System and method for managing transportation using a self-propelled cab

A transportation system comprising:

• a non-transitory storage device having embodied therein one or more routines operable to control movement of one or more cabs;
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• one or more processors coupled to the non-transitory storage device and operable to execute the one or more routines, wherein the one or more routines include:
• a cab position determination module, which when executed by the one or more processors, acquires instantaneous position of said one or more cabs with respect to one or more sections of a cable guide-way, wherein each of the one or more cabs are attached to a suspension frame suspended from a section of the cable guide-way using multiple pairs of sheaves running freely on the overhead cable guide-way;
• a cab prioritization module, which when executed by the one or more processors, prioritizes each of the one or more cabs present in a section of the cable guide-way by assigning a unique identifier to at least one cab of the one or more of cabs, wherein at least one of said one or more cabs is assigned a digital token based on any or a combination of number of vacant seats in a cab, type of cab, location of the cab, traffic situation, emergency situation pertaining to a cab, and an attribute of the cab, and wherein the unique identifier associated with the at least one cab is the digital token;
• a switch tokenization module, which when executed by the one or more processors, associates a unique identifier to any or a combination of one or more route switches and one or more junction switches, wherein the detection of the instantaneous position of the one or more cabs enables tokenization of any or a combination of the one or more route switches and the one or more junction switches;
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• a cab authorization module, which when executed by the one or more processors, authorizes movement of at least one cab of the one or more of cabs from any or a combination of the one or more route switches and the one or more junction switches, said authorization being based on matching of the unique identifier associated with the at least one cab and the unique identifier associated with any or a combination of the one or more route switches and the one or more junction switches.

A method for facilitating movement of a cab along one or more cable guide-way sections, said method comprising the steps of

• determining, at a computing device, instantaneous position of a plurality of cabs configured with one or more sections of a cable guide-way, each of the plurality of cabs being attached to a suspension frame suspended from a section of the cable guide-way;
• prioritizing, at the computing device, each of the plurality of cabs present in a section of the cable guide-way by assigning a unique identifier to at least one cab of the plurality of cabs, said unique identifier being represented in the form of a digital tokens that is assigned based on any or a combination of number of vacant seats in a cab, type of cab, emergency situation pertaining to a cab, and an attribute of the cab;
• associating, at the computing device, a unique identifier to any or a combination of one or more route switches and one or more junction switches, wherein determination of the instantaneous position of the plurality of cabs assists in tokenization of any or a combination of the one or more route switches and the one or more junction switches;
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• authorizing, at the computing device, movement of at least one cab of the plurality of cabs from any or a combination of the one or more route switches and the one or more junction switches, said authorization being based on matching of the unique identifier associated with the at least one cab and the unique identifier associated with any or a combination of the one or more route switches and the one or more junction switches.