System and method for trip plan crowdsourcing using automatic fare collection data
US8731835B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/127
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for trip planning using crowdsourcing. Validation information from automatic ticketing validation systems is collected and used to generate validation sequences, which include an origin, destination, and boarding and alighting timestamps. A path is defined from the validation sequence as a sequence of origins and destinations on a transportation network. The frequency of the path occurring for all travelers on the network is determined, along with the duration of travel time on the path. An expected transfer time between pairs of stations on the network is calculated from the duration, the pairs of stations corresponding to an origin and a destination in the sequence. One or more paths between a pair of stations corresponding to a selected origin and destination are identified and a trip plan is generated using the identified paths which have the least determined transfer time and the highest frequency of occurrences.
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