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Crowd control and check-in time recommendation in public transportation stations

US10977582B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 2017
Grant dateApr 13, 2021
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q2240/00
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for crowd control based on check-in time recommendations, including operations of receiving, from a plurality of users, travel information, the travel information including, for each of the plurality of users, a user identification, a departure location, and a departure time, determining a total number of passengers within a time interval associated to the departure time from the departure location, generating a recommended check-in time for each of the plurality of users based on the travel information and the total number of passengers, displaying for each of the plurality of users the recommended check-in time, and activating a setting of a ticket verification device to prevent access to a portion of the departure location for each of the plurality of users before the recommended check-in time.

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