Providing transit information
US9285231B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/005
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining transit routes through crowd-sourcing, for determining an estimated time of arrival (ETA) of a vehicle of the transit route at a given location, and for providing predictive reminders to a user for catching a vehicle of the transit route. A server receives signal source information about wireless signal sources detected by user devices, including information about a first wireless signal source detected by some devices. The server determines that the first wireless signal source is moving. The server determines that the first wireless signal source is associated with a public transit route upon determining that the signal source information satisfies one or more selection criteria. The server stores information associating the first wireless signal source with the public transit route as transit movement data corresponding to the public transit route.
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