DE102012020018A1 - Method for providing a travel plan - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for providing a travel plan (12), wherein a planning device (10) calculates the travel plan (12) and an adaptation device (14) then calculates the travel plan (12) on the basis of information (20) which the travel plan (12 ), recalculated (S50). If necessary, the user is informed so that he can carry out the changed travel plan (12 '). The adaptation device (14) selects a point in time for the repeated recalculation of the travel plan as a function of a parameter which describes a travel speed on a travel section, as a function of the travel plan (12), e.g. B. the included car driving shares, and / or depending on an estimated total travel duration (S70). The adaptation device (14) selects one of a plurality of predetermined reactions (22) of a mobile terminal (18) for informing the user. She can also choose a time to execute the reaction. Both occur depending on the travel plan change (S80). The invention further comprises the adaptation device (14), a motor vehicle equipped therewith and a computer program product.

Description

The invention relates to a method for providing a travel plan, wherein a planning device calculates the travel plan and wherein an adjustment device makes a recalculation of the travel plan on the basis of information that may influence the travel plan. The user is informed according to the procedure so that he can respond to the changed travel plan.

Route calculation has hitherto been the core element of travel planning in navigation devices or in navigation software. However, there may be delays at any time when certain events affect a trip, so the route calculation alone can not guarantee a successful trip. Today's so-called trip planner applications offer the service to draw attention along routes to accidents or other delays. There are SMS and e-mail notifications to choose from.

From the DE 10 2009 045 042 A1 A method is known for remembering a traveler by a reminder device, wherein the reminder time is determined based on the information of a navigation system with respect to a planned route to be covered. Here, information about the current traffic situation is taken into account, and the reminder time is postponed if necessary.

DE 10 2007 029 685 A1 describes a method for determining a route course, in which a data processing unit determines an optimized for at least one preset parameter overall route. The data processing unit has access to data that is relevant when determining the overall route. The data processing unit processes the information and thus determines an overall route, which is then output by a smartphone with display and / or acoustic output means.

A method for premature triggering a wake-up or reminder signal in a device is from the DE 10 2010 010 257 A1 known. The premature triggering is effected by an external pulse. The pulse is generated depending on the weather conditions. Different pre-entered time periods may be selected by which the wake-up signal is preferred.

DE 20 2009 001 507 U1 describes a wake-up device which, after input of local and temporal data by means of data processing, calculates a route and determines a wake-up time. A receiver in the alarm device receives external data, e.g. As traffic reports, weather reports or information on delays of public transport, and makes the necessary adjustment of the alarm time.

A method for computerized travel route planning and route guidance, which takes into account dynamic changes due to the traffic situation or schedule changes, is from the DE 100 59 746 A1 known. A wake-up call to start the journey or a leg is a dynamic component and can be done earlier.

DE 10 2007 042 412 A1 describes a method for planning a trip from a starting location to a destination taking into account a ride. The planning of the itinerary is carried out by a central office.

The travel planning services known in the art often do not relate to the previously scheduled arrival time that one wishes to meet as a traveler. The user will be notified at any time as soon as something changes on the route. This also includes many useless news. Furthermore, only chargeable SMS messages or e-mail notifications are available. These must be manually retrieved and evaluated by the user. This can be expensive and cost a lot of time.

A further disadvantage is that when a planned arrival time is met, the user is only supported by the change of the wake-up time. Find recalculations of travel before z. B. the alarm time instead, the user receives an SMS or e-mail for each new information concerning the trip. Their reception triggers correspondingly often beeps in a mobile terminal, which are perceived by the user before the alarm time as disturbing.

The object of the present invention is to increase the flexibility of travel planning while increasing the ease of use.

The object is achieved by the method according to the invention according to claim 1. Furthermore, the object of the inventive adjustment device according to claim 11, the motor vehicle according to the invention according to claim 15 and the computer program product according to the invention according to claim 16 is achieved. The individual solutions to the task set, alone or in combination, form a flexible and convenient travel planning system, which is also referred to here as a travel manager. Advantageous developments of the invention are given by the dependent claims.

The invention is based on the idea that the information that influences a travel plan is received by a device other than the mobile terminal and evaluated qualitatively. The user is then only about the really relevant changes over z. B. informed his smartphone.

The method according to the invention accordingly serves to provide a travel plan with the aid of a planning device. A planning device is a device that can receive and / or store those data that are necessary for creating a travel plan or for calculating a navigation and that can generate a travel plan from this information. Accordingly, the planning device may include a device, so about a mobile device such. As a smartphone or an infotainment system of a motor vehicle, such. An MMI (MultiMedia Interface), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or a personal computer. This has the advantage that the necessary for the creation of the travel plan data can be manually entered by the user from home or on the go. It can also data z. B. be used by a Global Positioning System (GPS), so that the user can select a current position as the starting point of his trip. The planning device can, for. B. also include an external data server or be implemented on several of the said devices, so that multiple devices interact and are connected to the planning device.

The planning device calculates the travel plan on the basis of an electronic data record which comprises a first geographical indication of a starting point and at least one further geographical indication of at least one destination with at least one associated planned arrival time.

The information needed to create a travel plan includes geographical indications, such as: B. Data on a geographical starting point, destination or waypoint. Similarly, contact data from an electronic address book can be used as a geographical indication. Also included are times, eg. For example, information about a desired time of arrival at a destination or interim destination or information on a desired departure time.

The finished travel plan includes at least one travel section, where a travel section is a section that is completely covered by a particular means of transportation, e.g. As cars, especially passenger cars, train, bus or plane, or in a Fortbewegungsart, z. B. on foot, can be covered. The at least one travel section is assigned a cruising speed, which depends in particular on the means of transport or the mode of transport. In addition or as an alternative thereto, an estimated travel duration for the return of the travel section can also be stored.

In the method according to the invention, the planning device then transmits the travel plan to an adaptation device which stores the travel plan. An adaptation device is for the evaluation and recalculation of the travel plan and other relevant for a travel planning data or information as well as for communication with other facilities, such. As a mobile device or other external data servers designed. An adaptation device according to the invention may comprise a device for data processing, for. B. a personal computer. In a preferred embodiment, an adaptation device comprises z. B. a server accessible via the Internet, eg. For example, a data server such as a backend or IT backend or a push server. The adaptation device, in particular a push server, can be a single device or even multiple devices. It is also possible to realize the entire adapter or parts thereof as one or more utilities. The preferred back-end management of the travel plan allows the independence of the user in the choice of the input device and relieves z. B. a mobile terminal.

The adaptation device receives at least one item of information relating to at least one parameter influencing a travel speed on the at least one travel section from an external message source. Such a parameter of the travel section is an influencing factor which influences the means of transport or, in general, the travel speed on the travel section. In one embodiment of the invention, the external news source comprises e.g. B. a message or travel service for z. As car, air, train or bus travel (ie, for example, a RDS (Radio Data System)), a weather service, a traffic service or a tourist information service. The receipt of information, for. As an information on weather or road conditions, schedules, train or bus schedules, can be done wirelessly or by wire. In one embodiment, such information is received via the Internet and / or wirelessly via satellite and / or terrestrial transmitters.

The adapter recalculates the itinerary based on the received information, preferably such that the scheduled time of arrival does not shift or the late arrival time is at least minimal if there is a shift in the existing one Modification is necessary. The user is then informed by the adapter.

The fact that a change in the itinerary may include other means of transport, it is not always necessary to bring forward the departure time. The process is therefore particularly flexible.

In an advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention, the adaptation device selects a time or a time interval for a repeated recalculation of the travel plan, in particular for the cyclical or acyclic recalculation of the travel plan, depending on a type of parameter influencing a travel speed on a travel section and / or the travel plan and / or an estimated total travel time. As a result, the adjustment device at z. As long trips or parameters that have a long-term consequence for the travel plan, in good time take the necessary steps to carry out the journey. Nevertheless, the adjustment device at z. B. short trips the user's attention only then, if this is necessary to carry out the trip.

Does the parameter z. As the occurrence of construction sites on a car route, it is advantageous if the recalculation takes place with respect to this parameter a long time before departure of the trip, so that the travel plan takes into account new construction in good time. If the parameter includes the occurrence of congestion on a planned route, it is advantageous to recalculate only shortly before and / or during the journey, since a congestion can occur at short notice and the itinerary should always be up to date.

If the time or the time interval for a repeated recalculation depends on the travel plan (for example, driving shares to be traveled by a motor vehicle) and / or the total travel time, then, for example, B. very long car driving at earlier time points are checked for delays as very short driving, so timely realization of more complex itinerary changes is possible. Short car journeys can be checked for delays at later times because the changes of a short trip section are less complicated.

For example, a travel plan with long car rates or with many travel sections that are different in relation to the means of transport can also be recalculated in ever shorter or longer time intervals. This results in the advantage that complex changes in the itinerary can be realized early on, while changes that can be made at short notice are carried out in response to rapid successive updates.

The adapter may, in an advantageous embodiment, generate a request signal received from a message source. For example via a network protocol, eg. As a TCP (Transport Control Protocol), the adaptation device so selectively retrieve necessary information from a particular news source. In a further preferred embodiment, the adaptation device can determine a time at which such a request signal is transmitted.

In a further preferred embodiment, when the travel plan changes, requiring a change in the behavior of the user in the travel plan, the adjustment device selects the user or supports the execution of the travel plan from a plurality of predetermined responses of a mobile terminal depending on of the itinerary change one of the responses and / or a time to execute the response. Preferably, these are automated reactions of a mobile terminal. A reaction of a mobile terminal, e.g. As a smartphone, a navigation device or a suitably designed motor vehicle, each of such a device executable process, in particular the construction of a telephone connection, the opening of an "application", d. H. an application program, requesting a ticket for a means of transport, the display of information on a means of transport or received information about a parameter and / or the output of a written, haptic or audible signal, ie, for. As an SMS, MMS, a vibrating alarm or a reminder tone. In a preferred embodiment, for. B. the mobile device automatically, z. B. on the opening of an application, the departure times of a means of transport, z. A train. This z. For example, the trains that can no longer be reached will be displayed in a different color than those that can still be reached. This z. B. also a train connection can be selected by the user.

A signal which transmits the matching device to the mobile terminal, can according to z. B. include information on a travel section influencing parameters, a message in the form of a message or an information code for a selected by the adjustment device and the mobile terminal to be executed reaction. A signal may also include an identification of a message that is in one in one predetermined list of z. B. with numbers encoded messages is included (hereinafter referred to as message code).

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the mobile terminal receives a signal of the adaptation device and can evaluate this signal. Thus, the signal of the adjustment device can trigger the selected response for performing the modified travel plan in the mobile terminal.

The inventive method allows far more and more different reactions than before, since the adjustment device determines the most suitable process for the current situation. So in case of a late arrival to a meeting z. B. the construction of a telephone connection to a contact person be more useful than z. B. the hitherto usual SMS comprising the information on the current weather or an alarm. In the case of a change of the means of transport to be used, for. As the request for a ticket for the means of transport and a simultaneous change of the route, which is displayed via a navigation device as a mobile terminal, be more useful than z. B. an alarm of the user's smartphone. The selection criterion with regard to the reaction is therefore the process that makes sense in the respective context. By selecting a suitable reaction z. B. transmitting all information as z. As SMS avoided, causing the user is bothered with sometimes unnecessary SMS. The attention of the user is claimed only when the user must respond to the travel plan itself to respond to a message or his reaction is associated with an advantage for him, eg. For example, if he learns that he has more time than planned before departure.

The selection of the time of the reaction is z. Due to the urgency, the complexity of the response or the logistical requirements of the itinerary change. If the reaction z. B. requires a request for a mobile phone ticket for an aircraft, so it may be useful to arrange this at a very early stage before the trip. On the other hand, the request for a mobile phone ticket for a bus ride can also be made while traveling. The logic in the backend thus advantageously leads to personalized, user-relevant messages, which in turn lead to automatic responses in the user's mobile terminal. This results in the advantage that travel planning remains as flexible as possible and at the same time as well prepared as possible.

A preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention provides that the adaptation device transmits the signal to the mobile terminal as part of a client-server communication without a request from the client, in this case the mobile terminal. This form of transmission is referred to as pushing in the following. Such a push method has the advantage that the signal transmitted by the adaptation device is forwarded to the mobile terminal at the most favorable point in time for execution of a selected reaction. The adapter is not dependent on waiting for a poll by the mobile terminal. Includes the adjustment device z. As a push server, it is avoided by the described, targeted selection of a time of the reaction a constant push messages to the mobile device. By means of such a push server, it is then decided in a preferred embodiment which signals directed to the mobile terminal are actually transmitted. There is the possibility to react only to significant delays (eg from a delayed arrival time of more than 10 minutes). This does not bother the user unnecessarily.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the signal of the adaptation device is received and evaluated by a conversion device of the mobile terminal. A conversion device is accordingly designed to evaluate a signal, in particular an identification code or a message code. If the signal is an identification code, then the conversion device can, after the evaluation, cause the mobile terminal to respond to that given by the identification code. A particularly preferred example of a conversion device is an application program, which may also be referred to as a "travel manager application".

In a further advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention, the recalculation of the travel plan comprises a change of a means of transport of the at least one travel section to be used. This gives the process more flexibility.

The aforementioned object is further achieved by an inventive adaptation device for providing the travel plan. Such an adaptation device is designed in the manner described to store a travel plan, to receive and evaluate at least one information relating to an already described parameter, and to recalculate the travel plan on this basis so that the planned arrival time does not shift or the delayed one Arrival time is minimal, and inform the user about the itinerary change.

In one embodiment, the adaptation device may be configured as described, a time or a time interval for the repeated recalculation of the travel plan, ie the time period between each two consecutive recalculations depending on a type of at least one parameter and / or the travel plan and / or an estimated total travel time. In a further advantageous embodiment, the adapting device may be adapted, in the event of a change in the travel plan requiring a change in the behavior of the user for the travel plan, from a plurality of predetermined automated reactions of a mobile terminal as a function of the travel plan change Select reactions. These include in particular the processes already mentioned above. In this case, an adaptation device which comprises a server which can be reached via the Internet, in particular a backend, IT backend or push server, can be particularly advantageous. The respective advantages of the embodiments are those of the corresponding method step according to the invention as described above.

The stated object is further achieved by a motor vehicle according to the invention, in particular a passenger car, comprising an embodiment of the adaptation device according to the invention.

An inventive computer program product for providing a travel plan also solves the task. The computer program product comprises at least one storage medium with a program code stored thereon. The program code is designed, when executed by a data processing device of a mobile terminal, to cause it to receive and evaluate a signal, in particular an identification code for a response or a message code, from the adaptation device. The signal is in particular an identification code and triggers a selected reaction in a method according to the invention for carrying out a modified travel plan in the mobile terminal.

The invention will be explained in more detail by means of concrete embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. This shows:

1 a sketch of an embodiment of the method according to the invention, in which the preparation of the travel plan and the method steps are illustrated for its adaptation,

2 a sketch of a further embodiment of the method according to the invention and an adaptation device according to the invention, wherein in particular the method steps of the adjustment device are shown,

3 a sketch of a further embodiment of the method according to the invention,

4 the principle of travel planning ( 4A ) and the notification of the user by means of a reaction selected by a matching device ( 4B ) according to another embodiment.

In the in the 1 The example underlying the method according to the invention is explained.

In a planning facility 10 , z. B. an infotainment system 10 a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, or a personal computer at a user's home, is an electronic record T before. This data set comprises a first geographical indication S to a starting point A of the journey and a second geographical indication Z to a final destination B with the desired arrival time, z. At 19:00 today. Single or all data can be z. B. stored, received by a GPS or manually entered information.

In the following, for the sake of clarity, it is assumed that the planning device 10 an infotainment system 10 be. In a first method step S10, the infotainment system is created 10 a travel plan 12 , taking into account the planned arrival time. The infotainment system can do this 10 subdivide the travel plan into travel sections and for these travel sections, means of transport (eg car, bus, train or plane) and / or other modes of transport such. As walking a route to choose foot. In the present example, the infotainment system has 10 the journey z. B. in three travel sections (in the travel plan 12 divided by the numbers 1, 2 and 3). The selected means of transport here are the user's car for the first travel section, an aircraft for the second travel section and a rental car for the third travel section. However, a preferred means of transport may also be selected by the user.

The travel plan is sent to an adjustment facility 14 , here z. For example, a server 14 on the Internet, transmitted (S20). The adjustment device 14 saves the travel plan 12 (S30). The adjustment device 14 receives in a further method step S40 before the start of the car journey of the first travel section from a news source 16 , z. As a weather service, information 20 that in an area through which the planned itinerary section leads the first car ride, a storm is presently happening the planned passage should raise. The fitting device then calculates 14 the travel plan 12 new (S50) and it will be a different itinerary 12 ' created. The modified travel plan 12 ' provides that the drive of the first travel section (1 '.) begins earlier. In the present example, the change in the weather causes increased attention and a lower maximum speed. However, despite changed conditions, the travel section can be executed such that the aircraft can still be reached in the second travel section.

The driver is before the changed departure time z. B. informed about the itinerary change (S55). During the first drive, the user can, for. B. additionally by a message on a mobile device 18 which z. B. may be a smartphone or an MMI, informed about the road conditions (S55). The message can z. B. call for increased attention and compliance with a lower maximum speed.

In a further embodiment that in the 2 is illustrated, an inventive method for providing a travel plan is explained, wherein the adjustment device based on the travel plan determines a time at which the cyclic recalculations are made in order to respond to possible delays in a timely manner.

In the present example, the user would like to go to a certain day e.g. B. from the starting point S, here Munich (M), to the destination Z, here the Munich airport (MUC) drive, and arrive there at 15 o'clock. In the planning facility 10 , here z. B. a smartphone 10 , there is an electronic data record T containing this information. The smartphone 10 creates a travel plan 12 (S10). The itinerary envisages that the user leaves at 14.30 in Munich. The transport, here z. B. a car, z. From the user or from the smartphone 10 or an application program of the smartphone 10 have been selected for a travel planning. The smartphone 10 transmits the travel plan 12 to the adapter 14 (S20), here z. For example, an IT backend containing the travel plan 12 saves (S30).

The IT backend 14 now analyzes the itinerary 12 and determines a time or a time interval for the recalculation (S70). It is about a 30-minute drive, a short total travel time. The IT backend 14 selects for the recalculation z. B. a time that is one hour before the originally scheduled departure time (S75). A short trip leaves enough time to make any further changes to the recalculation. B. the traffic or weather conditions, to take into account. The IT backend 14 receives from a news source 16 , z. B. from a traffic service, the information 20 that black ice affects the route between Munich and Munich Airport (S40). At 1.30 pm, the adjustment facility calculates the itinerary 12 new and takes into account the current information of the traffic service to the black ice (S50). This creates the modified travel plan 12 ' , which provides a departure at 14.00 clock.

The IT backend 14 now chooses a suitable automatic response from a plurality of predetermined reactions 22 which causes the user to make the modified travel plan (S80). Also, the IT backend dials 14 an appropriate time at which the selected reaction is to be performed (S80). The adapter selects in response z. As the sending of a text message because the journey should not start early in the morning, and the beep of the incoming text message for information z. B. on the advance of departure on the mobile device 18 does not bother the user. The sending of this message is z. B. at 1.30 pm. At 13.30 clock receives the mobile terminal 18 the user, in this example a smartphone 18 , a signal of the IT backend 14 (S60). The signal causes the smartphone 18 to generate a corresponding text message and display it on the screen of the smartphone. Alternatively, z. B. black ice a few hours before departure to the airport also z. B. lead to an automatic adjustment of the departure time and at the same time an alarm / alarm time.

The user has 30 minutes left to prepare for the ride. However, he still receives the message in a timely manner so as not to forget the information again. In addition, he does not have to worry that z. B. further short-term changes could not be considered.

In the 3 a further embodiment of the inventive method for providing a travel plan is shown, wherein the adjustment device based on a travel plan with a long total travel time determines a time at which the cyclic recalculations are made in order to respond to possible delays in time.

The user wants here z. B. by car from Munich (M) to Hamburg (HH) drive. The scheduled arrival time is 5pm. The method steps S10 and S20 of the planning device 10 and the process step S30 of the adapter 14 as explained in the previous two examples.

The adjustment device 14 , here z. For example, a push server 14 , now analyzes the itinerary 12 determines a time or a time interval for the recalculation (S70). It's about a 10-hour drive, which is a long total travel time. The car should z. Eg according to itinerary 12 start on the day of travel at 9 o'clock in the morning. The push server 14 select a time of 10 hours before the originally scheduled departure time for the recalculation (S75). A long journey can cause many more reasons for delays, so B. calculated with a different departure time or a more extensive change of the travel plan must be expected. A longer period between recalculation and departure time is therefore advantageous in the case of a long total travel time in order to be able to react in good time to extensive changes.

In this example, the push server receives 14 z. B. from a traffic service 16 z. B. the information 20 in that the motorway is completely closed on a large section (S40). Another information 20 from Z. B. a travel service 16 of an airport provides a timetable for the travel day. At 11.30pm on the day before the trip the itinerary will be displayed 12 Recalculated and takes into account the current information 20 (S50). The push server determines 14 z. B. an alternative means of transport, z. B. an aircraft, and the corresponding z. B. a suitable flight from Munich Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) (travel plan 12 ' , "2."), which is to take place on the day of travel between 2 pm and 4 pm. In addition, the push server determines 14 a suitable bus connection from the airport Hamburg (HAM) to the destination in Hamburg (HH) (travel plan 12 ' , "3."). For the changed travel plan 12 ' the user in Munich then has to leave at 1.30 pm by car in order to be on time at Munich Airport (travel plan 12 ' , "1.'"). Further cyclical recalculations may follow, but in the present example this does not lead to any further changes to the itinerary.

The push server 14 chooses different reactions from a majority of such reactions 22 for different times (S80). Events such as the upcoming change in itinerary are from the push server 14 Messages automatically to the mobile device 18 or to a user program of the mobile terminal 18 "Pushed" to inform the user (S60). It consists z. This includes, for example, the possibility of reacting only to significant delays (eg from a late arrival time of more than 10 minutes). Already at 23 o'clock the day before the user will be informed about z. B. his smartphone 18 informs that his travel plan has changed and that he has to leave the next day in the afternoon. There is still enough time for him to take up another job for the morning of the travel day.

At 23 o'clock the day before can also in time a ticket 24 get booked. This is also done as a reaction z. B. by the smartphone 18 which z. B. the ticket via an Internet connection via mobile ticketing z. B. at a central server of a travel company or an airline. Alternatively, however, here also the push server 14 make such a booking via mobile ticketing and the purchased mobile phone ticket to the smartphone 18 to transfer.

At the beginning of the car journey to the airport receives another mobile terminal 18 ' , z. As a navigation device, a signal from the push server 14 so that it uses the modified route to Munich Airport for navigation.

The push server 14 can z. B. also receive information about a change in the aircraft. In this case, z. B. just before the flight, at 14.45 clock, the change to the user, if he is already at the airport, z. B. on the smartphone 18 displayed. This message can z. B. be accompanied by a beep or a vibration alarm.

In a further embodiment, both stages of a method according to the invention, a travel planning ( 4A ) and a notification of the user ( 4B ) by means of one of the adaptation device 14 , z. For example, a backend server 14 , selected reaction.

When planning your trip ( 4A ) can z. B. the planning device 10 both a mobile device 18 , here a smartphone 18 , as well as a backend server 14 include. Travel planning (S1) takes place here in the interaction of both devices. The itinerary will be on the backend server 14 stored (S30). The backend server 14 receives from a news source 16 , here one or more internet service providers 16 , here referred to as content provider, information on parameters that affect the travel speed of a travel section (S40).

In the second stage ( 4B ) the notification takes place. Scheduled and stored on the server trips can notifications in the underlying level, ie in the mobile terminal 18 to lead. The backend server 14 carries out cyclical recalculations of the journey (S3) based on the information of the content providers 16 , In the backend server 14 is z. For example, a message code or identification code 18723 is selected or generated (S4). This code is z. For example, for information that the planned route has a delay of 15 Minutes arises. A PUSH (ie an identification code or message code) is sent to the smartphone 18 transmitted (S5). The identification code or message code is thus automatically "pushed" to the smartphone. Code evaluation and automatic response or message (S6) take place in the smartphone.

In another embodiment, z. B. by the necessary travel plan change no arrival at the originally planned time possible. This results in a delay, and the adjustment device 14 activated as a possible reaction the establishment of a telephone connection, z. B. to the friend of the traveler whose electronic contact information the traveler has indicated as the destination. To one of the adapter device 14 the selected time is the telephone number stored in the contact data from the mobile terminal 18 chosen so that the traveler can inform his friend about his late arrival. It is also possible that the adjustment device 14 a mobile device 18 the friend of the traveler causes the friend to send a message to pick him later at a designated place, transmitted.

The exemplary embodiments show that the method according to the invention and the devices, devices and the computer program product according to the invention or a travel manager according to the invention make it possible to plan routes from home or on the way in advance. Once planned routes are stored on the backend side and processed there.

In the case of car driving shares, it is possible, for example, to check whether the arrival time is delayed by cyclically recalculating in the backend. The way of recalculation depends on the journey or the car driving. It creates a function that treats car driving differently. Very long car driving parts have to be checked at earlier points in time for delays than very short driving parts. For very long car journeys, the cyclical recalculations are made much earlier than for short car journeys in order to be able to warn / react to possible delays in good time.

Events such as impending delays or changes in travel history are automatically "pushed" by the backend message to the Travel Manager app to inform the user. There is the possibility to react only to significant delays (eg from a delayed arrival time of more than 10 minutes).

Furthermore, various types of reactions are supported on the smartphone of the customer or user. For example, in the case of a flight the change of the departure gate can lead to an information message on the traveler's smartphone. Whereas a few hours before departure to the airport, black ice leads to an automatic adjustment of the departure time and, at the same time, the alarm time / alarm time. It is also about that you can perform various reactions on the user device. Also conceivable are further, automated reactions that can be carried out by the mobile device (establish a telephone connection, call other apps).

This automatically keeps the user on the current path for his trip. The logic in the backend leads to personalized, customer or user-relevant messages, which in turn lead to automatic actions in the user's smartphone (eg adjustment of the departure and wake-up time).

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Claims (16)

Method for providing a travel plan ( 12 ), whereby - a planning device ( 10 ) based on an electronic data set (T), which includes a first geographical indication (S) to a starting point and at least one further geographical indication (Z) to at least one destination with at least one associated scheduled arrival time, the travel plan ( 12 ), the itinerary ( 12 ) comprises at least one travel section, and the planning device ( 10 ) the itinerary ( 12 ) to an adaptation device ( 14 ), the travel plan ( 12 ), - the adaptation device ( 14 ) at least one piece of information ( 20 ) receives at least one parameter influencing a travel speed on the at least one travel section, - the adaptation device ( 14 ) the itinerary ( 12 ) based on the received information ( 20 ), so that the planned time of arrival does not shift or the delay in arrival is at least minimal, and 14 ) informs the user. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the adaptation device ( 14 ) a time or a time interval for the repeated recalculation of the itinerary ( 12 ) as a function of a type of the at least one parameter affecting a travel speed on the at least one travel section and / or the travel plan ( 12 ) and / or an estimated total travel time. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the adaptation device ( 14 ) the information ( 20 ) to a parameter from an external news source ( 16 ), in particular a travel service, weather service or traffic service. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the adaptation device when changing the travel plan ( 12 ), which is a change in the behavior of the user when carrying out the itinerary ( 12 ) for informing the user or supporting the execution of the travel plan from a plurality of predetermined automated responses ( 22 ) of a mobile terminal ( 18 ) selects one of the automated responses and / or a time to execute the response depending on the travel plan change. Method according to claim 4, characterized in that the mobile terminal ( 18 ) a signal, in particular an identification code, the adaptation device ( 14 ) receives and evaluates, wherein the signal, in particular the identification code, the selected reaction for the implementation of the modified itinerary ( 12 ' ) in the mobile terminal ( 18 ) triggers. Method according to one of claims 4 or 5, characterized in that the selected reaction for the implementation of the amended travel plan ( 12 ' ) comprises setting up a telephone connection, opening an application, requesting a ticket for a means of transport, displaying information about a means of transport or the information received about a parameter and / or outputting a written, haptic or acoustic signal. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the adaptation device ( 14 ) comprises a server accessible via the Internet. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the recalculation of the itinerary ( 12 ) comprises a change of a means of transport to be used of the at least one section of rice. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the planning device ( 10 ) a mobile terminal ( 18 ). Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the at least one travel segment the transport a motor vehicle, particularly a passenger car is. Adjustment device ( 14 ) for providing a travel plan ( 12 ), which is designed to cover the itinerary ( 12 ), at least one piece of information ( 20 ) receive and evaluate at least one parameter influencing a travel speed on at least one travel section, and the travel plan ( 12 ) based on the evaluated information ( 20 ), so that the planned arrival time does not shift or the late arrival time is minimal, and inform the user. Adaptation device according to claim 11, which is adapted to set a time or a time interval for the repeated recalculation of the itinerary ( 12 ) as a function of a type of the at least one parameter affecting a travel speed on the at least one travel section and / or the travel plan ( 12 ) and or an estimated total travel time. Adjustment device ( 14 ) according to one of claims 11 or 12, which is adapted to change the travel plan ( 12 ), which requires a change in the behavior of the user, from a plurality of predetermined automated reactions of a mobile terminal ( 18 ) to select one of the automated responses, in particular the establishment of a telephone connection, the opening of an application, requesting a ticket for a means of transport, the display of information on a means of transport or the received information about a parameter and / or the output depending on the itinerary change a written, haptic or acoustic signal. Adjustment device ( 14 ) according to one of claims 11 to 13, comprising a server accessible via the Internet. Motor vehicle comprising an adaptation device ( 14 ) according to one of claims 11 to 14. Computer program product for providing a travel plan ( 12 ), wherein the computer program product comprises at least one storage medium with a program code stored thereon, the program code being designed, when executed by a data processing device of a mobile terminal ( 18 ) causing them to transmit a signal, in particular an identification code, to an adaptation device ( 14 ) according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein the signal, in particular the identification code, a selected in a method according to claim 4 reaction to carry out an amended travel plan ( 12 ' ) in the mobile terminal.

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