# US 12,008,901 B2 · Transportation system and operation method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,008,901 B2 - Document ID: US12008901B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/467,993 - Filed: 2021-09-07 - Published: 2022-04-14 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-10-08 - Assignees: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yong Kwan Ji - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12008901B2 ## CPC - G08G 1/127: to a central station {; Indicators in a central station} - G06Q 10/06315: {Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis} - G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083) - G08G 5/00: Traffic control systems for aircraft - G08G 5/56: for two or more aircraft - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A transportation system including a plurality of hubs, each of the hubs corresponding to an area and including a plurality of connection slots or one or more landing pads, each of the connection slots and the landing pads accommodating a transportation unit; and a server to determine a number or type of transportations units to be allocated to each of the hubs based on movement data related to population movement between the areas and to allocate each of the transportation units to a respective hub. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A transportation system comprising: a plurality of hubs, each of the hubs comprising at least one of a plurality of connection slots, each of the connection slots configured to receive one of a plurality of vehicles; and a server configured to: generate movement data related to population movement between geographic areas, wherein the movement data includes route data related to a population movement route and quantity data related to a number of floating population, wherein the route data and quantity data are also based on integrated information including at least one of climate data, health data, and event data by area, wherein the quantity data relates to a number of people moving between areas during a time period; determine a number and type of vehicles to be allocated to each of the hubs based on the generated movement data, wherein the server predicts population movement based on the integrated information; and automatically dispose each of the vehicles to a respective hub according to the determination of the number and type of vehicles to be allocated to each of the hubs, wherein when the integrated information is changed, the server is configured to modify previously generated movement data based on the changed integrated information and to change at least one of the number or type of vehicles to be allocated to the respective hub based on the modified data, and wherein the server is further configured to generate the changed integrated information based on an analysis of a boarding rate and an error in at least one of the number of or type of the vehicles allocated by predicting demand for movement in each area and an update of population movement demands and the demand is predicted for the area or for a period of time. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The transportation system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicles include air mobilities or land vehicles, and grouped connection slots are adjacent to each other. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The transportation system according to claim 2, wherein articles provided in the land vehicles or the air mobilities are replaced depending on a use or category thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The transportation system according to claim 3, wherein the server is further configured to give an order such that articles to be provided in the land vehicles or the air mobilities allocated to the respective hub are delivered to the respective hub. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The transportation system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicles are land-based vehicles, and wherein, in a case the vehicles are accommodated in the connection slots, each hub is connected to interior spaces of the respective vehicles through the connection slots. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The transportation system according to claim 1, wherein the route data are data related to a route along which population moves between the geographic areas by period of time, and wherein the server is further configured to allocate a larger number of vehicles to a hub located on a route on which population movement is more frequent. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The transportation system according to claim 1, wherein the quantity data are data related to a number of population moving between the geographic areas by period of time, and wherein the server is further configured to allocate a larger number of vehicles to a hub located in a higher population movement area. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The transportation system according to claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to: set allocation intervals of the vehicles allocated to the respective hub based on the movement data; and determine at least one of the number or type of vehicles to be allocated to the respective hub at the allocation intervals. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The transportation system according to claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to: collect passenger information related to a use of the vehicles preferred by a passenger; match the passenger with the connection slot or the vehicles based on the passenger information; and guide the passenger to the matched connection slot or vehicles. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The transportation system according to claim 9, wherein the server is further configured to: request consent for collection of passenger information upon receiving a request for allocation of the vehicles from a terminal of the passenger; and in case the consent for collection of passenger information is obtained from the terminal of the passenger, collect the passenger information from the terminal of the passenger. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The transportation system according to claim 10, wherein the passenger information comprises retrieval information of the terminal of at least one of the passenger, location information, health information, picture information, or purchase information, and wherein the server is further configured to select a use of the vehicles to be matched with the passenger based on the retrieval information of the terminal of the passenger, the location information, the health information, the picture information, or the purchase information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The transportation system according to claim 9, wherein the server is further configured to: set a movement route of the vehicles based on the use of the vehicles matched with the passenger; and control the vehicles to move along the set movement route after boarding of the passenger. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The transportation system according to claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to: receive a request for a particular transportation unit from a passenger; identify a purpose of the request based on a type of movement requested by the passenger; determine a necessary time; and set a movement route of transportation based on the necessary time. ### Claim 14 An operation method of a transportation system that includes a plurality of hubs, each of the hubs including at least one of a plurality of connection slots or one or more landing pads or any combination thereof, each of the connection slots and the landing pads for accommodating one of a plurality of vehicles, the operation method comprising: generating movement data related to population movement between geographic areas, wherein the movement data includes route data related to a population movement route and quantity data related to a number of floating population, wherein the route data and quantity data are also based on integrated information including at least one of climate data, health data, and event data by area, wherein the quantity data relates to a number of people moving between areas during a time period; determining a number and type of vehicle to be allocated to each of the hubs based on the generated movement data wherein population movement is predicted based on the integrated information; and automatically disposing the vehicles to a respective hub according to the determination of the number and type of vehicles to be allocated to each of the hubs, wherein when the integrated information is changed, the server is configured to modify previously generated movement data based on the changed integrated information and to change at least of the number or type of vehicles to be allocated to the respective hub based on the modified data, and wherein the server is further configured to generate the changed integrated information based on an analysis of a boarding rate and an error in at least one of the number or type of the vehicles allocated by predicting demand for movement in each area and an update of population movement demands and the demand is predicted for the area or for a period of time. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The operation method according to claim 14, further comprising: in case the integrated information is changed, modifying previously generated movement data based on the changed integrated information; and changing at least one of the number or type of vehicles to be allocated to the respective hub based on the modified movement data after the allocating of the vehicles to the respective hub.