Method of communication of travel destination information between user and a plural vehicle transport system
US6394231B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B3/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transport system with several autonomous vehicles includes a terminal for a user to input his travel destination. The boarding location and the allocated vehicle are selected for serving the travel request and this information is communicated to the user as an allocated symbol on a display of the terminal. The user can then go to the indicated boarding location. As vehicles arrive at the boarding location, each is indicated on another display by a flashing symbol associated with that vehicle. Thus, the user knows to board only when the flashing symbol corresponds to his allocated symbol.
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