Patent ID: 8138907
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A travel assistant device comprising: a sensor module to track the real-time location of a transit rider; a wireless communication module in communication with a transit information system, the transit information system providing the real-time location of a target transit vehicle to be ridden by transit rider to arrive to a predetermined destination location; the transit information system identifies to transit rider the target transit vehicle; and a notification module to deliver notifications to the transit rider; wherein the device: receives the real-time location of the target transit vehicle compares the real-time location of the transit rider transit real-time location of the target transit vehicle, and delivers a notifications to the notification module responsive to a deviation between the real-time location of the transit rider in relation to the real-time location of the target transit vehicle the rider should be on.