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Method and system for generating viable pattern-transfers for an itinerary -planning system

a technology of itinerary planning and pattern transfer, applied in the field of transportation, can solve the problems of incomplete transfer between patterns, labor-intensive and error-prone process, and manual transfer generation that may not provide the best solution for transferring between patterns,

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-01-09
TRAPEZE SOFTWARE
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The patent text is talking about a system that helps people plan their travel itineraries. One advantage that this system has is that it uses pattern-transfers to connect destinations. Storing these pattern-transfers in a way that allows the system to easily use them makes it better than just connecting destinations through other pattern-transfers.

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This process is tedious, labor-intensive and error-prone.
Transfers generated manually may not provide the best solutions for transferring between two patterns.
Further, transfers between patterns may be missed entirely.

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[0076]An itinerary-planning system generates itineraries in response to receiving itinerary-planning requests. Itinerary-planning requests generally include an origin (commonly referred to as a “point of departure”) and a destination, and also can include a desired time of departure or arrival and various other constraints. One or more suitable travel itineraries may be generated by the itinerary-planning system, if possible. Depending on the type of itinerary-planning system, an itinerary can include public transportation, or walking and road travel by private vehicle or taxi, or some combination thereof.

[0077]Itinerary-planning systems generally store, or access stored, information about various travel networks to enable them to plan itineraries. Such systems can include information regarding fixed-route transit, street and walking networks. The information stored for fixed-route transit typically consists of patterns and schedule information, but may also include additional infor...

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The present invention relates to a method and system for generating viable pattern-transfers for an itinerary-planning system. The method commences with the identification of pairs of patterns along fixed transit routes that are proximate one another. Each of the patterns include a number of stops connected by pattern segments traveled in a specific order. Pattern-transfers are identified between the stops along an inbound pattern of the pairs and the stops along an outbound pattern of the pairs. At least one of the pattern-transfers is discarded if traveling from the inbound pattern to the outbound pattern via the at least one of the pattern-transfers is unadvantageous compared to traveling from the inbound pattern to the outbound pattern via at least one other of the pattern-transfers. The undiscarded pattern-transfers are stored in storage for use by an itinerary-planning system.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to the field of transportation. In particular, it relates to a method and system for generating viable pattern-transfers for an itinerary-planning system.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Itinerary planning is generally known. Given a travel network, and a set of parameters that form an itinerary-planning request, an itinerary is generated that best satisfies the parameters. The travel network typically is a street network, a walking network or a public transportation network, but, in some cases, can incorporate two or more travel means to enable a comprehensive solution to be provided. The travel network consists of a set of paths, or network segments, that are terminated at both ends by nodes. For example, both metropolitan trains and transit buses travel along fixed routes that have scheduled stops therealong. Nodes can be used to represent the stops and network segments model the travel of the trains and buses between the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/02
CPCG06Q10/025G01C21/3446G01C21/3423G06Q10/047
Inventor FRANCIS, MATTHEW DAVID
Owner TRAPEZE SOFTWARE
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