Building smart traffic control
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for vehicular traffic control and vehicle routing, comprising:
- receiving a request for a best route, at a central system, the request including a current location and a destination from a requesting vehicle;
determining travel factors from the current location to the destination, the travel factors including road availability, traffic conditions, and real time feedback of traffic conditions, using the central system in response to receiving the request;
determining the best route for the requesting vehicle from the current location to the destination based on the travel factors and the real time feedback of the traffic conditions, wherein the best route includes an evasive action, the evasive action including avoiding a traffic issue in providing the best route to the destination;
sending the best route from the central system to the requesting vehicle; and
initiating a plurality of traffic control actions along the route for the requesting vehicle, the traffic control actions being initiated along the route simultaneously and in concert with the requesting vehicle to clear the best route for the requesting vehicle to travel unobstructed to the destination.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system for vehicular traffic control and vehicle routing includes receiving a request for a best route, at a central system. The request including a current location and a destination from a requesting vehicle. Travel factors from the current location to the destination are determined. The travel factors include road availability, traffic conditions, and real time feedback, using the central system in response to receiving the request. The best route is determined for the requesting vehicle from the current location to the destination based on the travel factors, and real time feedback of the traffic conditions. The method and system includes initiating a plurality of traffic control actions along the route for the requesting vehicle. The traffic control actions are initiated along the route simultaneously and in concert with the requesting vehicle to clear the best route for the requesting vehicle to travel unobstructed to the destination.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for vehicular traffic control and vehicle routing, comprising:
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receiving a request for a best route, at a central system, the request including a current location and a destination from a requesting vehicle; determining travel factors from the current location to the destination, the travel factors including road availability, traffic conditions, and real time feedback of traffic conditions, using the central system in response to receiving the request; determining the best route for the requesting vehicle from the current location to the destination based on the travel factors and the real time feedback of the traffic conditions, wherein the best route includes an evasive action, the evasive action including avoiding a traffic issue in providing the best route to the destination; sending the best route from the central system to the requesting vehicle; and initiating a plurality of traffic control actions along the route for the requesting vehicle, the traffic control actions being initiated along the route simultaneously and in concert with the requesting vehicle to clear the best route for the requesting vehicle to travel unobstructed to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A traffic control system for vehicular traffic control and vehicle routing, the system comprising:
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a computer system comprising;
one or more computer processors, one or more computer-readable storage media, and program instructions stored on one or more of the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions, comprising;receiving a request for a best route, at a central system, the request including a current location and a destination from a requesting vehicle; determining travel factors from the current location to the destination, the travel factors including road availability, traffic conditions, and real time feedback of traffic conditions, using the central system in response to receiving the request; determining the best route for the requesting vehicle from the current location to the destination based on the travel factors and the real time feedback of the traffic conditions, wherein the best route includes an evasive action, the evasive action including avoiding a traffic issue in providing the best route to the destination; sending the best route from the central system to the requesting vehicle; and initiating a plurality of traffic control actions along the route for the requesting vehicle, the traffic control actions being initiated along the route simultaneously and in concert with the requesting vehicle to clear the best route for the requesting vehicle to travel unobstructed to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for vehicular traffic control and vehicle routing, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is non-transitory, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method, comprising:
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receiving a request for a best route, at a central system, the request including a current location and a destination from a requesting vehicle; determining travel factors from the current location to the destination, the travel factors including road availability, traffic conditions, and real time feedback of traffic conditions, using the central system in response to receiving the request; determining the best route for the requesting vehicle from the current location to the destination based on the travel factors and the real time feedback of the traffic conditions, wherein the best route includes an evasive action, the evasive action including avoiding a traffic issue in providing the best route to the destination; sending the best route from the central system to the requesting vehicle; and initiating a plurality of traffic control actions along the route for the requesting vehicle, the traffic control actions being initiated along the route simultaneously and in concert with the requesting vehicle to clear the best route for the requesting vehicle to travel unobstructed to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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