Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140122190 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND SELECTION OF A RESOURCE AMONG AVAILABLE RESOURCES - Detecting whether a resource is available and facilitating the selection of a resource from a set of resources, some of which may be available or unavailable at any given time can be a challenge. One such resource is a suitable place to park a vehicle including automobile, motorcycle, and bicycle. Finding parking can be a significant challenge in population dense environments. Certain embodiments of the present invention are configured to assist users with quickly and efficiently finding a parking slot near his or her location or destination. The system may be configured to generate parking slot suggestions based on one or more of a wide range of individual or group preference criteria. Advantageously, facilitating quick and efficient parking reduces traffic congestion and pollution. | 05-01-2014 |
20140197967 | REAL-TIME VEHICLE SPACING CONTROL - In an embodiment, a system detects when vehicle bunching is about to occur or is already occurring within a given transit system. The system resolves the bunching using an event and tone based system which regulates the arrival and departure times of vehicles at vehicle stops. Also, an embodiment includes a method for receiving location information for a plurality of vehicles along a route, determining a relative distance between a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles and at least a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles as a function of the received location information, and generating an action signal for at least one of the plurality of vehicles located on the route, wherein the action signal is in response to the determined relative distance. | 07-17-2014 |
20140200805 | DEVIATION DETECTION IN MOBILE TRANSIT SYSTEMS - In one embodiment, a mobile device or a network device is configured to identify when a transit vehicle deviates from a transit path. The mobile device is configured to perform a positioning technique to generate data indicative of the location of a mobile device. Based on the location of the mobile device, a path is identified. The path is associated with an estimated path width based on the classification of the path and/or the accuracy of the positioning technique. A target route is calculated using the estimated path width. As the transit vehicle travels, the target route is compared to the location of the mobile device. If the mobile device and or transit vehicle deviates from the target route, a message is generated. The message may indicate that the transit vehicle is being re-routed and/or recommends the computation of a new path. | 07-17-2014 |
20140244154 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSIT MAPPING - A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for collecting and analyzing route to determine the routes of a transit system. One example method includes receiving GPS data from a plurality of buses or uses from along a transit roué, the discreet GPS reports organized into a set, generating a plurality of clusters, each cluster is comprised of a first GPS point from a first set and one or more subsequent GPS points, each subsequent GPS point from a different set, and wherein each subsequent GPS point is located within a predetermined distance of the first GPS point. The clusters are then connected to form a route polylines. Outliers, inaccuracies, and/or route endpoints may be pruned to improve accuracy and efficiency of the method. The method may also order the aggregated clusters using spatial and temporal data of the GPS reports to improve accuracy. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244326 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED SERVICE SCHEDULE DERIVATION AND UPDATING - A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for automatically determining or fine-tuning bus service schedules for bus stops along a route. One example method includes causing reception of GPS data from a plurality of buses or uses from along a transit route, the GPS data comprised of a plurality of location points and associated temporal data, aggregating the location data by route and direction to determine a trip count, causing reception of at least one bus stop location, partitioning the associated temporal data into a number of clusters in accordance with the trip count, calculating a mean arrival time at the at least one bust stop for each cluster, and generating, using a processor, at least one service schedule for the at least one bus stop, wherein the mean arrival time of each cluster represents the service schedule. | 08-28-2014 |
20140248900 | Structure Access Characteristics Determined from Mobile Unit Data - In an embodiment, a system receives mobile device data from a plurality of mobile devices. The system compares the mobile device data with cartographic data representing a structure and determines a structure access characteristic based on the comparison. The structure access characteristic may be the location of an entrance or exit to the structure. The structure access characteristic may also be a structure access type, a structure access status, a structure access schedule, or any other structure access characteristic. | 09-04-2014 |
20140288821 | Vehicle Arrival Prediction - A method and apparatus for predicting the arrival time of a transit vehicle at a transit stop of a transit route is presented. The arrival time is predicted using historical location information of a plurality of vehicles that have previously traveled the route, location information of several of the most recent vehicles that have arrived at the stop, and current location information of a particular vehicle currently traveling the route. Values such as average arrival times and arrival time errors or variances are determined from the historical and recent location data. These values are used with the current location information to predict the arrival time of the particular vehicle. | 09-25-2014 |
20140324748 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING SPATIAL PROPERTIES OF BUS STOPS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for automatically detecting specific locations, i.e. bus stops, stop lights, and/or traffic signals, based on received GPS reports. The method can also be adopted to detect the utilization of the specific locations along the route. One example method includes receiving GPS data from a plurality of buses from along a transit route, and utilizes a machine learning classification strategy that captures the mobility patterns of the GPS equipped buses, at specific locations. The method may then generate mini-clusters, each comprised of a first location point from a first route and one or more subsequent location points located within a predetermined distance of the first location point. The mobility patterns of the mini-clusters within larger clusters are represented as a normalized histogram where the bin values become classification features. A machine learning model is then utilized to determine a location of the specific locations. | 10-30-2014 |
20140365283 | Parking Payment Detection - In one embodiment, a mobile device (e.g., a smartphone) is utilized to determine whether a user has paid for parking. The mobile device collects sensor data that describes actions of a mobile device or actions of an automobile or of a driver of the automobile. The sensor data includes one or more of location data, acceleration data, rotational data, or audio data. Either the mobile device or a centralized server performs an analysis of the sensor data to determine data indicative of a pay status of the parking spot. The pay status indicates whether the user has likely paid for parking. The mobile device or the centralized server is configured to generate a message based on the data indicative of the pay status of the parking spot. | 12-11-2014 |
20150032367 | Route Verification from Wireless Networks - Determination of route completion from wireless network data is presented. A recording is performed of data associated with wireless devices while traveling. The recording is compared to an expected recording of data associated with wireless networks along a route. Execution of the route is then proven based on the comparison. | 01-29-2015 |
20150051832 | Deviation Detection in Mobile Transit Systems - In one embodiment, a mobile device or a network device is configured to identify when a transit vehicle deviates from a transit path. The mobile device is configured to perform a positioning technique to generate data indicative of the location of a mobile device. Based on the location of the mobile device, a path is identified. The path is associated with an estimated path width based on the classification of the path and/or the accuracy of the positioning technique. A target route is calculated using the estimated path width. As the transit vehicle travels, the target route is compared to the location of the mobile device. If the mobile device and or transit vehicle deviates from the target route, a message is generated. The message may indicate that the transit vehicle is being re-routed and/or recommends the computation of a new path. | 02-19-2015 |
20150066361 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING VEHICLES TO TRIPS - A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for matching a transit vehicle to a trip. An example method may comprise receiving probe data, the probe data comprising at least one of identity information, location information, or time information corresponding to the transit vehicle, causing placement of the probe data into a queue, wherein a placement in the queue is dependent on how much of the trip the transit vehicle has completed as indicated by the probe data, and causing assignment of the transit vehicle to a single candidate trip from among a set of candidate trips comprising a scheduled arrival time at a next closest stop closest to a calculated arrival time. | 03-05-2015 |