Patent Document ID: 20140095066
Application ID: 13664065
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for providing a consolidated estimated time of arrival in a scheduled transportation system, the method comprising: receiving a production table that includes a scheduled location and a scheduled time of arrival at stops along a route for each of a plurality of vehicles in the scheduled transportation system, which includes a plurality of routes; calculating, by a processor, the consolidated estimated time of arrival for each of the plurality of vehicles at each of the stops based on the scheduled time of arrival and associating a confidence level with the consolidated estimated time of arrival; based on receiving a real-time estimated time of arrival for one or more of the plurality of vehicles for one of the stops, re-calculating, by the processor, the consolidated estimated time of arrival based on the scheduled time of arrival and the real-time estimated time of arrival and increasing the confidence level with the consolidated estimated time of arrival; and based on receiving a predictive estimated time of arrival for one or more of the plurality of vehicles for one of the stops, re-calculating, by the processor, the consolidated estimated time of arrival based on the scheduled time of arrival, the real-time estimated time of arrival, and the predictive estimated time of arrival and increasing the confidence level with the consolidated estimated time of arrival.