Patent ID: 8299915

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving route data at a portable device, wherein the portable device is personal to a passenger on a public conveyance, wherein the route data is associated with a public transit route, wherein the public conveyance is following the public transit route, and wherein the route data includes information relating to a stop; determining a second destination; determining a first destination, wherein the first destination is related to the stop, and wherein the first destination is a transfer destination en route to the second destination; determining a current location of the portable device; displaying the current location in conjunction with a route map, wherein the route map includes a representation of the route data, and wherein the current location is indicated on the route map; determining, based at least in part on the current location, that the portable device has nearly reached the first destination; responsive to determining that the portable device has nearly reached the first destination, providing a first alert at the portable device; determining a second current location; determining that the second current location is related to the second destination; and providing a second alert.