Patents by Inventor Brad Heide

Brad Heide has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method of optimizing a fixed-route transit network
    Patent number: 7679531
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method of optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising the steps of: a) permitting a vehicle providing service on the fixed route to make deviations from the fixed route based on passenger requests; b) tracking the deviations and number of passenger requests corresponding to each deviation; c) submitting information from tracking step b) into a decision-making algorithm; and d) modifying the fixed route to include new stops based on results from the decision-making algorithm, as well as a system for implementing this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Trapeze Software Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Keaveny, Brad Heide
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING A FIXED-ROUTE TRANSIT NETWORK
    Publication number: 20080288333
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method of optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising the steps of: a) permitting a vehicle providing service on the fixed route to make deviations from the fixed route based on passenger requests; b) tracking the deviations and number of passenger requests corresponding to each deviation; c) submitting information from tracking step b) into a decision-making algorithm; and d) modifying the fixed route to include new stops based on results from the decision-making algorithm, as well as a system for implementing this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Trapeze Software Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Keaveny, Brad Heide
  • System and method of optimizing a fixed-route transit network
    Patent number: 7391341
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method of optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising the steps of: a) permitting a vehicle providing service on the fixed route to make deviations from the fixed route based on passenger requests; b) tracking the deviations and number of passenger requests corresponding to each deviation; c) submitting information from tracking step b) into a decision-making algorithm; and d) modifying the fixed route to include new stops based on results from the decision-making algorithm, as well as a system for implementing this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Trapeze Software Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Keaveny, Brad Heide
  • System and method of optimizing a fixed-route transit network
    Publication number: 20070143012
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method of optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising the steps of: a) permitting a vehicle providing service on the fixed route to make deviations from the fixed route based on passenger requests; b) tracking the deviations and number of passenger requests corresponding to each deviation; c) submitting information from tracking step b) into a decision-making algorithm; and d) modifying the fixed route to include new stops based on results from the decision-making algorithm, as well as a system for implementing this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Ian Keaveny, Brad Heide