Patent ID: 9098995
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B61L,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method of updating an end-user with respect to a scheduled transport, the method comprising: receiving, in a server, a first request for a first progression update for the scheduled transport from a first user device on or at the scheduled transport, the first request including data indicating a current position of the scheduled transport; in response to receiving the first request, determining, by the server, the current position of the scheduled transport based on the data indicating the current position of the scheduled transport in the first request; querying, by the server, a detailed reference schedule database for an expected time for the scheduled transport to be in the current position; determining, by the server and based on the current position of the scheduled transport, a first time difference between a real-time the scheduled transport is in the current position and the expected time for the scheduled transport to be in the current position; returning, by the server, the first progression update to the first user device, the first progression update including the first time difference determined by the server; storing, by the server, the first time difference and the current position of the scheduled transport as a time-stamped entry in a logbook database; receiving, in the server, a second request for a second progression update from a second user device; in response to receiving the second request, querying, by the server, the logbook database for the first time difference; determining, by the server, a second time difference between the real-time the scheduled transport is in the current position and the expected time the scheduled transport is to be in the current position based on the first time difference obtained from the logbook database; and returning, by the server, the second progression update to the second user device, the second progression update including the second time difference.