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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Kelly Abuelsaad, Somers, NY (US);
Tamer E. Abuelsaad, Armonk, NY (US);
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The program directs a computer processor to implement a program that prioritizes a direction of movement of a directional pedestrian mover (DPM) based on predicted pedestrian traffic flow. The program obtains a first predicted pedestrian traffic flow relative to the direction of movement of the DPM, and a second predicted pedestrian traffic flow in a different direction relative to the first predicted pedestrian traffic flow. The program determines that the second predicted pedestrian traffic flow exceeds the first predicted pedestrian traffic flow, and changes the direction of movement of the DPM to accommodate the second predicted pedestrian traffic flow. The program calculates a time for a majority of the first predicted pedestrian traffic flow, and a majority of the second predicted pedestrian traffic flow, to reach at least one access point of the DPM.