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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Gregg M. Arquero, White Plains, NY (US);
Eli M. Dow, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Syed F. Hossain, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Joshua Schaeffer, White Plains, NY (US);
Yunli Tang, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for tracking occupancy on a transit system is provided. The present invention may include receiving passenger information for passengers boarding a public transit system comprising one or more cars; counting the passengers within each of the cars of the public transit system based on the location of each of the passengers; identifying, based on the location of each of the passengers, whether each of the passengers is seated or standing; and displaying, based on the counting and identifying of the passengers, the current occupancy of each of the cars.