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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2008
Dragos A. Manolescu, Kirkland, WA (US);
Dragos A. Manolescu, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLP, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A mobile device such as a mobile phone, smart phone, personal music player, handheld game device and the like that is configured to be location-aware through GPS (Global Positioning System), cell tower positioning, or other means of determining location, is provided with a public transportation selector functionality that interfaces with one or more on-line public transportation schedule services. The public transportation selector passes the location of a user of the mobile device, the user's destination, and the targeted arrival time to the schedule services which responsively return information including, for example, station/stop location information, route identifier, departure and arrival times, and fare costs. The public transportation selector aggregates schedule information provided by the services for presentation to the user through a user interface on the mobile device. The user can then select the desired public transportation option and be provided with directions to the appropriate station or stop.