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Granted Patent B2
US 8,723,685 · App. 13/334,218 · Granted May 13, 2014

Method and apparatus for providing public transportation service in a communication system

Inventors: Sung-Soo Moon (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Kyung-Jin Oh (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,723,685
App. No.
13/334,218
Granted
May 13, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing a public transportation service in a communication system includes transmitting a signal representing an existence of a passenger at a particular stop terminal, and transmitting a signal representing information on a number of vehicles at to the stop terminal for selection by a user.

Claims (37)

1. A method for providing a public transportation service in a user terminal, the method comprising:

transmitting a signal representing user existence to a stop terminal;

receiving a signal indicating a list of available vehicle from the stop terminal;

selecting a desired vehicle according to user's control; and

transmitting a signal representing information on a desired vehicle to the stop terminal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal indicating a list of available vehicle comprises at least one of a number of a bus passing a stop, a current position of the bus, an expected arrival time of the bus, at least one taxi positioned around the stop, a current position of the taxi, and availability of the at least one taxi.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user terminal and the stop terminal transmit and receive the signals using a Near Field Communication (NFC) function.

4. A method for providing a public transportation service in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, by the user terminal, a first signal representing a user existence to a stop terminal;

transmitting, by the stop terminal, a second signal indicating a list of available vehicle to the user terminal;

selecting, by the user terminal, a desired vehicle in a list of available vehicle according to user's control;

transmitting, by a user terminal, a third signal representing information on a desired vehicle to a stop terminal; and

transmitting, by the stop terminal, a fourth signal representing an existence of a passenger to the desired vehicle.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second signal indicating a list of available vehicle further comprises at least one of a bus passing the stop, a current position of the bus, an expected arrival time of the bus, at least one taxi positioned around the stop, a current position of the at least one taxi, and an availability of the at least one taxi.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second signal further comprises a location of a passenger.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the user terminal and the stop terminal communicates using a Near Field Communication (NFC) function.

8. A method for providing a public transportation service in a stop terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a signal representing a user existence from a user terminal;

transmitting a signal indicating a list of available vehicle to a user terminal;

receiving a signal representing information on a desired vehicle from the user terminal; and

transmitting a signal representing an existence of a passenger to a terminal of the desired vehicle.

9. A user terminal for providing a public transportation service, comprising:

a transceiver configured for transmitting and receiving a signal; and

a controller configured for controlling to transmit a signal representing user existence to a stop terminal through the transceiver, receive a signal indicating a list of available vehicle from the stop terminal, select a desired vehicle according to user's control and transmit a signal representing information on a desired vehicle to the stop terminal.

10. The user terminal of claim 9 , wherein the signal indicating a list of available vehicle comprises at least one of a number of a bus passing a stop, a current position of the bus, an expected arrival time of the bus, at least one taxi positioned around the stop, a current position of the taxi, and availability of taxi.

11. The user terminal of claim 9 , wherein the transceiver transmits and receives the signals with the stop terminal using a Near Field Communication (NFC) function.

12. A system for providing a public transportation service, comprising:

a user terminal transmitting a first signal representing information on a desired vehicle;

at least one vehicle terminal; and

a stop terminal receiving the first signal and transmitting a second signal representing an existence of a passenger to a terminal of desired vehicle and transmitting a second signal representing an existence of a passenger to the desired vehicle,

wherein the user terminal transmits a third signal representing an user existence to the stop terminal, receives a fourth signal indicating a list of available vehicle from the stop terminal, and selects the desired vehicle in a list of available vehicle according to user's control.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the fourth signal indicating a list of available vehicle further comprises at least one of a bus passing the stop, a current position of the bus, an expected arrival time of the bus, at least one taxi positioned around the stop, a current position of the taxi, and availability of the at least one taxi.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the second signal further comprises a location of a passenger.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the user terminal and the stop terminal communicates using a Near Field Communication (NFC) function.

16. A stop terminal for providing a public transportation service, comprising:

a transceiver configured for transmitting and receiving a signal; and

a controller configured for controlling a function for receiving a signal representing user existence from a user terminal through the transceiver, transmitting, in response, a signal indicating a list of available vehicle for selection by the user terminal; receiving information on a desired vehicle, from the user terminal, and transmitting a signal of informing the existence of a passenger to a terminal of the desired vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2011
From: MOON, SUNG-SOO; OH, KYUNG-JIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0027989 · Mar 29, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120249340A1 · Oct 4, 2012