Method for enhancing transit schedule
OwnerChristos Karanicolasinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for generating an enhanced transit schedule. Schedule deviations are calculated using an existing transit schedule. The schedule deviations are grouped in accordance with a plurality of schedule parameters. A group average deviation is computed for each group of schedule deviations. Each group average deviation is applied to a corresponding set of passing times of the existing transit schedule having corresponding schedule parameters to generate the enhanced transit schedule.
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A method for generating an enhanced transit schedule, the method comprising the steps of:
- calculating schedule deviations using an existing transit schedule;
- grouping the schedule deviations in accordance with a plurality of schedule parameters;
- computing a group average deviation for each group of schedule deviations;
- applying each group average deviation to a corresponding set of passing times of the existing transit schedule having corresponding schedule parameters to generate the enhanced transit schedule;
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- outputting one or more elements of the enhanced transit schedule to a display.
An apparatus for generating an enhanced transit schedule, comprising:
- a user input device;
- a memory for storing an existing transit schedule and schedule deviations;
- a processor for calculating schedule deviations using the existing transit schedule, grouping the schedule deviations in accordance with a plurality of schedule parameters, computing a group average deviation for each group of schedule deviations, and applying each group average deviation to a corresponding set of passing times of the existing transit schedule having corresponding schedule parameters to generate the enhanced transit schedule;
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- a display for displaying at least a portion of the enhanced transit schedule.
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