Informed Traveler Program and Application
First Claim
1. A method of informed, multi-modal travel from one or more potential routes to a defined destination, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) using real-time travel-related data relative to one or more inputs of present traffic flow, emergency events, special community events, weather, historic traffic-affecting trends, and parking conditions at an Informed traveler'"'"'s destination;
(b) providing at least one output of said using Step (a) to a historical database;
(c) generating a spatial analysis of real-time traffic flow and other transit data;
(d) applying predictive and analytic models having rule-based constraints to selective outputs of said Step (a) and said Step (c);
(e) confirming authorized users of the present method by identity confirmation and management thereof; and
(f) providing user and management wireless access portals to the informed traveler.
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Abstract
A method of informed, multi-modal travel from one or more potential routes to a defined destination includes using real-time travel-related data relative to one or more inputs of present traffic flow, emergency events, special community events, weather, historic traffic-affecting trends, and parking conditions at an informed traveler'"'"'s destination; providing at least one output of using an historical database of the above real time data; generating a spatial analysis of real-time traffic flow and other traffic data; applying predictive and analytic models having rule-based constraints to selective outputs of said steps; providing guidance as to time allowed for and directions to make intermodal transfers; accounting for personal and medical information supplied by the traveler; confirming authorized users by identity confirmation and management; and providing user and management wireless access portals to the informed traveler.
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1. A method of informed, multi-modal travel from one or more potential routes to a defined destination, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) using real-time travel-related data relative to one or more inputs of present traffic flow, emergency events, special community events, weather, historic traffic-affecting trends, and parking conditions at an Informed traveler'"'"'s destination; (b) providing at least one output of said using Step (a) to a historical database; (c) generating a spatial analysis of real-time traffic flow and other transit data; (d) applying predictive and analytic models having rule-based constraints to selective outputs of said Step (a) and said Step (c); (e) confirming authorized users of the present method by identity confirmation and management thereof; and (f) providing user and management wireless access portals to the informed traveler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing traveler guidance to a pre-determined destination in a multi-modal transit network, the method comprising:
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(a) establishing a database including a matrix of daily routes of category A trains, inclusive of times of day at each station or stop thereof, said stations or stops within a commutable distance of said pre-determined destination, said trains including any mode of passenger trains and fixed-guideway transit; (b) establishing a database including a matrix of daily routes of category B trains and category B express buses having routes that include a station or transfer point of intersection within the route of at least one of said category A trains, the stops and stations of said category B trains and express buses within said commutable distance of said destination; (c) establishing a database including a matrix of daily routes of local buses or community transit vehicles C within said commutable distance of said destination, at least one of said routes having a stop, station or transfer point of intersection with at least one of the routes of said trains of category A or trains and express buses of Category B; (d) monitoring traffic conditions upon major road arteries within said commutable distance of said destination; (e) monitoring events of actual and prospective vehicle congestion, by sector, upon said major arteries within said commutable distance, and generating wireless alerts to travelers when definable actual or prospective vehicle congestion occurs; and (f) generating, for use by actual and prospective enroute travelers on said major arteries, suggestions of alternative routing by transferring to a train station of said category A or category B trains or express bus stations to identify the best train or express bus route to said destination, by electronically overlaying or querying said matrices of said databases regarding the schedules of category A trains, category B trains or express buses, and said local buses or community transit vehicles C, to determine stops or stations thereof in the vicinity of the traveler upon the said major artery, permitting the traveler, should he wish, to park his vehicle and, within a user acceptable timeframe, board a train or bus and, as necessary, thereafter board a second train or express bus to more efficiently reach the pre-determined destination. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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