Global Patent Index - EP 3972885 A1

EP 3972885 A1 20220330 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS ON A TRAIN

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS ON A TRAIN

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR BERECHNUNG DER ANZAHL DER FAHRGÄSTE IN EINEM ZUG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE CALCUL DU NOMBRE DE PASSAGERS SUR UN TRAIN

Publication

EP 3972885 A1 20220330 (EN)

Application

EP 20735091 A 20200617

Priority

  • GB 201909098 A 20190625
  • EP 2020066815 W 20200617

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2585028A] A method and system comprising obtaining electronically first travel information on passengers (12) travelling on a train (1) of the train service at a first point in time. Further aspects include obtaining electronically second travel information (21) on passengers (22) waiting in or near one or more train stations (2) at a first point in time. The method comprises calculating the number of passengers on the train (1) at the second point in time by taking into account the first travel information (11) and/or the second travel information (21). The first and second travel information may relate to booking information obtained wirelessly from a mobile device carried by a passenger.

IPC 8 full level

B61L 27/00 (2022.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

B61L 27/40 (2022.01 - EP); B61L 27/70 (2022.01 - GB); G06Q 10/04 (2013.01 - EP); G06Q 10/063 (2013.01 - EP); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01 - EP); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01 - EP GB)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2020260103A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 201909098 D0 20190807; GB 2585028 A 20201230; EP 3972885 A1 20220330; WO 2020260103 A1 20201230

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 201909098 A 20190625; EP 2020066815 W 20200617; EP 20735091 A 20200617