Multi-Modal Trip Planning with Real-Time Transit Adjustments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current navigation systems fail to provide users with efficient and cost-effective multi-modal trip planning that combines public and ordered transportation services, as they do not account for real-time data and do not allow users to order ordered transportation services during trip planning.
Innovation Solution
A trip planning system that integrates public and ordered transportation services, allowing users to plan routes using real-time data from both public transportation systems and ordered transportation services, such as taxis and hired cars, enabling users to order services directly through the system without direct communication with operators.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If navigation systems provide only public transportation routes with predetermined schedules, then system complexity is reduced, but adaptability to user needs and real-time conditions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines public transportation navigation systems with ordered transportation service ordering systems into a single integrated platform. Users can plan routes using public transportation and simultaneously order complementary ordered transportation services (taxis, ride-sharing) through the same interface, creating a unified multi-modal transportation solution that adapts to user needs without requiring separate systems
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation system is enhanced to perform multiple functions: providing public transportation route planning, real-time vehicle location tracking, and ordered transportation service ordering. This multi-functional approach allows a single system to serve diverse transportation needs, improving adaptability while managing complexity through integrated architecture
2Productivity
If navigation systems integrate real-time data from multiple transportation sources, then trip planning efficiency is improved, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs an intermediary server that acts as a mediator between multiple data sources (public transportation systems, ordered transportation providers, GPS tracking) and the user interface. This intermediary layer consolidates, processes, and standardizes data from various sources before presenting integrated route options to users, improving trip planning efficiency while managing information processing complexity through centralized mediation
Solution Approach 2:
The information processing system is segmented into modular components: data collection modules from different transportation sources, data processing and integration modules, route calculation modules, and user interface modules. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific tasks independently, improving overall trip planning efficiency while distributing processing complexity across manageable modules
3Ease of operation
If users must directly communicate with ordered transportation operators, then service customization is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to independently plan and order ordered transportation services through an automated interface. Users can select from pre-calculated route options that integrate ordered transportation with public transportation, and the system automatically handles service ordering and coordination without requiring direct user communication with operators, significantly improving ease of operation
Data Source
AI summary
A method carried out by a computer for coordinating a route comprising a public transportation leg using a vehicle operated by a public transportation service and characterized by an estimated arrival time; and a subsequent ordered transportation leg using a vehicle operated by an ordered transportation service, the method comprising: transmitting to the ordered transportation service an order for a vehicle to provide the ordered transportation leg, the order being characterized by an estimated departure time; tracking real-time progress of the user along the public transportation leg; responsive to the tracking detecting a delay in the public transportation leg, determining a later departure time for the ordered transportation leg; transmitting to the ordered transportation service a revised order for the ordered transportation leg comprising the later departure time; and sending to the mobile communication device a rescheduling notification comprising the later departure time.