Patent ID: 9117372
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a transit stop forecast in a self-learning transit system comprising a control center and a transit vehicle unit adapted to be installed into a transit vehicle traveling on a transit route, wherein the transit route comprises a plurality of transit stops, the method comprising: a) providing a position information item of the transit vehicle unit to the control center, wherein the position information item is provided when a door sensor on the transit vehicle senses a first door status of a door changing from a closed status to an opened status, and wherein the position information item is also provided when the door sensor on the transit vehicle senses a second door status the door changing from the opened status to the closed status; b) storing the position information item in a memory device of the control center; c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until a predetermined number of position information items have been stored; d) calculating by the control center a medial time table for each of the transit stops based on the stored position information items and storing the medial time table in the memory device; and e) providing the medial time table to the transit vehicle unit as the transit stop forecast.