Global Patent Index - EP 0919976 A3

EP 0919976 A3 20000809 - Method for controlling at least one bus stop display and control centre

Title (en)

Method for controlling at least one bus stop display and control centre

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Ansteuerung mindestens eines Haltestellen-Displays und Steuerzentrale

Title (fr)

Procédé de commande d' au moins un affichage d'arrêt de bus et centrale de commande

Publication

EP 0919976 A3 20000809 (DE)

Application

EP 98440202 A 19980907

Priority

DE 19747446 A 19971028

Abstract (en)

[origin: US6249725B1] In a method of controlling at least one station display (1), where a vehicle (2) transmits its actual location (x1) to a central control station which calculates the estimated waiting time (tw) until the vehicle (2) reaches the station (x2), and controls the station display (1) to visually signal this waiting time (tw) to improve the accuracy of the indicated waiting time (tw), it is provided that the waiting time (tw) of a number (n) of immediately preceding vehicles (3, 4, . . . ) is calculated as a function of the trend line of the actual travel times (t1, t2, . . . tm, tm+1. . . tn).

IPC 1-7

G08G 1/123; G08G 1/127

IPC 8 full level

G08G 1/123 (2006.01); G08G 1/127 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G08G 1/123 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[X] US 4799162 A 19890117 - SHINKAWA KIYOSHI [JP], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 6249725 B1 20010619; AT E253759 T1 20031115; AU 8936998 A 19990520; CA 2248973 A1 19990428; DE 19747446 A1 19990429; DE 59810078 D1 20031211; EP 0919976 A2 19990602; EP 0919976 A3 20000809; EP 0919976 B1 20031105; SG 68696 A1 19991116

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 18152798 A 19981028; AT 98440202 T 19980907; AU 8936998 A 19981019; CA 2248973 A 19981027; DE 19747446 A 19971028; DE 59810078 T 19980907; EP 98440202 A 19980907; SG 1998004348 A 19981028