Patent MX-2007013317-A (MX)
Title: Apparatus and method for operating the public transport.
Inventor: MEJIA PEDRO ANTONIO GONGORA
IPC: G08G1/00
Filed: 2007-10-25
Abstract: The present invention is useful for operating the public transport in an ordered and effective manner. PARTS OF THE INVENTION. The invention includes two parts: 1.1 An APPARATUS for operating the public transport. 1.1.1 An OPTIMUM APPARATUS for operating the public transport, which is mounted in each of the vehicles forming the same and which has the whole elements for carrying out the METHOD in the best manner. 1.1.2 A MINIMAL APPARATUS (figure 16) for operating the public transport, which is mounted in each of the vehicles forming the same and which has the whole elements for carrying out the METHOD in the best manner. 1.1.3 An INTERMEDIATE APPARATUS, which does not have the elements of the OPTIMUM APPARATUS, but has more elements than the MINIMUM APPARATUS. 1.2 A METHOD for operating the public transport, which solves the different phases of the public transport process: 1. Beginning of the driver. 2. Beginning of the travel. 3. During the travel. 4. End of the travel. 5. End of th e driver. 6. Out of service. 7. In service. 8. Any moment from the vehicle. 9. Any moment from an authorized telephone number. 10. Any moment from the call center. 2 CONTROL LEVELS, allow to control, monitor, analyze and use the public transport at different levels: 1. Roads and Traffic Authorities (optional). 2. Tax authorities (optional). 3. Drivers. 4. Dealers. 5. Passengers. 6. Authorized telephone numbers. 7. Call center. 3. BENEFITS. 3.1 General 3.1.1 provides passengers and driver with means for asking for help in case of panic. 3.1.2 The invention substantially improves the vehicles transit, preventing the public transport from being the chaos generator. 3.2. Roads and Traffic Authorities. 3.2.1. Provides means for surveying and controlling vehicles of the public transport so as to avoid the circulation of unregistered vehicles or those with no current licence. 3.2.2 Provides means for surveying and controlling public transport drivers in order to prevent unregistered drivers or those with no current licence from driving. 3.2.3 Includes means for providing safety to public transport passengers. 3.2.4 Provides means for quantifying the incomes of the driver so as to pay taxes. 3.3 Tax authorities (tax collector). 3.3.1 Provides taxi drivers with the required information regarding the carried out travels in order to pay the adequate tax. 3.3.2 Provides taxi passengers with a valid voucher safe enough to avoid tax evasion due to the use of unauthentic vouchers issued by public transport drivers. 3.4 Drivers. 3.4.1 Provides protection to drivers during the travel, including a means for asking for help. 3.4.2 Provides means for asking for support in case of requiring assistance. 3.4.3 Provides means for making cell phone calls without being distracted with the keyboard. 3.4.4 Provides means for quantifying the cost of the drivers travel according to the time spent and the distance travelled. 3.4.5 Provides education to drivers regarding their road manners throu gh the monitoring and analysis thereof. 3.5 DEALERS (dealership owners). 3.5.1 Provides means for surveying, controlling and managing the vehicles thereof. 3.5.2 Provides means for surveying, controlling and managing the drivers thereof. 3.6 Passengers (citizens). 3.6.1 Provides a method for selecting a vehicle before being boarded. 3.6.2 Provides an optional method for being identified and registering that the passenger was on board of the vehicle. 3.6.3 Provides protection to passengers during the travel, as well as means for asking for help if required. 3.6.4 Provides an Internet receipt for each travel performed by the passenger, which has legal validity and may be useful for tax deductions.