System and Method for Storing Performance Data in a Transit Organization

• US 20110161380A1
• Filed: 12/22/2010
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trapeze Software ULC (Constellation Software Incorporated), Trapeze Software Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trapeze Software Inc.
• Inventors: DODDS, Matthew, KEAVENY, Ian Terence
• Granted Patent: US 8,577,935 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/812
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

The present invention relates to systems and methods for storing performance data in a transit organization. Sets of performance data for runs over a plurality of routes are stored. The routes are divided into links. Associations between the sets of performance data and the links are also stored.

Claims

1. A method for storing performance data in a transit organization using a computer system, comprising:

storing a plurality of sets of performance data for runs over a plurality of routes, said routes being divided into links; and

associating each of said sets of performance data with a particular one of said links.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said storing comprises:

storing global positioning system (“

GPS”

) coordinates associated with each of the sets of performance data;

and wherein said associating comprises;

associating each of said sets of performance data with said particular one of said links using said GPS coordinates.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said GPS coordinates correspond to a position of a vehicle at one of a start and an end of a time interval during which said set of performance data was collected.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said associating comprises:

determining which of said links said set of performance data corresponds to based on the relation between said GPS coordinates for said set of performance data and GPS coordinates for nodes that define said links.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said storing comprises:

storing distance information for each of said sets of performance data;

and wherein said associating comprises;

attributing said sets of performance data to said links at least partially based on said distance information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said sets of performance data identify a vehicle type from which said performance data was collected.

7. A method for storing performance data in a transit organization using a computer system, comprising:

storing sets of performance data for runs over a plurality of routes, said routes being divided into links; and

storing associations between said sets of performance data and said links.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said storing comprises:

storing global positioning system (“

GPS”

) coordinates associated with each of the sets of performance data;

and further comprising, prior to said storing associations;

determining said associations using said GPS coordinates.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said GPS coordinates correspond to a position of a vehicle at one of a start and an end of a time interval during which said set of performance data was collected.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said determining comprises:

determining which of said links said set of performance data corresponds to based on the relation between said GPS coordinates for said set of performance data and GPS coordinates for nodes that define said links.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein said storing comprises:

storing distance information for each of said sets of performance data;

and further comprising, before said storing associations;

determining said associations between said sets of performance data and said links at least partially based on said distance information.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein said sets of performance data identify a vehicle type from which said performance data was collected.

13. A method for storing performance data in a transit organization using a computer system, comprising:

registering performance data for a plurality of runs over a plurality of routes divided into links; and

storing said performance data and associations between said performance data and said links.

14. A method for storing performance data in a transit organization using a computer system, comprising:

storing a plurality of sets of performance data for runs over routes divided into links, said sets of performance data including an identifier identifying said links over which said sets of performance data were collected.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

associating said sets of performance data with said links.

16. A system for storing performance data in a transit organization, comprising:

a database storing a plurality of sets of performance data for runs over a plurality of routes, said routes being divided into links, and storing associations between said sets of performance data and said links.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said sets of performance data include a vehicle type.

18. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

an association module determining said associations between said sets of performance data and said links.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said sets of performance data include GPS coordinates, and wherein said association module determines said associations using said GPS coordinates.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said association module compares said GPS coordinates for said sets of performance data to GPS coordinates for nodes that define said links to determine said associations.

21. A system for storing performance data in a transit organization, comprising:

a database storing a plurality of sets of performance data for runs over routes divided into links, said sets of performance data including an identifier identifying said links over which said sets of performance data were collected.