Appeal No. 2006-3323
Application No. 10/287,151
combinations thereof. Then, using the coordinate information
and experience (information previously determined and stored
in the computer memory regarding vehicle routes, speeds
during various times of the day, days of the week, holidays,
inclement weather, etc.), the central computer(s) generates
transit data tables containing current data regarding the
routes, locations, velocity/speed, arrival time at future
stops and other status and operational information for all
vehicles in the system, then controls the broadcast
availability of that information in a manner which provides
public access to the information via any or all of a number
of access devices and systems. The available access means
include visual displays, audiovisual displays, telephony,
computers, the Internet system, etc. [Emphasis added].
2. At column 9, lines 45 through 56, Schmier states the
following:
Preferably, the transit data table contains schedules
or tables which list (1) each run of a transit vehicle for a
given time period, such as a day, and associated schedule
information including (2) the predicted time intervals
between adjacent transit stops, (3) the associated predicted
time of arrival at each stop for each run, and (4) the
predicted change in historical passenger load at each stop.
The predicted time intervals, arrival times and passenger
loads are calculated based upon the history of these items,
taking into account the month, week, day, time-of-day, etc.,
as well as other historical factors or patterns including
weather, holidays, vacation seasons, school year holidays,
etc. [Emphasis added].
3. At column 10, lines 28 through 36, Schmier states the
following:
From the distance and location information, the central
computer calculates predicted arrival times at every vehicle
stop on the route designated for a vehicle (and preferably
uses the capabilities described subsequently to calculate a
predicted passenger load). The computer predicts arrival
times and passenger loads with increasing accuracy based
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