Vehicle information systems and methods
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1. A method of providing transportation-related information, comprising:
- receiving location information indicative of a group of passenger-carried wireless telephone devices on board a mass transit vehicle selected from a group consisting of a bus, a train, and an airplane;
generating mass transit vehicle schedule information based at least in part on the location information indicative of the passenger-carried wireless telephone devices on board the mass transit vehicle; and
transmitting data relating to the mass transit vehicle schedule information to a remote device in response to a user request.
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Abstract
In some of the embodiments described herein, a vehicle information system may be used to generate route map information, schedule information, estimated time of arrival information, or the like based upon location information received from passenger-carried or cargo-carried wireless devices, such as passengers'"'"' cellular phones. In such circumstances, a remote device (e.g., a display device at a vehicle station, a network-connected personal computer, or a cellular phone of a person who might board a mass transit vehicle) may access the route map information, schedule information, and other information related to one or more mass transit vehicles.
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1. A method of providing transportation-related information, comprising:
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receiving location information indicative of a group of passenger-carried wireless telephone devices on board a mass transit vehicle selected from a group consisting of a bus, a train, and an airplane; generating mass transit vehicle schedule information based at least in part on the location information indicative of the passenger-carried wireless telephone devices on board the mass transit vehicle; and transmitting data relating to the mass transit vehicle schedule information to a remote device in response to a user request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of tracking the travel of a mass transit vehicle, comprising:
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receiving location information associated with a plurality of wireless devices carried by passengers or cargo of a mass transit vehicle; aggregating the location information over a period of time so that the location information represents a plurality of locations of the mass transit vehicle; and generating vehicle path data that substantially includes the plurality of locations. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for providing transportation-related information, comprising:
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an interface to receive location information indicative of a plurality of wireless devices carried by passengers or cargo on board a mass transit vehicle selected from a group consisting of a bus, a train, and an airplane; and means for generating schedule information associated with the mass transit vehicle based at least in part on the location information indicative of the plurality of wireless devices carried by passengers or cargo on board the mass transit vehicle, wherein, in response to a request from a remote device, the interface transmits data relating to the schedule information to the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A system for providing transportation-related information, comprising:
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an interface to receive location information indicative of a plurality of wireless devices carried by passengers or cargo on board a mass transit vehicle selected from a group consisting of a bus, a train, and an airplane; a schedule generator in communication with the interface to determine schedule information related to a future location of the mass transit vehicle; and a report generator to receive information from the schedule generator and to provide schedule information to a remote device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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