Patent ID: 9020754
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G06Q,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving historical location information associated with times for a historical plurality of vehicles along a route, wherein the route comprises a plurality of route stops; determining, by a processor, a historical average arrival time, and associated historical arrival time variance, for a stop along the route using the historical location information; receiving recent location information associated with times for a recent plurality of vehicles along the route; determining, by the processor, a recent arrival time variance from the historical average arrival time at the stop, and a recent arrival time variance error at the stop, for the recent plurality of vehicles using the recent location information; receiving current location information for a particular vehicle along the route, wherein the current location information comprises a specific current location; determining, by the processor, a travel time to the stop for the particular vehicle along the route from the specific current location of the particular vehicle; and predicting a time of arrival of the particular vehicle at the stop along the route as a function of the historical average arrival time, the historical arrival time variance, the recent arrival time variance, the recent arrival time variance error, and the travel time of the particular vehicle to the stop.