Real-Time Bus Map Tracking With Ultra-Precise Arrival Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bus information systems provide only estimated arrival times and require users to know the specific bus route, failing to offer real-time information on traffic signals and road congestion, and do not integrate well with map services for intuitive bus tracking.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that provide ultra-precise real-time bus information, including position data, vehicle number, speed, and arrival times, displayed as animated icons on a map, allowing users to track buses moving along their routes and highlighting specific buses, with options for route selection and immersive navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If bus information systems provide only estimated arrival times at bus stops, then the system is simple to implement, but users cannot obtain real-time information such as traffic signal waiting or road congestion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges bus position tracking with map application services, combining GPS data from bus terminals with map rendering and pathfinding services into a unified system. This integration allows real-time bus information to be displayed on familiar map interfaces without requiring a completely separate complex system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that collects position data from multiple bus terminals, processes the information, and delivers it to user terminals. This mediator handles the complexity of real-time data aggregation and distribution, shielding users from the underlying system complexity while providing comprehensive real-time information.
2Adaptability or versatility
If bus position information services display bus positions on a map using raw data from vehicle terminals, then users can track buses intuitively, but integration with existing map services such as pathfinding services needs improvement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the bus information service universal by integrating it with existing map application functions. The same map interface that provides pathfinding services also displays bus positions, and the system can provide both pathfinding and bus tracking in a single unified service, increasing versatility without requiring separate specialized systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-processing bus position data and route information on the server side before delivery to user terminals. This includes pre-calculating bus arrival times at upcoming stops and preparing pathfinding data, so that when users access the service, the information is already processed and ready for immediate display and interaction.
3Ease of operation
If the system provides detailed real-time bus position data and route information, then user convenience is enhanced, but the amount of data processing and transmission increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing detailed real-time bus position information and comprehensive route data specifically at the user's location and for the user's selected pathfinding route. The system adjusts the level of detail based on local user needs rather than providing uniform detailed information everywhere, reducing overall data processing energy while maintaining high user convenience where needed.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a method for providing real-time bus information by a terminal, the method including: receiving ultra-precise bus information about buses scheduled to arrive at a bus stop from a server; and based on the ultra-precise bus information, displaying at least one bus which moves toward the bus stop and disappears after passing the bus stop on a map area.