WO2013127417A1

WO2013127417A1 - Method for planning an intermodal journey

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Publication number: WO2013127417A1
Application number: PCT/EP2012/004394
Authority: WO
Inventors: Peter LACHER
Original assignee: Audi Ag
Priority date: 2012-03-01
Filing date: 2012-10-19
Publication date: 2013-09-06

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for supporting a person during a journey. A planning device (10) calculates at least one itinerary (12). For each leg of a journey (18) which necessitates the use of a means of transport or which covers a period when no advance is made, a scaling device (14) ascertains the particular proportion of the total duration of the journey which is represented for example by the duration of the leg of the journey (18). A display device (16) can show said values as a diagram (20) and can thus give the user a quick overview of the advantages of the alternative itineraries (12, 12') and (12"). The user can then select one of the routes (12, 12', 12"). In a method according to the invention for accompanying a journey, during the journey the scaling device (14) can ascertain the leg of a journey (18) on which the user is currently located and can display the position in a progress diagram. The invention further comprises a corresponding scaling device (14) and a correspondingly equipped motor vehicle.

Description

Method for planning an intermodal journey

DESCRIPTION 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. However, 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. Here, it lacks the clarity of a travel plan or itinerary. Furthermore, 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.

From DE 100 61 865 A1 a method for the plan-like presentation of a travel route by means of a display device is known in which the subsections of a graph are shown schematically. Waiting times that were estimated for the planning can be taken into account. For various means of transport, information about the nature or cost, but also e.g. the information "Check-in", are given.

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. However, 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. Furthermore, 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. Accordingly, 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 ). This results in the advantage that the data necessary for the creation of the itinerary can be manually entered by the user from home or on the way. 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. In a preferred embodiment, 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.

The at least one travel section evaluated by calculating its share in the total value is transmitted from the scaling device to a display device, together with the determined total value itself for the respective travel route. 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. By such 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.

In a development of the method, 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.

For example, 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. For example, a waiting period can also include a check-in time at airports or the waiting time for access to a means of transport. For example, 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.

This makes timed route planning possible across multiple means of transport. This also makes a more trustworthy presentation and thus a realistic estimation or evaluation of different alternative routes or travel sections possible.

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. In this context, it has proven to be useful to measure a waiting or travel time that arises during the journey during the journey by means of a time recording device and to transmit it as a time signal to the planning or scaling 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, a stopwatch, a timer, a simple counter or other timepiece. Which evaluation size, 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.

In a preferred embodiment, the diagram may include a bar graph. In particular, 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. Additionally or alternatively, 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). In one embodiment, the display device can display symbols for the respective means of transport to be used in a travel section (for example, an S-Bahn symbol, a pictogram of a train or of a motor vehicle). A pedestrian icon may stand for a wait or walk time. In this way, the user sees which means of transport or times of lacking progress includes a travel route and can evaluate the route according to this criterion. In addition or as an alternative, further symbols that represent specific functions (eg an e-mail function or a selection function) or a time or a period of time from the display device can easily be displayed. It is also possible to display text fields with notes or information about the trip.

In another preferred embodiment of the method, 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. By means of such a transmission, it is possible, for example, to transmit individual travel sections to different mobile terminals which are located in different means of transport, for example different (passenger) motor vehicles. As a result, 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. In this case, the scaling device is in particular an external data server on the Internet.

After selecting a preferred travel route, in a preferred embodiment of the method 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. In a further diagram, 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. <br/> Alternatively, in another embodiment, the scaling device can use the received time signal and a corresponding progress diagram in relation to the duration of the journey.

In another embodiment, the progress diagram may be received and displayed with the current position by a display device. As the journey continues, 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. Alternatively, a progress graph for the travel duration may be received and displayed in consideration of the time signal from the display device.

In another embodiment, 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. Optionally or additionally, 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. Optionally, 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 ,

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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. A method or apparatus according to any of aspects 3 or 4, wherein the vehicle types include passenger cars, buses, trams, commuter trains, trains, ships and / or aircraft.

6. A method for navigating along a route in which a planned route and / or a plurality of sections of a planned route are provided and / or are being provided navigation systems in a plurality of motor vehicles.

7. Device by means of which a planned route and / or different sections of a planned route can be distributed to navigation systems in different motor vehicles and / or are. The invention will be explained in more detail by means of concrete embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. This shows:

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.

4 shows a further schematic illustration of the method according to the invention.

5 shows an example of a display of a display device according to an embodiment of the method according to the invention. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, 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). In 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 then 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 further travel sections 18 with a train ride to the airport, a wait at the airport (e.g., for check-in and baggage), a flight, a wait at the rental station, and a car ride. 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 calculated travel routes 12, 12 'and 12 "are transmitted by the planning device 10 to a scaling device 14, for example to a motor vehicle infotainment system 14. In a further method step S20, the scaling device 14 receives the travel routes

12, 12 'and 12 "." As in the present example, 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

13, eg the duration of the journey (S30). Alternatively, the user may select a rating size 13 (S30). Other evaluation variables 13 may be eg travel costs or the length of the travel route. Alternatively, the user can specify a rating size. 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%) and the travel route 12 "(eg 82%, 18%) are sent by the scaling device 14 To a display device 16, for example a corresponding device that is present in the infotainment system, transmitted (S50) Alternatively or additionally, the travel routes can be displayed in proportion to each other in their total length.

In a further method step, the method according to the invention can comprise the receipt of the evaluated travel sections 18 'by the display device 16. The evaluated travel sections 18 'are then displayed as a graph 20, e.g. as a bar graph 20, displayed by the display device 16 (S60). Thus, in the present example, 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.

It can now be provided that 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.

During the journey it is possible to record a waiting or travel time that arises during the journey. 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. Alternatively or additionally, 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. Alternatively, 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 (possibly clock) can be seen. In addition, 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.

He stows his iPad or laptop in his pocket, grabs his keys and goes out of the house. He walks along a street. We now see a small pedestrian as a symbol of the footpath, a time (possibly clock) and a slowly moving progress bar. Of the Backed and the still to be covered part are marked differently in color. He arrives at the station and takes the train. Our pedestrian symbol now jumps to a train symbol. The progress bar and the clock are moving much faster now. Typographical overlays similar to "... continue by train" would be possible here and now it will change to the plane, our train symbol will now jump to an aircraft symbol, the progress bar and clock will move even faster. ... fast on the plane ". He is now to be seen at a car rental station. He signs the lease, gets a car and gets in. He starts the car, the MMI drives up and the Interrnodale travel companion can now be seen on the display. The track is almost done, still 30 minutes. He starts driving. The airplane symbol jumps to a car symbol. Progress bar and clock now move at a slightly slower pace. The car drives along a country road.

In a further embodiment, the inventive principle of an intermodal travel companion in Fig. 2 is illustrated. A user plans from the starting point of travel S, here e.g. his home, a trip to the destination Z using the planning device 10. In this example, the display device 16 is integrated into the planning device 10. This calculates a travel route 12 that includes the travel sections 18. The travel sections 18 include e.g. a car journey, a waiting time at the airport, a flight, a waiting or travel time to a car rental service and a drive to the destination Z. Another embodiment, shown in FIG. 3, shows the principle according to the invention of an intermodal travel companion from FIG. 2 In addition, text fields 24 of the display of the display device 16 are shown here, for example In addition, 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.

In a further embodiment, the principle of the method according to the invention in Fig. 4 will be explained. 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) ") For example, there may be a text to explain, such as" 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. There are text fields 24, e.g. an information for display such as a heading of the travel connections ("links") or headings to representations of the itineraries, such as the departure time ("Abf."), the time of arrival ("Ank."), the evaluation size 13 ("duration"), e.g. the total travel time, and / or the destination Z of travel, e.g. Hamburg ("Hamburg, Germany"), indicates.

A text field 24 may also indicate a time or a numerical value of the evaluation variable 13. In the present example, 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." Also, 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 "). For example, 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'. For the travel route 12, a traffic symbol 28, for example in the form of a motor vehicle, here a passenger car, displayed. For the itinerary 12 ', according to the forms of advancement in the individual travel sections 18, 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.

Overall, 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. Alternatively, 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.

Claims

CLAIMS:

Method for travel support of a person, wherein

- a planning device (10) based on a first geographical indication (S) and at least one further geographical indication (Z) at least one travel route (12, 12 ') calculated (S10), wherein the travel route (12, 12') at least one travel section ( 18),

a scaling device (14) which receives at least one travel route (12, 12 ') from the planning device (10) (S20) for the entire travel route (12, 12') on the basis of at least one evaluation variable (13) for evaluating a cost, the at least one travel section of the travel route (12, 12 ') is to be covered, determines a total value for the travel route (12, 12') and additionally a portion of the at least one travel section (18) of the travel route (12, 12 ') the determined total value (S40) and thus evaluates the travel section (18), and the determined proportion of the at least one rated travel section (18 ') together with the determined total value of the evaluation variable (13) of the respective travel route (12, 12') to a Display device (16) transmits (S50), and

the display device (16) displays the proportion of the at least one travel section (18) and the total value as a diagram (20) for each travel route (12, 12 '), wherein in the diagram (20) the proportions of the evaluated travel sections (18'; ) in relation to the total value.

A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one travel section (18) requires the use of a means of transport or represents a waiting or transit time during access to the means of travel of the at least one travel section (18) of the itinerary (12, 12 ').

Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the evaluation variable (13) indicates a travel duration, a path length (12, 12 ') and / or travel costs, and in particular the evaluation variable (13) by means of the planning device (10) or the scaling device (14). selected by a user.

Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the diagram (20) comprises a bar chart (20), in which in particular in particular with several different available travel routes (12, 12 ') each travel route (12, 12') as a bar represents and the individual bars in different colors, brightness levels, and / or shades displayed and / or wherein in the diagram (20) within a Travel route (12, 12 ') at least two evaluated travel sections (18') in different colors, brightness levels and / or shades are displayed.

Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the planning (10) or scaling device (14) receives a selection signal from a user for selecting a travel route (12, 12 ').

Method according to Claim 5, wherein the scaling device (14) receives and evaluates a signal for position determination, in particular a GPS signal, and a position corresponding to the current position of the scaling device (14) on a progress diagram, in particular a bar graph, wherein the bar length represents the total value of the selected evaluation quantity (13) of the travel route (12, 12 '), and a display device (16) displays this progress diagram with the position indication.

Method according to Claim 6, wherein the scaling device (14) determines the currently used means of transport on the basis of the evaluated position-determining signal and causes the display device (16) to display a symbol (28) representing this means of transport and / or an indication (24 ) to indicate the means of transport to be used.

Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the planning (10) or the scaling device (14) detects a waiting or travel time, wherein a time detection device (34) measures the waiting or travel time during travel, and the planning (10) or the scaling device (14) uses a received position signal to ascertain the means of transport to be used in the next travel section (18), and stores the measured waiting or travel time as an empirical value for access to the determined means of transport.

9. A method of accompanying a person by means of a scaling device (14) and a display device (16), wherein

a scaling device (14) receives a travel route (12, 12 '),

- the scaling device (14) receives a position signal for determining the current position of the scaling device (14) and a corresponding position on a progress diagram, in particular a bar graph, the bar length the total value of the selected evaluation variable (13) of the travel route (12 , 12 ') represents, and

- The scaling device (14) the progress chart with the current position of the scaling device (14) corresponding determined position on the progress diagram to the display device (16) transmitted. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the scaling device ascertains the currently used means of transport on the basis of the evaluated position-determining signal, and causes the display device to display a symbol representing this means of transport.

- and / or the display device (16) indicates an indication of the means of transport to be used, and / or

- The display device (16) displays a current time or a measured period. 1 1. Scaling device (14) for travel support of a person who is designed to perform the scaling device (14) concerned method steps of the method according to one of claims 1 to 8 and / or the method according to one of claims 9 or 10.

12. Motor vehicle, comprising a scaling device (14) according to claim 1 1.