Patents by Inventor Paul Freda

Paul Freda 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).

  • Public transit vehicle arrival information system
    Publication number: 20020099500
    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: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Schmier, Paul Freda
  • Public transit vehicle arrival information system
    Publication number: 20020069017
    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: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Schmier, Paul Freda
  • Public transit vehicle arrival information system
    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
  • Public transit vehicle arrival information system
    Patent number: 6006159
    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: August 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Schmier, Paul Freda