Transportation Service Information System for Partial Route Segments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transportation service information systems are inadequate for providing efficient and cost-effective solutions when unexpected events occur, particularly for medium or long-distance travel, as they primarily offer information for services covering entire routes with a single vehicle, leading to high costs for special transportation services like taxis or shared taxis.
Innovation Solution
A transportation service information providing system that includes a processor and memory to specify and output information on special transportation facilities, such as shared taxis or buses, for partial route segments, allowing for alternative transportation options that satisfy predetermined conditions, thereby reducing costs and improving service flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If special transportation services (taxis, shared taxis) are provided to cover the entire route from departure point to destination point, then transportation service availability is improved, but transportation cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the transportation route into multiple segments, allowing different transportation facilities to serve different portions of the journey. When a disruption occurs, the system identifies alternative facilities for specific affected segments rather than providing complete route coverage with expensive special transportation, thereby reducing overall cost while maintaining service availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an information providing system that acts as an intermediary between users and transportation facilities. This system provides alternative route information and facilitates connections between different transportation facilities, enabling users to transfer between regular and special transportation services at intermediate points rather than requiring end-to-end special service coverage.
2Productivity
If transportation service plans are prepared preliminarily based on predicted travel demand, then operational efficiency is improved, but responsiveness to unexpected events deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent prepares preliminary transportation service plans based on predicted travel demand to ensure operational efficiency. Additionally, it pre-identifies alternative transportation facilities and routes that can be activated when disruptions occur, combining advance planning with prepared contingency options.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a dynamic system that can adapt transportation plans in real-time based on actual conditions. When unexpected events occur, the system dynamically identifies alternative facilities, calculates modified routes, and provides updated information to users, allowing the plan to evolve from static preliminary arrangements to flexible responsive solutions.
3Ease of operation
If only transportation services covering entire routes with one vehicle are provided, then service simplicity is improved, but service flexibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal information providing system that handles multiple transportation facility types (trains, buses, taxis, shared taxis) and multiple service modes (regular services, special transportation services). This system can provide both simple end-to-end routes and complex multi-facility connections, adapting to user needs while maintaining a unified interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The information providing system acts as an intermediary that simplifies the complexity of multi-facility connections for users. While the system handles complex routing involving multiple facilities and transfers, users receive simplified information and instructions, making the complex service flexible yet easy to use.
Data Source
AI summary
A transportation service information providing system for providing information on transportation from a departure point to a destination point by a transportation facility, includes: a transportation facility specification unit specifying a transportation facility that performs transportation from the departure point to the destination point; a special transportation facility extraction unit extracting a special transportation facility which is a different transportation facility from the specified transportation facility and performs transportation for a partial section in the transportation from the departure point to the destination point; a special transportation facility specification unit specifying the special transportation facility as the transportation facility to be used for transportation from the departure point to the destination point, in a case where the extracted special transportation facility satisfies predetermined conditions relating to the transportation for the partial section; and a special transportation facility information output unit outputting information on the specified special transportation facility.