Techni cal Fi eld
[ 0001]
10 The present disclosure relates to a transfer guidance system, a transfer
guid an ce metho d, an d a no n -t r ansit or y comput er -r ead abl e med ium st ori n g a
pro gr am.
Backg round Ar t
[ 0002]
15 A transfer guidance system has been developed for use when a user travels
to his /h er destin atio n usin g a pl ur alit y o f t ransp ort atio n s ys t ems .
[ 0003]
Patent Lit er atu r e 1 di sclo ses a s ys tem in which a p rovi der arr an ges to pick
up a u ser at a stat ion of a publi c tr ans po rt ation s ys t em aroun d t h e time at whi ch
20 the user is due to arrive at the station using the public transportation system.
[ 0004]
Patent Lit er atu r e 2 di sclo ses a res erv atio n man agement s yst em f or
pro vidin g guid an ce t o us ers o f a ro ute ex t endi n g ov er a plu r alit y o f means of
transp ort and boo kin g th e t r ansp ort ati on s ys tems th at op erat e o n th e rout e. In
25 this system, for example, based on a track record of delay in the bus arrival time
duri n g a cert ai n p erio d o f time of th e d a y, calculat ion is p erf ormed of th e
pro babilit y th at t he b us a us er is goi n g to t ravel on wil l b e l at e. Fu rth er, in this
s yst em, i n t he event of an accid ent o r ot h er p redet ermin ed events in th e
transp ort ati on s ys t ems th at o per at e o n th e rout e, cal cul ati on i s perf ormed o f th e
30 probability that the transportat ion systems will return to operating normally after
the ev en t within a p r ed et ermi ned p eriod o f time.
Cit ati on Lis t
Pat en t Li te ra tu re
[ 0005]
3
Patent Lit er atu r e 1: Unit ed St at es Pat ent No. 106 977 83
Patent Lit er atu r e 2: Unit ed St at es Pat ent Publicati on No . 20 20 /0167 702
Summa ry of In ven ti on
Techni cal Probl em
5 [0006]
Howev er, i n s ome ar eas an d mu nicip aliti es , f or ex ample, t r affi c con gestion
on ro ads h as b ecome the no rm and it i s th u s almost impo ssibl e f or t he pu bli c
transp ort ati on s ys t ems to op er at e o n s ch ed ule. Fu rth er, fo r r easons oth er th an
that mentio ned abo ve, th er e are cas es wher e th e tr ans po rt ation s ys tems d o n ot
10 routinely operate on schedule. Under these circumstances, users cannot achieve
the desir ed tr avel even if th e t r ans fer guid an ce in fo rmation is p rovi ded u sin g th e
techni qu e d es crib ed abov e.
[ 0007]
The p resent di sclosu r e h as b een mad e i n vi ew o f th e pr obl em menti on ed
15 above, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a transfer guidance
s yst em o r t he lik e based on th e t raffi c con dition s.
Solution t o Prob lem
[ 0008]
A t r ans f er gui dance s ys tem acco rdi n g t o an ex ampl e embo diment o f th e
20 present disclosure includes estimated data generation means, acceptance means,
guid an ce in fo rmation gener atio n means, and p r es ent atio n mean s. Th e estimat ed
dat a gen er ation mean s es timate s o per ation time s ch edul es o f a plur alit y o f
transp ort ati on s ys t ems b as ed o n t r ack reco rds of op eration o f th e pl ur alit y o f t he
transp ort ati on s ys t ems and gener ates estimat ed d at a. T he acceptan ce means
25 accepts request information including locations of de parture and destination.
The gui d an ce in fo rmatio n gen erati on means gen erat es gui dance in fo rmatio n fo r
pro vidin g in fo rmatio n about a tr an sf er rou te fr om t he lo cat ion o f d ep artu re to th e
locatio n o f destin atio n, th e tr ans f er r out e ex tendin g ov er t he plu ral i t y of th e
transp ort ati on s ys t ems. Th e p r es ent atio n means pr es ent s th e g uidance
30 information to a user.
[ 0009]
A t r ans f er gui dance meth od accor din g to an ex ample embod iment of th e
pr es ent dis clos ur e i n clud es a comp uter ex ecutin g th e foll owi n g met hod . Th e
4
comp ut er es timates o perat ion time s ch edu l es of a plu r alit y of t r ans po rtat ion
s yst ems based o n t rack r eco rds of op eratio n o f th e plu ralit y of t he t r ans po rtat ion
s yst ems an d gen erat i n g estimat ed dat a. The comp uter accep t s r eq ues t
info rmatio n in cl udin g lo cat ion s o f d ep art ur e and d estin ati on. Th e comput er
gen erat es gui d an ce in fo rmat ion fo r pr ovid i n g in fo rmatio n abo 5 ut a transfer route
fr om th e lo cati on of dep artu re to th e lo cat ion o f destin atio n, t h e t rans fer ro ute
ex tend in g ov er th e pl ur alit y o f th e t r ans po rt ation s yst ems. Th e comp ut er
pr es ents th e guid an ce inf ormati on t o a u ser.
[ 0010]
10 A program according to an example embodiment causes a computer to
ex ecut e th e foll owi n g steps. T he compu ter estimat es op er atio n time schedul es of
a pl ur alit y o f t r ans po rtati on s yst ems b as ed on t r ack reco rd s o f o perat ion of th e
plur alit y o f t he tr an s port ati on s ys t ems an d gen er at es est imat ed dat a. Th e
comp ut er accepts r eq uest in fo rmation in cl udin g lo cation s o f departu re and
15 destination. The computer generates guidance informa tion for providing
info rmatio n abo ut a r oute f rom th e l ocati o n o f d ep artu re to t h e locatio n o f
desti nation , th e ro ute ex ten din g ov er t he p lur alit y o f th e tr ans p ort atio n s ys t ems.
The comp uter pr es ent s th e guid an ce in fo rmatio n to a us er.
Advan tag eou s Ef f e c t s of Inv enti on
20 [0011]
Acco rdi n g t o th e pr es ent dis clos ur e, it i s p ossibl e t o p ro vid e a t rans fer
guid an ce s ys tem o r t he l ik e th at mat ch es t he t r affi c co nditi ons.
Bri ef Des crip tion of Dr awings
[ 0012]
25 Fig. 1 is a first block diagram showing a configurat ion of a transfer
guid an ce s ys tem acco rdin g to an ex ampl e embodiment ;
Fi g. 2 is a flowch art showin g a tr ans f er gu idan ce meth od accor din g t o an
ex ampl e emb odiment ;
Fi g. 3 is a seco nd blo ck diagr am showin g a con fi gur ati on of a t rans fer
30 guidance system according to an example embodiment ;
Fi g. 4 is a fi rst diagr am s howin g an ex ample in whi ch a tr ans f er guid an ce
s yst em is us ed;
Fi g. 5 is a seco nd diagr am s howin g an ex ample in whi ch a tr an s fer
5
guid an ce s ys tem is us ed;
Fi g. 6 is a t hir d d iagr am s howin g an ex ample in whi ch a tr ans f er guid an ce
s yst em is us ed;
Fi g. 7 is a fo urt h di agr am s howin g an ex ample in whi ch a tr an s fer
guid an 5 ce system is used;
Fi g. 8 is a fi fth di agr am s howin g an ex ample in whi ch a tr ans f er guid an ce
s yst em is us ed;
Fi g. 9 is a six th di agr am s howin g an ex ample in whi ch a tr ans f er guid an ce
s yst em is us ed; and
10 Fig. 10 is a seventh diagram showing an example in which a transfer
guid an ce s ys tem is us ed.
Exampl e Embodime nt
[ 0013]
Her einb elow, ex ampl e embo diments o f th e pr es ent dis clo su re will b e
15 described in detail wi th reference to the drawings. Further, in the drawings, the
iden tical r ef erence s ymbols denot e i denti cal st ru ct ur al el ements an d redun dant
ex plan ati ons th er eo f ar e omitt ed wh ere ap pro pri at e fo r th e sake of cl arif yi n g th e
des cripti on.
[ 0014]
20 Hereinbelow, example embodiments wil l be described with reference to the
dr awi n gs. Fi g. 1 is a fir st bl ock d iagr am showin g a conf i gu r at ion o f a t r ans f er
guid an ce s ys tem acco rdin g to an ex ampl e embodiment . A tr an s fer guid an ce
s yst em 1 00 i nclud es, as a ma i n con fi gur ati on th ereof , an estimated data
gen erat ion unit 10 1, an accep tance unit 10 2, a guid an ce in fo rmatio n gen erati on
25 unit 103, and a presentation unit 104.
[ 0015]
The estimat ed d at a g en er ati on unit 101 is also r efer red to as est imat ed dat a
gen erat io n mean s. The estimat ed d at a g en er ati on unit 101 es timat es t h e
oper atio n time s ch ed ules o f a pl ur alit y o f transp ort ati on s ys t ems b as ed o n t he
30 track records of operation of the plurality of the transportation systems and
gen erat es estimated d at a.
[ 0016]
To b e mor e sp ecifi c, the est imated d at a generat ion unit 10 1 coll ects a t r ack
6
reco rd o f o per ation o f a p r ed etermi ned t ranspo rt ation s ys tem f r om an o per ato r o f
the pr ed et ermin ed tr anspo rt ation s ys tem, a muni cip alit y, o r th e like. Th at is , in
ord er to coll ect tr ack reco rd s o f o per atio n of a plu ral it y of tr an s port ati on s ys t ems,
the est imated d at a generat ion unit 10 1 is conn ect ed to an in fo rmatio n p ro cessi n g
app arat us owned b y e ach o per ato r o f t he pl ur alit y o f t ranspo 5 rtation systems, a
muni cip alit y, or th e l ike i n s uch a wa y th at it can communi cat e with an
info rmatio n p ro cessi n g app arat us own ed b y each op er ato r of th e pl ur alit y o f
transp ort ati on s ys t ems, a mu nicip alit y, or t he l ik e.
[ 0017]
10 The track record according to the present example embodiment includes
dat a abo ut t he r out e on whi ch t he tr an spo r tatio n s ys t em actu all y op erat es and t he
oper atio n s ch edu le. In mo re d etail, t he t yp es o f t r ansp or tati o n s ys tems ar e
trains, su bwa ys , lo cal bus es, o r wat er b us es th at car r y pass en gers an d op er ate on a
regul ar s ch edul e.
15 [0018]
Fu rth er, t he tr ack r ecord acco rdin g to th e pr es ent ex amp le emb odiment
incl ud es t he tr av eli n g time o f a sp eci fic tr anspo rt ation s ys tem th at requi r es
booki n g. A sp eci fi c tr ans po rtat ion s yst em in t he p res ent di scl osur e r ef ers t o, fo r
ex ampl e, a tax i o r a t ransp ort atio n s ys t em that op erat es indi vid uall y lik e a tax i,
20 and examples thereof include a three-wheeled taxi such as Rickshaw or Tuk-tuk, a
motor c ycl e t ax i, an d the lik e. Fu rth er, a speci fic t ranspo rt atio n s ys tem in clu des ,
fo r ex ampl e, sp ecifi c r o utes and sp ecifi c s eats o f l imit ed ex pr es s tr ain s o r t r ains
that r eq uir es boo kin g fo r fi rst - cl ass s eats.
[ 0019]
25 Further, the estimated data generation uni t 101 generates est imated data
fr om th e co llect ed tr ack r ecor ds. Es timat ed dat a is gen er ated usin g th e t rack
reco rd s and r ef ers t o dat a i n whi ch it is est imat ed how a gi ven t ransp ort atio n
s yst em coul d o per at e at a giv en dat e an d time. Th at is, th e estimat ed dat a
incl ud es d at a ab out t he t yp e, th e r out e, an d th e o per atio n s ch ed ule of a
30 transportation sys tem.
[ 0020]
Fo r ex ampl e, th e estimat ed dat a gener atio n unit 10 1 p erf orms s tatisti cal
calculat ion on th e t rack r ecor ds accor din g to a p redetermin ed c ycl e su ch as th e
7
da y o f th e week, t he month, o r th e time o f the d a y. Fur th er, th e estimat ed data
gen erat io n unit 10 1 estimat es th e rout e an d th e timet abl e accor din g t o whi ch th e
transp ort ati on s ys t em op er at es. T he estimat ed dat a can be sh own, f or ex ampl e,
in a f orm o f a timet able in whi ch th e estimat ed dat a in s hown acco rdi n g to t he d a y
of t he week, th e mo nt h , and th e time of th e da y. Fu rth er, 5 the estimated data
gen erat ion unit 10 1 gen er at es th e estimat ed d ata t akin g in to account t h e weath er
and oth er i rr egul ar or un ex pect ed ev ent s. Th at i s, t he estimated d ata gen er ati on
unit 1 01 can gen er at e the estimat ed d at a acco rdin g to at l east o n e o f t he d at a
abo ut t he d a y of th e week , th e mont h, o r t he weat her.
10 [0021]
The accept an ce uni t 102 i s also r efer red t o as accept an ce mean s. Th e
accept an ce u nit 1 02 accep ts requ est inf ormatio n in clu din g th e l o cations o f
dep artu re and destin ation. To b e mor e sp ecifi c, th e accept an ce unit 102 accepts
the r equ est in fo rmati on fr om a u ser t ermin al h el d b y a us er ut ili zing th e t r ans f er
15 guidance system 100. The request information may include the departure time
and th e d esi r ed arri v a l time in ad dition to the in fo rmation abou t th e lo catio ns o f
dep artu re and destin ation. Fu rth er, th e r equest in fo rmatio n may in clu de
info rmatio n abo ut th e wa yp oints .
[ 0022]
20 The guidance information generation unit 103 is also be referred to as
guid an ce i n fo rmation gener atio n means. Bas ed on t he estimat ed dat a and t he
requ est i nf ormati on, the gui dance i nf ormation gener ation uni t 1 03 gen erat es
guid an ce in fo rmation fo r pro vidi n g i nf ormatio n abo ut a t rans fer ro ute f rom th e
locatio n o f departu r e to th e l ocati on of des tinati on, th e t r ans fer rout e ex tendin g
25 over a plural ity of transportation systems. That is, the guidance information
gen erat ion unit 10 3 gen er at es a tr ans f er r o ute fo r co nn ectin g th e lo catio n o f
dep artu re and th e lo catio n o f d est in ation i nclu ded i n th e r equ es t inf ormati on
receiv ed f rom th e us er t ermin al.
[ 0023]
30 The presentation unit 104 is also referred to as presentation means. The
pr es ent atio n u nit 1 04 pr es ent s th e guid an ce in fo rmatio n to th e user. Th at i s, t he
pr es ent atio n u nit 1 04 pr es ent s guid an ce in fo rmat ion to a us er termin al. By this
con fi gur ati on, th e u s er can tr av el f rom th e locati on of d ep art ur e to th e lo cat ion of
8
desti nation in accor d an ce wit h t he gui dan ce in fo rmation r eceiv ed t hr ou gh th e us er
termin al.
[ 0024]
Nex t, a t r ans f er gui d an ce metho d ex ecut ed b y th e t rans fer guid an ce s ys tem
100 will be d es cri b ed with th e ref er en ce t o Fi g. 2. Fi g. 2 i s a 5 flowchart showing
a t rans fer guid an ce metho d accord in g to an ex amp le embodimen t.
[ 0025]
Fi rst, th e estimat ed d at a gen erati on unit 1 01 gen erat es estimated d ata
(Step S 11) . Her e, th e estimat ed data gen erat ion unit 10 1 coll ects th e t r ack
10 records from the information processing apparatuses held by the respect ive
oper ato rs of a plu r ali t y o f t ransp ort ati on s ys tems, t he mu nici palit y, o r th e lik e
(i. e. t h e op erato rs) . Th en, th e estimat ed dat a gen er ation uni t 101 estimat es th e
oper atio n time s ch ed ules o f th e t r ans po rtation s ys t ems f rom th e col lect ed tr ack
reco rd s to th er eb y ge nerat e es timated d at a.
15 [0026]
Nex t, t he accept an ce unit 1 02 accepts t he r equ est in fo rmation in clud in g
the lo cati ons o f d ep artu re and destin atio n fr om th e us er termi nal (St ep S 12 ).
[ 0027]
Nex t, based o n th e es timat ed data and t he requ est i nf ormati on, the
20 guidance information generation unit 103 generates guidance informat ion f or
pro vidin g in fo rmatio n about a r out e fr om the lo cati on of d ep art ur e to th e l ocati on
of destin atio n, t he r o ute ex tendin g o ver t h e pl ur alit y o f t he tr an spor tat ion s yst ems
(Step S1 3) .
[ 0028]
25 Next, the presentation unit 104 presents the guidance information to the
user (St ep S1 4) . Th at is , t he pr es en tati on unit 104 is sup pli ed with t h e gu id an ce
info rmatio n fo r p rov i din g i nf ormati on ab o ut th e rou te ex tendin g ov er a pl ur alit y
of t r ans po rtat ion s yst ems. Acco rdi n gl y, t he us er termin al th at has r ecei ved t he
af or ementi on ed guid ance in fo rmatio n can pr es ent guid an ce i nf o rmation it h as
30 received to the user.
[ 0029]
Nex t, t he tr an sf er gui dan ce s ys t em 1 00 wil l be d es cri bed i n mo r e d et ail
with r ef erence to Fi g. 3. Fi g. 3 i s a s econ d blo ck di agram sh owin g a
9
con fi gur ati on of a tr ansf er gu id an ce s ys tem accor din g to an ex ampl e emb odiment .
Fi g. 3 sh ows th e t ran sf er gui dance s yst em 100 an d th e perip her al ap par atus es
con nect ed to t he tr an sf er gui dance s yst em 100 i n s uch a wa y th at th e y can
communi cat e wit h th e t rans fer guid a n ce s ys tem 10 0. Th at is, Fi g. 3 sh ows th e
user t ermin al 10, th e trans fer guid an ce s ys tem 100 , an i nf 5 ormation processing
app arat us 130 , and an in fo rmation p ro ces sin g ap par atus 14 0. Th e con fi gur ati on
shown in Fi g. 3 in clu des th e con fi gur ati on of th e t rans f er guid ance s ys t em 1 00
shown in Fi g. 1.
[ 0030]
10 In this configurat ion, the user terminal 10 and the transfer guidance
s yst em 1 00 are conn ect ed t o each oth er in such a wa y th at t he y can communi cate
with each o th er. Th e u ser t ermin al 10 i s a mo bil e communi c at ion t ermin al t hat
belo n gs to a us er U1 (th e u ser U1 is also r ef err ed to as commut er ), su ch as a
smartph on e, a mobil e pho ne, a t abl et, o r th e li ke. Th e u ser t erminal 10 sup pli es
15 the request information to the transfer guidance system 100. The request
info rmatio n is al so r efer red to as Trip r equ est. Fu rth er, t he us er t ermin al 1 0
receiv es th e guid an ce inf ormati on f rom t he tr ans f er gui dance s ystem 100 . Th e
guid an ce in fo rmation includ es co nt ents r ef er r ed t o as S eaml ess multimod al tri p.
“Seaml ess multimod a l tri p” mean s in cl udi n g th e lo cati on of d epartu re, th e
20 location of destination, the traveling route, the traveling means, the transfer spot,
and th e t r ans fer t ime.
[ 0031]
The tr an sf er guid an ce s ys t em 1 00 shown i n Fi g. 3 i nclud es a fl owch art
110 , a b ooki n g ex ecu tion u nit 120 , and an info rmatio n p ro cessi n g app arat us 130 .
25 [0032]
The fl owch art 110 in dicat es t he cont ents t hat are th e s ame as th e cont en ts
of t he fl owch art s hown i n Fi g. 2 but some p arts t her eo f ar e omitted whil e some
parts are f urt her ad ded.
[ 0033]
30 First, the estimated data generation unit 101 collects record data (also
ref er r ed t o as Hist ori cal d at a) f rom th e o p er ato r (St ep S 101 ).
[ 0034]
Nex t, t he tr an sf er gui dan ce s ys t em 1 00 t h at has receiv ed th e req uest
10
info rmatio n fr om th e user U1 has th e guid ance in fo rmatio n gen erat ion unit 10 3
gen erat e th e t rans fer rout e. At th is time, the gui dance i nf ormation gener ation
unit 1 03 est imates th e ar riv al time o f t he t ransp ort atio n s ys t em (Step S1 02 ). To
be mor e sp eci fi c, th e guid an ce in fo rmation gener ati o n un it 1 03 uses th e estimat ed
dat a gen er ated b y th e estimat ed d at a gen er atio n u nit 1 01. Fu rt 5 her, in addi tion to
the est imated d at a, t h e guid an ce in fo rmati on gen erat ion unit 10 3 estimates th e
travelin g time fo r t raveli n g on t he tr an sf er ro ute usi n g a sp ec i fi c t ransp ort ati on
s yst em th at r eq uir es booki n g su ch as a tax i.
[ 0035]
10 At this time, the transfer guidance system 100 may be able to acquire
locatio n in fo rmatio n of t he us er U1 and th e time i nf ormati on fo r p ro vidin g
trans fer ro ute gui dan ce. Th at i s, t he accept an ce u nit 1 02 of t he t r ans f er gui dance
s yst em 1 00 accep ts t he dat e and time at which th e user U1 tr av els f rom t he
locatio n o f departu r e to th e l ocati on of des tinati on as th e requ es t inf ormati on
15 received from the user terminal 10. In this case, the guidance information
gen erat ion unit 10 3 can gener at e gu id an ce info rmatio n s peci fic t o th e
af or ementi on ed dat e and time.
[ 0036]
Fu rth er, t he tr an sf er guid an ce s ys tem 10 0 can t ak e i nto accoun t the r eal -
20 time status of the transportation system corresponding to the request information
receiv ed f rom th e us er t ermin al 1 0. Acco rdin gl y, t he tr an sf er guid an ce s ys tem
100 can estimat e th e travelin g time with h igher pr ecisio n.

WE CLAIM:
[Claim 1]
A t r ans f er gui dance s ys tem comp risi n g:
estimat ed data gen er ation means fo r est imatin g o p er atio n time s ch edul es
of a plu ral it y of tr an s port ati on s ys t ems b as ed on t r ack reco rd s o 5 f operation of the
plur alit y o f t he tr an s port ati on s ys t ems an d gen er ati n g estimat ed d ata;
accept an ce means fo r accep tin g r eq uest in f ormatio n in clu din g lo cations o f
dep artu re and destin ation;
guid an ce in fo rmation gener atio n means fo r gener atin g gu id an ce
10 information for providing information about a transfer route from the location of
dep artu re to th e lo cat ion o f destin atio n, t h e t rans fer ro ute ex ten din g ov er th e
plur alit y o f t he tr an s port ati on s ys t ems; an d
pr es ent atio n means f or pr es enti n g t he gu i dan ce in fo rmatio n to a u ser.
15 [Claim 2]
The tr an sf er guid an ce s ys t em acco rd in g to Claim 1, wh er ein t he estimat ed
dat a gen er ation mean s gen er at es t he estimat ed d at a b y per formi n g machin e
learn in g b ased o n t he tr ack reco rd s.
20 [Claim 3]
The tr an sf er guid an ce s ys t em acco rd in g to Claim 1 or 2, wh erei n th e
estimat ed data gen er ation means gen er at es the est imated d at a acco rdin g to at l east
one o f d at a o n d a y o f the week, th e month , an d th e weat h er.
25 [Claim 4]
The tr an sf e r guid an ce s ys t em acco rd in g to an y o ne o f Cl aims 1 to 3,
wh er ein th e estimat ed d ata gen er ati on means gen er at es t he estimat ed dat a based
on o per ation s ch edu l es publi sh ed b y t he r esp ectiv e t r ans por tati on s ys t ems.
30 [Claim 5]
The tr an sf er guid an ce s ys t em acco rd in g to Claim 3 or 4, wh erei n
the acceptance mean s accep ts t he d ate and time t he us er t ravels fr om th e
place o f d ep artu r e to the pl ace of d estin ati on as t he r eq uest in fo rmation , and
22
the gui dance i nf ormation gener ation mean s gen er at es t he gui d ance
info rmat io n s peci fic t o th e d at e an d time.
[Claim 6]
The tr an sf er guid an ce s ys t em acco rd in g to an y o ne 5 of Claims 1 to 5,
wh er ein th e guid an ce inf ormati on gener ati on means gener at es t he guid an ce
info rmatio n acco rdi n g to whi ch th e time r equi r ed to t r ans fer f r om a fi rst
transp ort ati on s ys t em to a s econ d t ransp ort atio n s ys tem th at are con nect ed to each
other on t he t ransf er rout e becomes l ess th an a pr ed et ermin ed t r ans f er time.
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[Claim 7]
The tr an sf er guid an ce s ys t em acco rd in g to Claim 6, wh er ein t he guid an ce
info rmatio n gen erat io n mean s s ets a d ep art ur e time i n th e gui dance in fo rmatio n
bas ed on a tr an sf er time fr om t he fi rst tr an spor tat ion s yst em to t he seco nd
15 transportation system on the transfer route.
[Claim 8]
The tr an sf er guid an ce s ys t em acco rd in g to an y o ne o f Cl aims 1 to 7,
fu rth er comp risin g b ookin g ex ecutio n means f or per fo rmin g b ookin g fo r a sp eci fic
20 transportation system for which booking is required,
wh er ein in t he cas e where th e s peci fi c t raff ic s ys t em is in clu ded in th e
trans fer ro ute th at has b een fin alized, t he booki n g ex ecuti on means ex ecut es
booki n g fo r t he sp eci fic tr an spo rt atio n s ys tem t o come and pi ck up t he us er at a
trans fer s pot on th e t rans fer rou te at th e t r ans f er time.
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[Claim 9]
A t r ans f er gui dance meth od compri sin g ex ecuti n g, b y a compu ter, a
meth od of:
estimatin g o per atio n time schedul es of a p lur alit y o f t ransp ort at ion
30 systems based on track records of operation of the plurality of the transportat ion
s yst ems an d gen erat i n g estimat ed dat a;
accepti n g r equ est in f ormatio n in clu din g l o cations o f d ep artu re and
desti nation;
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gen erat in g gui dance i nfo rmatio n f or p rovi din g i nf ormati on ab o ut a tr ansf er
rout e f rom t he lo cati on o f departu r e to th e locati on of d estin ati on, t he tr an sf er
rout e ex tendin g o ver the plu r alit y of th e t r ans po rtat ion s ys t ems ; an d
pr es entin g th e gui dan ce in fo rmation to a u ser.
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[Claim 1 0]
A non -t ransito r y computer r eadabl e -medi um sto rin g a p ro gr am fo r causin g
a comp ut er to ex ecut e a t rans fer guid an ce meth od of:
estimatin g o per atio n time schedul es of a p lur alit y o f t ransp o rt at ion
10 systems based on track records of operation of the plurality of the transportat ion
s yst ems an d gen erat i n g estimat ed dat a;
accepti n g r equ est in f ormatio n in clu din g lo cations o f d ep artu re and
desti nation;
gen erat in g gui dance i nfo rmatio n f or p rovi din g i nf ormati on ab o ut a tr ansf er
15 route from the location of departure to the location of destination, the transfer
rout e ex tendin g o ver the plu r alit y of th e t r ans po rtat ion s yst ems ; an d
pr es entin g th e gui dan ce in fo rmation to a u ser.