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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
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  • G01C21/26—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
  • G01C21/34—Route searching; Route guidance
  • G01C21/3407—Route searching; Route guidance specially adapted for specific applications
  • G01C21/3423—Multimodal routing
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
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  • G01C21/34—Route searching; Route guidance
  • G01C21/3453—Special cost functions, i.e. other than distance or default speed limit of road segments
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
  • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
  • G06Q10/02—Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
  • G06Q10/025—Coordination of plural reservations, e.g. plural trip segments, transportation combined with accommodation

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• the invention relates to a method for assisting the travel of a person, wherein a planning device calculates at least one travel route.
• the calculation of a route has so far been e.g. in navigation devices or in navigation software the core of a travel planning.
• the traveler may be unable to estimate before the trip whether the calculated route will meet his preferences in addition to the desired time of arrival.
• it lacks the clarity of a travel plan or itinerary.
• the calculated time of arrival is usually unrealistic and should be recalculated during the trip again and again. So far waiting times are taken into account by congestion in a route planning, if appropriate traffic information is available.
• US Pat. No. 7,395,149 B2 describes a navigation device for calculating and displaying a redirection of a motor vehicle in the event of a traffic jam to a parking space located at a favorable location, from which the driver of the motor vehicle can continue on foot.
• the device may provide information about other means of transport, e.g. get a train, catch up and lead the car driver to a train station.
• DE 102 25 096 A1 describes a method and a mobile computer device for route planning and travel cost calculation for public transport in a city.
• the traveler can select a starting point and a destination.
• the traveler can choose if the Ride the cheapest, most attractive tourist or fastest connection should be.
• the computer then selects one of the stored routes.
• these methods have the disadvantage that the traveler does not get help with transitions between different modes of transport.
• An evaluation of route alternatives, in particular a quick assessment, according to the preferences for different means of transport or other factors is not possible.
• the object of the present invention is to provide an orientation guide for the selection of different routes, which is based on the preferences of the traveler.
• This object is achieved by a method according to the invention according to the patent claim 1 or the patent claim 8.
• the object of a scaling device according to claim 1 1 and a motor vehicle according to claim 12 is achieved.
• Advantageous developments of the invention are given by the dependent claims.
• the invention is based on the idea of leaving the assessment of the itinerary to the traveler and optionally presenting alternative routes comparable, which is made possible by converting the routes into schematic illustrations of the routes. Not only the actual transport time but also times of lacking progress are included in the route calculation in order to allow a realistic comparability.
• the inventive method and the devices and devices according to the invention support the user at the transitions between the means of transport, thus serving as an intermodal travel companion.
• the stated object is correspondingly solved by a method for travel support of a person, wherein a planning device based on a first geographical indication, eg an indication of a starting point of a journey, and at least one further geographical indication, eg an indication to a destination or interim destination of Travel, at least one travel itinerary.
• a planning device here is a device that can receive and / or store those data that are necessary for the creation of a travel route (or travel plan) or for navigation, for example information about a starting point and a destination point of the journey, and those from which information can create a travel route.
• the planning device may comprise a device, such as a mobile terminal, such as a smartphone, a navigation device, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal computer, a laptop or an infotainment system of a vehicle, such as an MMI (MultiMedia Interface ).
• a mobile terminal such as a smartphone
• a navigation device such as a navigation device
• PDA personal digital assistant
• a personal computer such as an MMI (MultiMedia Interface ).
• MMI MultiMedia Interface
• the at least one travel route has at least one travel section.
• a travel route to a predetermined destination, in which the user, for example, drive a car to a Park & Ride car park and transfer there to a tram comprises two travel sections.
• a scaling device receives the at least one travel route from the planning device.
• This scaling device is designed to determine the total value of an evaluation variable for the travel route, eg a travel duration, and the absolute or relative proportion of each travel section in the total value.
• the scaling device according to the invention may accordingly comprise a device for data processing, eg a personal computer.
• a scaling device comprises, for example, a server which can be reached via the Internet, for example a data server, such as a backend server or IT backend.
• An evaluation variable in the sense of the method according to the invention is an evaluation variable for evaluating an effort which has to be applied for covering the at least one travel section of the travel route, e.g. the duration of the journey, the length of the journey and / or the travel costs.
• a display device is a device which is designed, for example, to illustrate a value or a diagram as a graphical representation.
• a suitable display device may in particular include, for example, a screen, an LCD display or a monitor of a vehicle or a mobile terminal.
• a suitable display device may also be, for example, a software or an application program for smartphones ("application", "app”).
• a display device can be realized, for example, in a navigation device.
• the display device receives the respective proportion of the at least one travel section and the total value for the evaluation variable of each travel route and displays these values as a diagram, wherein in the diagram the evaluated travel sections are set in relation to the total value.
• a proportional representation the relationships of the travel sections to one another and to the total travel route become visible. For example, on a specific itinerary, the user can see how much time he spends on the train and how much time he spends in the car. The user gets a quick overview of the journey and quickly recognizes the advantages of individual itineraries. The user can therefore evaluate the itinerary (s) quickly and intuitively. The user does not have to concentrate his concentration on texts.
• the scaling device determines the ratio of the reference variable of the different travel routes to one another. This can also be received and displayed by the display device.
• a first itinerary e.g. compared to a second itinerary has only half the duration of travel, can then in the displayed graph compared to the representation of the second itinerary as e.g. half the length of the bar. The user can compare several travel routes with each other better and faster.
• a travel section of a travel route can also be characterized in that it requires the use of a means of transport.
• Means of transport are mobile technical facilities (or livestock) as soon as they serve the transport of persons and goods, eg motor vehicles (in particular a passenger car), bus, S-Bahn, tram, ship, train or plane.
• a travel section may also represent waiting or travel times for access to a means of transport used in the next travel section. Waiting times or travel times are times of lack of progress, ie times when a person is not transported by a means of transport.
• a waiting period can also include a check-in time at airports or the waiting time for access to a means of transport.
• a travel time may be the time in which a person takes a route on foot, time for the footpath at the destination airport or to the car park or car rental.
• the waiting and travel times may be, e.g. as empirical or historical data, stored in the scheduler, or from external data servers, e.g. a database e.g. an airport.
• a time recording device e.g. a time recording device
• the planning or scaling device can perform a position determination during the journey and recognize it based on the position determination, e.g. Which means of transport requires time-consuming access.
• Such a recorded waiting time or travel time can be stored in the planning or scaling device and used as an empirical value for the calculation of future travel routes.
• a time detector measures, e.g. a period of time and may e.g.
• a clock e.g. the travel duration, the length of a travel route and / or the amount of travel costs, can be selected by the user in one embodiment by means of the planning device or the scaling device. This allows the user to decide which criterion to use for the evaluation of the itineraries. The user can thus just as First, compare different routes based on different scores before deciding.
• the diagram may include a bar graph.
• the diagram may comprise several available travel routes, each travel route being represented as a bar, and the individual bars being displayed in different colors, degrees of brightness and / or shades.
• the sections of a bar so the evaluated travel sections a travel route, as stated above be presented differently. This results in a clear presentation and allows a quick evaluation of the itinerary (s).
• the display device can display symbols for the respective means of transport to be used in a travel section (for example, an S-Bru symbol, a pictogram of a train or of a motor vehicle).
• a pedestrian icon may stand for a wait or walk time.
• the scheduling or scaling device may receive a selection signal from a user to select a travel route.
• the selection signal may e.g. from an input device (e.g., a touch screen) to the scheduler or scaler. This allows the user to decide which route is the most favorable route for him.
• a travel route determined by the planning device or a travel route selected by the user can be used in a navigation device for executing the route navigation.
• the scaling device can, in particular during the journey, but also before the journey, the travel route or the travel routes or individual rice sections or assessed travel sections via a wireless connection, in particular via WLAN or mobile (eg UMTS or LTE) to the display device or transmit the navigation device.
• a wireless connection in particular via WLAN or mobile (eg UMTS or LTE) to the display device or transmit the navigation device.
• WLAN or mobile eg UMTS or LTE
• the user automatically receives the information pertaining to the respective travel section without himself taking the data on a data carrier on the journey, or the data is transferred to the respective mobile terminal. device must transmit.
• the scaling device is in particular an external data server on the Internet.
• the scaling device can receive and evaluate a signal for position determination, in particular a GPS signal. With this signal, the scaling device can determine on which travel section the user is at the moment of receiving the position signal.
• a progress diagram showing the total value of the selected evaluation variable of the travel route, in particular the travel duration or the route, e.g. As a length of a bar ("progress bar"), a position corresponding to the current position of the scaling device can be determined in the progress diagram.
• the scaling device can use the received time signal and a corresponding progress diagram in relation to the duration of the journey.
• the progress diagram may be received and displayed with the current position by a display device.
• the progress bar also displays a larger section than it has traveled. As a result, the user sees which part of the route he has already made or is still in front of him.
• a progress graph for the travel duration may be received and displayed in consideration of the time signal from the display device.
• the scaling device can determine the currently used means of transport on the basis of the evaluated signal for determining the position, and cause the display device to display a symbol representing this means of transport.
• the display device can be made to display an indication of the means of transport to be used. This supports the user by providing additional information about the current travel section.
• a method for accompanying a person with the aid of the described progress diagram also constitutes a separate aspect of the invention.
• the method can, as described, display the display of a symbol. bols for a means of transport, another function, time or period.
• the object set out above is likewise achieved by a scaling device for travel support or for travel companion of a person, wherein the scaling device is designed to execute the method steps of an embodiment of a method according to the invention which relates to the scaling device.
• the above object is also achieved by a motor vehicle, comprising an embodiment of the scaling device according to the invention.
• the motor vehicle is in particular a. Passenger cars.
• the invention comprises the following further aspects:
• a vehicle comprising a device for establishing a wireless network, in particular a WI_AN, and a navigation device for navigating along routes, characterized in that the navigation device is adapted to receive a route transmitted by a mobile terminal integrated into the wireless network of the vehicle via the wireless network ,
• a method for transmitting a route from a mobile terminal to a vehicle wherein the mobile terminal is integrated into a wireless network of a vehicle and the route is transmitted via the wireless network of the vehicle from the mobile terminal to the navigation system of the vehicle.
• a device for displaying a route, which are assigned in the itinerary different types of vehicles comprising a display for generating light of different brightnesses and / or different spectral composition and an allocation device, the different types of vehicles the different brightnesses and / or different spectral compositions assigns.
• a method for displaying a route which are assigned different types of vehicles in the course of the route, in which different types of vehicles are assigned to different brightnesses and / or different spectral compositions. 5.
• Fig. 1 is a sketch in which the inventive method for travel support of a person underlying principle is explained.
• Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of an intermodal travel companion, which represents a further embodiment of the method according to the invention.
• Fig. 3 is a further schematic representation of an intermodal travel companion, which represents a further embodiment of the method according to the invention.
• FIG. 4 shows a further schematic illustration of the method according to the invention.
• FIG. 5 shows an example of a display of a display device according to an embodiment of the method according to the invention.
• the principle underlying the method according to the invention is explained.
• the user of the method according to the invention plans a journey from a starting point S, here eg Ingolstadt (IN), to a destination Z, here eg Hamburg (HH).
• a planning device 10 for example a software of a laptop, the corresponding data for the planned trip are available.
• the planning device 10 may also be realized, for example, a smartphone or other mobile terminal.
• the data can be entered eg by the user on the way or from home in the appropriate software.
• the planning device 10 calculates three alternative travel routes 12, 12 'and 12 "(S10)
• the travel route 12 consists, for example, of a travel section 18 to which a means of transport to be used, for example a motor vehicle, is assigned a further alternative travel route 12 'with six travel sections 18, and a travel route 12 "with two travel sections 18.
• the first travel section 18 of the travel route 12' represents, for example a way time for the walk to the station.
• the itinerary 12 "includes two travel sections 18 for, for example, a car ride to a Park & Ride spot on the one hand and for a S-Bahn ride on the other hand.
• the scaling device 14 receives the travel routes
• planning device 10 and scaling device 14 include various devices, the transmission may be wireless (eg, via WLAN or cellular) or wired be.
• the scaling device 14 now selects a freely selectable evaluation variable
• the scaling device 14 now determines, for example, the relative proportion of the individual travel sections 18 in the total travel time (S40). This results in the evaluated travel sections 18 ', which, for example, the relative proportions of the individual travel sections 18, eg the relative travel duration of the individual travel sections 18, with respect to the total travel time of the respective travel route 12, 12 'or 12 ", the sum of the assessed travel sections 18' of a travel route 12, 12 'or 12" being 100%.
• the relative proportion of the first and only estimated travel section 18 'of the travel route 12 is eg 100%.
• These values and the evaluated travel sections 18 'of the travel route 12' eg 10%, 30%, 5%, 30%, 5%, 20%
• the travel route 12 "(eg 82%, 18%) are sent by the scaling device 14
• a display device 16 for example a corresponding device that is present in the infotainment system, transmitted (S50)
• the travel routes can be displayed in proportion to each other in their total length.
• the method according to the invention can comprise the receipt of the evaluated travel sections 18 'by the display device 16.
• the length of the bars in the chart 20 corresponds to e.g. The total travel time of each itinerary 12, 12 ', 12 "The length of the individual travel sections 18 and 18' then correspond, for example, to the length of the travel time in the particular means of transport or the waiting or travel time
• the bars and / or the individual sections For example, the bars of the chart 20 may be displayed in different colors or different shades, so the user has a good overview of his travel options.
• the user has access via an input device, e.g. a touch screen, one of the travel routes 12, 12 'or 12 "selects.
• the selected travel route 12, 12' or 12" can then be selected from e.g. a navigation device can be used.
• the selected itinerary can be used to guide a person.
• a time recording device 34 which may be integrated in the planning or scaling device 14, measures the waiting or travel time, and sends in step S70 a corresponding time signal here, for example, to the planning device 10.
• the planning device 10 can perform a position determination during the journey and due to the position determination, for example, recognize which means of transport requires time-consuming access.
• Another embodiment relates to the process of using an intermodal travel companion.
• Such an intermodal travel companion can be realized eg in an application program for a smartphone or in another planning or scaling device 10 or 14.
• An intermodal travel companion in the form of a device or a method plans and supports vehicle and train / bus / train and flight routes.
• a route can be transferred via an in-vehicle WLAN or Bluetooth from a mobile device in the form of a smartphone to the vehicle.
• a server is used in the backend.
• Route alternatives are displayed, whereby a bar for a route shows by the length of its respective color, over which time the respective means of transport (vehicle type) is used.
• the length of a colored portion of the beam is given for the length of the respective transport time with a means of transport for the length of the distance traveled by one of the means of transport, or for the amount of costs caused by a means of transport.
• the route is provided to a plurality of motor vehicles, in particular the motor vehicle with which the route to the airport / railway station is made and the motor vehicle with which the journey continues after the flight / train journey.
• the course of a trip can then be represented as follows:
• a young man sits on a sofa and uses his iPad or laptop to enter a route into his intermodal travel companion.
• a progress bar and a time can be seen.
• icons are displayed that represent the individual types of movement (for example, a pedestrian, an airplane, a train, etc.). He checks his travel route: a short 5 minute walk to the train station, then the train to the airport, pick up his car there at the rental car station and then another car drive to the destination.
• FIG. 2 shows the inventive principle of an intermodal travel companion from FIG. 2
• the display of the display device 16 which can display, for example, a map 26 of a navigation device, for example a navigation software, is also shown here.
• a user 22 plans a trip and inputs a destination Z, here for example the address "Marriot Marquis, San Francisco USA, 225 Powell Street", a hotel, into a planning device 10.
• the address of the destination Z is displayed by the display device 16
• Starting point S and destination Z can also be represented as graphics S 'and Z' by the display device 16.
• the display device 16 can, like shown in FIG. 4, for example, be integrated into the planning device 10.
• the scheduler 10 calculates the travel route 12 (S10).
• the display device 16 may also display the travel route 12.
• the individual travel data can also be displayed, such as the travel date ("Sunday, 23.12.201 1"), the details of a means of transport to be used, here eg a flight number, the travel time by plane and the booked class ("LH 458 16:15 - 19:15 Business ") as well as the departure and arrival time (“ 13:00 o'clock (local time) 22:00 o'clock (local time) ”)
• the travel date "Sunday, 23.12.201 1”
• the details of a means of transport to be used here eg a flight number
• the travel time by plane and the booked class (“LH 458 16:15 - 19:15 Business ”
• the departure and arrival time 13:00 o'clock (local time) 22:00 o'clock (local time)
• Desired arrival time Desired arrival time
• Itinerary local time
• home departure: "and / or” arrival destination ".
• Fig. 5 illustrates the display of a display device 16, e.g., an infotainment system.
• a text field 24 may also indicate a time or a numerical value of the evaluation variable 13.
• the display device 16 shows diagrams 20 of a travel route 12 and an alternative travel route 12 '.
• the travel route 12 includes, for example, a rated travel section 18 '.
• the associated times of departure and arrival are displayed in a text box 24, here "16:35 - 22:57.”
• the corresponding total travel time is displayed in another text box 24, here, for example, 6 hours and 22 minutes ("06:22 ").
• the travel route 12 ' includes, for example, eight evaluated travel sections 18', which are each represented, for example, in different colors.
• the departure and arrival time of the itinerary 12 ' are displayed in another text field 24, here "16:48 - 23:15.” Also, the associated total travel time is displayed in another text box 24, here eg 5 hours and 43 minutes (" 05:43 ").
• at least one traffic symbol 28 can be displayed for each travel route 12, 12 ', which symbolizes the means of transport of a travel section or a waiting or travel time in the sequence of travel sections 18'.
• a traffic symbol 28 for example in the form of a motor vehicle, here a passenger car, displayed.
• the symbol 28 for a rapid-transit railway for example, in the form of a motor vehicle, in the form of a pedestrian (for a waiting time), the symbol 28 for a rapid-transit railway, twice a symbol 28 for a train, a symbol 28 in the form of a pedestrian, the symbol 28 for a rapid-transit railway, and again in the form of a pedestrian.
• the display device 16 may have another symbol 30, e.g. a small arrow, e.g. at a display device 16, which is implemented in a touch screen, the display of other alternative travel routes triggers show.
• Other icons 32 are displayed which represent certain functions, e.g. a time, a function for changing the menu level ("back"), a function for accessing an e-mail inbox or information about a strength of a wireless or Wi-Fi connection. These icons can, for example, in a display device 16, the realized in a touch screen, also trigger the displayed functions.
• the exemplary embodiments show that empirical values are acquired at times of a lack of progress on a route, in particular in transitions between different means of transport, and / or are taken into account in a route planning. These include in particular check-in times at airports, routes at the destination airport to the car park / the car rental.
• Route alternatives are displayed, with a bar indicating for a route the length of its respective color, over which time the respective means of transport will be used.
• the length of a colored portion of the beam is given for the length of the respective transport time with a means of transport for the length of the distance traveled by one of the means of transport, or for the amount of costs caused by a means of transport.
• the embodiments thus illustrate a timely route planning by means of the method according to the invention across means of transport. Furthermore, the above exemplary embodiments show that the method according to the invention enables an intuitive route selection according to the preferred means of transport.

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