Patent ID: 9489704
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G06Q,G08G,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system for tracking a public transportation vehicle comprising: a reporting device implemented on the public transportation vehicle that transmits a signal comprising information regarding an identity of the public transportation vehicle; a receiving device implemented on a public transportation station that receives the signal from the reporting device and communicates the information regarding the identity of the public transportation vehicle and a time-stamp regarding an arrival of the public transportation vehicle at the public transportation station to an internet-enabled back-end server located remotely through the internet; and the internet-enabled back-end server that receives the communication from the reporting device and stores the identity of the public transportation vehicle and the time-stamp regarding the arrival of the public transportation vehicle at the public transportation station in a database of the back-end server, wherein the back-end server is configured to allow access of its database by an internet-enabled commuter device, and wherein the back-end server comprises a software-based application that facilities the commuter's access of the database, and wherein access of the database comprises both: (1) access to information on a particular vehicle of the public transportation system and (2) access to information of a particular station of the public transportation system.