Patents Assigned to Nextbus Information Systems, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6374176
    Abstract: A system for notifying passengers waiting for public transit vehicles of the status of the vehicles, including the arrival times of vehicles at stops. The system includes global position determining devices located in the vehicles for determining the location of the vehicles along their routes. A central processor or computer is coupled to the global position determining devices for receiving the locations of vehicles therefrom. The processor is programmed to compute and update from the present location of the transit system vehicles and electronically stored information a transit data table which includes status information for all the vehicles in the system, including the location of scheduled stops, connections to other transit vehicles at the stops, and the arrival times of vehicles at their stops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Nextbus Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Schmier, Paul Freda