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Pedestrian walking routes using a smart traffic control system

  • US 10,629,068 B2
  • Filed: 04/25/2019
  • Issued: 04/21/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing directions, the method comprising:

  • receiving information regarding a destination accessible via one or more pedestrian pathways;

    identifying a starting location associated of a user device traversing the one or more pedestrian pathways toward the destination;

    identifying a preferred one of the one or more pedestrian pathways toward the destination from the starting location, the preferred pathway identified based on a criterion and a first calculated time delay for crossing a first pedestrian street that intersects the preferred pathway;

    providing a portion of an initial set of directions for proceeding along the preferred pathway toward the destination, wherein the portion of the initial set of directions is provided to the user device; and

    identifying that a speed of movement of the user device is consistent with the criterion and the first calculated time delay for crossing the first pedestrian street, wherein a second portion of the initial set of directions is sent to the user device based on the identified speed being consistent with the criterion and the first calculated time delay.

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