Electrical data processing system for determining status of traffic device and vehicle movement
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a traffic device comprising;
a traffic device computer;
one or more traffic signals;
a transceiver; and
first memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the traffic device computer, cause the traffic device to;
transmit, via the transceiver and to a vehicle and infrastructure computing device, information indicative of a status of the one or more traffic signals; and
the vehicle and infrastructure computing device comprising;
a vehicle and infrastructure control computer;
second memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the vehicle and infrastructure control computer, cause the vehicle and infrastructure computing device to;
receive, from the traffic device, the information indicative of the status of the one or more traffic signals;
determine that the information indicative of the status of the one or more traffic signals indicates that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from a red light to a green light and a time that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light;
detect, after determining that that the one or more traffic signals a the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light, movement of a vehicle at a location of the traffic device;
determine an amount of time between the time that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light and a time of the detected movement of the vehicle at the location of the traffic device; and
in response to determining that the amount of time exceeds a threshold amount of time, determine that a driver of the vehicle is distracted.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining the status of a traffic device and vehicle movement. A traffic device may have a traffic device computer, one or more traffic signals, and/or a transceiver. The traffic device may transmit, via the transceiver and to a vehicle and infrastructure computing device, information indicative of a status of the one or more traffic signals. The vehicle and infrastructure computing device may comprise a vehicle and infrastructure control computer. The vehicle and infrastructure computing device may receive, from the traffic device, the information indicative of the status of the one or more traffic signals. The computing device may determine that the information indicative of the status of the one or more traffic signals indicates that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from a red light to a green light and a time that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light. In response to determining that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light, the computing device may determine an amount of time between the time that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light and a time that a vehicle at a location of the traffic device moved. In response to determining that the amount of time exceeds a threshold amount of time, the computing device may determine that a driver of the vehicle is distracted.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a traffic device comprising; a traffic device computer; one or more traffic signals; a transceiver; and first memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the traffic device computer, cause the traffic device to; transmit, via the transceiver and to a vehicle and infrastructure computing device, information indicative of a status of the one or more traffic signals; and the vehicle and infrastructure computing device comprising; a vehicle and infrastructure control computer; second memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the vehicle and infrastructure control computer, cause the vehicle and infrastructure computing device to; receive, from the traffic device, the information indicative of the status of the one or more traffic signals; determine that the information indicative of the status of the one or more traffic signals indicates that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from a red light to a green light and a time that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light; detect, after determining that that the one or more traffic signals a the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light, movement of a vehicle at a location of the traffic device; determine an amount of time between the time that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light and a time of the detected movement of the vehicle at the location of the traffic device; and in response to determining that the amount of time exceeds a threshold amount of time, determine that a driver of the vehicle is distracted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a vehicle and infrastructure computing device and from a traffic device comprising one or more traffic signals, information indicative of a status of the one or more traffic signals; determining that the information indicative of the status of the one or more traffic signals indicates that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from a red light to a green light and a time that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light; in response to determining that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light, determining an amount of time between the time that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light and a time that a vehicle at a location of the traffic device moved; and in response to determining that the amount of time exceeds a threshold amount of time, determining that a driver of the vehicle is distracted. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle and infrastructure computing device comprising:
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a vehicle and infrastructure control computer; memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the vehicle and infrastructure control computer, cause the vehicle and infrastructure computing device to; receive, from a traffic device comprising one or more traffic signals, information indicative of a status of the one or more traffic signals; determine that the information indicative of the status of the one or more traffic signals indicates that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from a red light to a green light and a time that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light; in response to determining that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light, determine an amount of time between the time that the one or more traffic signals of the traffic device switched from the red light to the green light and a time that a vehicle at a location of the traffic device moved; and in response to determining that the amount of time exceeds a threshold amount of time, determine that a driver of the vehicle is distracted. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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