IP Library Granted Patent US 10,733,888
Granted Patent B2
US 10,733,888 · App. 16/019,920 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

Adjusting vehicle timing in a transportation network

Inventors: Tobias Ephraim Dannat (Zurich, CH); Andreas Kuehmichel (Mainz, DE); Tim Scheideler (Helsinki, FI); Matthias Seul (Kassel, DE); Thomas Allen Snellgrove (Littleton, MA)
Assignee: Quartz Auto Technologies LLC
G08G1/123B60K35/00G01C21/3492G06Q10/047G06Q50/30G08G1/00G08G1/20
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Patent No.
US 10,733,888
App. No.
16/019,920
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: obtaining passenger information of one or more passenger traveling within a transportation network; and providing one or more output based on a processing of the passenger information.

Claims (30)

1. A method comprising:

obtaining, by one or more processor, passenger information of one or more passenger traveling within a transportation network, wherein the passenger information includes passenger location information; and

providing, by the one or more processor, an output based on a processing of the passenger information, wherein the processing includes determining a cumulative wait time, and determining an adapted timetable using the cumulative wait time, wherein the output includes the adapted timetable, the adapted timetable having one or more adjusted vehicle timing, and wherein the output is transmitted to a computing node.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing includes determining one or more flow matrix, and using the one or more flow matrix to determine the cumulative wait time.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the cumulative wait time includes determining cumulative wait time of passengers through one or more interchange station of the transportation network.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method includes transmitting the adjusted timetable to a machine vehicle operator.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adapted timetable specifies one or more of the following selected from the group consisting of (a) adjusted vehicle departure times and (b) adjusted vehicle speeds.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing an output includes specifying a delayed departure time for one or more vehicle of the transportation network to reduce a cumulative wait time for passengers of the transportation network.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusted timetable specifies a schedule of departures of vehicles of the transportation network, and wherein the method includes presenting the adapted timetable to vehicle operators and passengers of the transportation network.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusted timetable specifies a schedule of departures of vehicles of the transportation network, wherein the method includes transmitting the adapted timetable to computing nodes of vehicle operators and wherein the method includes transmitting the adapted timetable to computing nodes of vehicle operators of the transportation network.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the output includes information recommending a change to a passenger trajectory, and wherein the output is transmitted to a computing node of a passenger.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method includes tracking a route of a certain passenger through the transportation network during a trip of the certain passenger, and based on the determining the cumulative wait time, transmitting, during the trip, to a passenger computing node of the certain passenger a recommendation to change the certain passenger's route through the transportation network.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the output is transmitted to a computing node of a vehicle operator of the transportation network.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the output is an output to adjust a timing of one or more vehicle of the transportation network.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the passenger location information includes passenger location information of a plurality of passengers and wherein the passenger information includes passenger trajectory information.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing includes processing to determine the adapted timetable for providing a reduced cumulative wait time.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the output is based on a processing of vehicle information.

16. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage device readable by one or more processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by one or more processor for performing a method comprising:

obtaining passenger information of one or more passenger traveling within a transportation network, wherein the passenger information includes passenger location information; and

providing an output based on a processing of the passenger information, wherein the processing includes determining a cumulative wait time, and determining an adapted timetable using the cumulative wait time, wherein the output includes the adapted timetable, the adapted timetable having one or more adjusted vehicle timing, and wherein the output is transmitted to a computing node.

17. A system comprising:

a memory;

one or more processor in communication with the memory; and

program instructions executable by the one or more processor via the memory to perform a method, the method comprising:

obtaining passenger information of one or more passenger traveling within a transportation network, wherein the passenger information includes passenger location information; and

providing an output based on a processing of the passenger information, wherein the processing includes determining a cumulative wait time, and determining an adapted timetable using the cumulative wait time, wherein the output includes the adapted timetable, the adapted timetable having one or more adjusted vehicle timing, and wherein the output is transmitted to a computing node.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the providing an output includes specifying a delayed departure time for one or more vehicle of the transportation network to reduce a cumulative wait time for passengers of the transportation network.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein adjusted timetable specifies a schedule of departures of vehicles of the transportation network, wherein the method includes transmitting the adapted timetable to computing nodes of vehicle operators and wherein the method includes transmitting the adapted timetable to computing nodes of vehicle operators of the transportation network.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the method includes tracking a certain passenger's route through the transportation network during a trip of the certain passenger, and based on the determining the cumulative wait time, transmitting during the trip to a passenger computing node of the certain passenger a recommendation to change the certain passenger's route through the transportation network.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2020
From: SLINGSHOT IOT LLC
To: QUARTZ AUTO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 051808/0122 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2020
From: DAEDALUS GROUP, LLC
To: SLINGSHOT IOT LLC
Reel/Frame 051733/0463 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2020
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: DAEDALUS GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 051710/0445 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2019
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: DAEDALUS GROUP LLC
Reel/Frame 051032/0784 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATES, WHICH HAS THE MONTH AND DAY REVERSED PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 046213 FRAME 0729. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jul 22, 2019
From: DANNAT, TOBIAS EPHRAIM; KUEHMICHEL, ANDREAS, DR.; SCHEIDELER, TIM; SEUL, MATTHIAS; SNELLGROVE, THOMAS ALLEN
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049823/0421 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2018
From: DANNAT, TOBIAS EPHRAIM; KUEHMICHEL, ANDREAS, DR.; SCHEIDELER, TIM; SEUL, MATTHIAS; SNELLGROVE, THOMAS ALLEN
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046213/0729 →