System and method of optimizing a fixed-route transit network
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1. A method of optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising the steps of:
- a) permitting a vehicle providing service on said fixed route to make deviations from said fixed route based on passenger requests;
b) tracking said deviations and number of said passenger requests corresponding to each deviation including times associated with said passenger requests;
c) submitting information from said tracking step b) into a decision-making algorithm; and
d) modifying said fixed route to include new stops based on results from said decision-making algorithm, with any modifications taking place during defined time periods based on times tracked in said tracking step.
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According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method of optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising the steps of: a) permitting a vehicle providing service on the fixed route to make deviations from the fixed route based on passenger requests; b) tracking the deviations and number of passenger requests corresponding to each deviation; c) submitting information from tracking step b) into a decision-making algorithm; and d) modifying the fixed route to include new stops based on results from the decision-making algorithm, as well as a system for implementing this method.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising the steps of:
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a) permitting a vehicle providing service on said fixed route to make deviations from said fixed route based on passenger requests; b) tracking said deviations and number of said passenger requests corresponding to each deviation including times associated with said passenger requests; c) submitting information from said tracking step b) into a decision-making algorithm; and d) modifying said fixed route to include new stops based on results from said decision-making algorithm, with any modifications taking place during defined time periods based on times tracked in said tracking step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising the steps of:
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a) permitting a vehicle providing service on said fixed route to make deviations from said fixed route based on passenger requests while riding said vehicle, said deviations including changes in stop locations and changes in course along said fixed route; b) tracking said deviations and number of said passenger requests corresponding to each deviation, including times associated with said passenger requests; c) submitting information from said tracking step b) into a decision-making algorithm; and d) modifying said fixed route to include changes to stop locations and changes in said course of said fixed route based on results from said decision-making algorithm, with any modifications taking place during defined time periods based on times tracked in said tracking step.
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10. A system for optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising:
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a) a database containing information concerning passenger requests while riding a vehicle in the transit network for deviations on fixed transit routes, including times associated with said passenger requests, and number of said passenger requests corresponding to each deviation; b) a data processing unit for analyzing said information with respect to one of said fixed transit routes and determining which modifications, if any, are to be made to said one of said fixed transit routes, including defined time periods when any modifications are made, based on said associated times in said database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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