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A vehicle monitoring and notification system includes a route handler, a schedule monitor, and a communication handler. The schedule monitor determines when users should receive notification messages based on data that indicates when vehicles are expected to arrive at certain locations. The route ha

A vehicle monitoring and notification system includes a route handler, a schedule monitor, and a communication handler. The schedule monitor determines when users should receive notification messages based on data that indicates when vehicles are expected to arrive at certain locations. The route handler communicates with vehicle control units on board vehicles to determine whether and how much any of the vehicles are off schedule. If any of the vehicles are off schedule, the route handler updates the data monitored by the schedule monitor to change when the schedule monitor determines that notification messages should be received by the users. Once the schedule monitor determines that a user should receive a notification message, the schedule monitor transmits a notification request to the communication handler. The communication handler then establishes communication with a communication device associated with the user and transmits a notification message to the user. Therefore, the user is warned of an impending arrival of a vehicle at a particular location.

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[ Now, therefore, the following is claimed:] [1.]1. A system for notifying users of impending arrivals of vehicles at particular locations, comprising:memory storing a first time value, said first time value indicating when a user should be notified of an impending arrival of a vehicle;a clock confi

[ Now, therefore, the following is claimed:] [1.]1. A system for notifying users of impending arrivals of vehicles at particular locations, comprising:memory storing a first time value, said first time value indicating when a user should be notified of an impending arrival of a vehicle;a clock configured to produce a second time value;a route handler configured to receive a status message from said vehicle and to transmit an update request when said vehicle is off schedule based on said status message;a schedule monitor configured to compare said first time value to said second time value and to produce and transmit a notification request based on a comparison of said time values, said schedule monitor further configured to update said first time value in response to said update request; anda communication handler configured to receive said notification request and to transmit a notification message to said user in response to said notification request, said communication handler further configured to store said notification request and to determine a number of notification requests stored by said communication handler, said communication handler further configured to compare said number of notification requests to a threshold number and to cause reallocation of notification requests between said communication handler and at least one other communication handler based on a comparison of said number of notification requests to said threshold number.