle, where the vehicle interacts with specific objects at specific geographical positions. An identification sensor is coupled to a geographical position sensor, and whenever an object is identified a record is generated, the record including the identification of the object, the position of the vehicle when the interaction between the object and the vehicle occurs, and the time of the interaction. Exemplary objects include passengers, containers, and documents. Exemplary interactions include loading/unloading an object from the vehicle, boarding a passenger, unloading a passenger, transferring a bulk material from the vehicle into a specific container, and/or transferring a bulk material from a specific container to the vehicle. The record may also include additional data about a parameter of the object (such as the object'"'"'s weight, volume, or temperature).
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20 Claims
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1. A method of accounting for passengers on a bus having a location sensing receiver and at least one exit from which passengers can exit to disembark, the method comprising:
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associating a passenger token with a passenger that uniquely identifies that passenger; storing in a memory of a computer a travel route for the bus and a list of passenger exit locations along the route; matching each passenger with at least one exit location along the travel route in the computer memory; sensing a current location of the bus as the bus travels along the route with the location sensing receiver; reading the passenger token with an electronic token reading machine when the passenger attempts to exit the bus; comparing the current bus location as determined by the location sensing element with the list of exit locations when the passenger token is read as the passenger attempts to exit the bus; and signaling an improper passenger exit to a driver of the bus by outputting an improper exit alert when the passenger has his token read in an attempt to exit at a stop for which he is not matched in the computer memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system of accounting for passengers on a bus equipped with a location sensing receiver and having a set of exits and that has a regular route, in which each passenger has a predesignated stop to disembark:
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a set of machine readable tokens, a token in the possession of each passenger; a token reading machine at each exit; a computer having a computer memory, the memory having a list of stop locations and a list matching each passenger with a stop location; a signaling device, responsive to the computer and capable of signaling a proper passenger exit and an improper passenger exit; and wherein the computer compares location information from the location sensing receiver with the set of stops to determine when the bus is at each stop and causes the signaling device to signal a proper passenger exit when a passenger has his token read at a stop for which he is matched in the computer memory and signal an improper passenger exit when the passenger has his token read at a stop for which he is not matched in the computer memory. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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