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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2018
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Kamiya, Singapore, SG;
Raymond Leong, Singapore, SG;
Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis, Heidelberg, DE;
Nitin Maslekar, Heidelberg, DE;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a first aspect, a method for optimizing efficiency of a transport provider is provided, comprising: receiving, by a processor, a first departure time of a vehicle, which is administered by the transport provider, at a first location; receiving, by the processor, a second departure time of the vehicle at a second location which is located after the first location; determining, by the processor, a difference between the first departure time and the second departure time; and updating, by the processer, a current schedule to provide an updated schedule in response to the determination of the difference, the updated schedule indicating an updated estimated arrival time of the vehicle at a location after the second location.