Decentralized vehicular traffic status system
First Claim
1. A mobile traffic unit for reporting and monitoring vehicular traffic status, comprising:
- a position determining device;
a transmitter for sending a transmitted message;
a receiver for receiving a received message containing a vehicle location, a vehicle speed, a vehicle direction, a vehicle type, a time, and a date;
a display unit presenting traffic status information; and
a processor in communication with said position determining device, said transmitter, said receiver, and said display unit, said processor programmed to execute a process including receiving said received message, repeating said received message, transmitting said transmitted message, reporting vehicle data through a vehicle message, and displaying traffic status information.
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Abstract
A decentralized, mobile system for reporting and monitoring vehicular traffic status. A vehicle has a position determining device, a transceiver, and a local display and controller connected to a processor. The transceiver receives, transmits, and repeats local traffic and vehicle information, such as location, direction, and speed. The processor is programmed to execute processes including receiving messages, repeating received messages, transmitting messages, reporting vehicle data through a vehicle message, and displaying traffic status information based on the received data.
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51 Claims
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1. A mobile traffic unit for reporting and monitoring vehicular traffic status, comprising:
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a position determining device;
a transmitter for sending a transmitted message;
a receiver for receiving a received message containing a vehicle location, a vehicle speed, a vehicle direction, a vehicle type, a time, and a date;
a display unit presenting traffic status information; and
a processor in communication with said position determining device, said transmitter, said receiver, and said display unit, said processor programmed to execute a process including receiving said received message, repeating said received message, transmitting said transmitted message, reporting vehicle data through a vehicle message, and displaying traffic status information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile traffic unit for reporting and monitoring vehicular traffic status, comprising:
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a global positioning system receiver;
a transmitter for sending a transmitted message;
a receiver for receiving a received message containing a vehicle location, a vehicle speed, a vehicle direction, a vehicle type, a time, and a date;
a display unit presenting traffic status information; and
a processor in communication with said global positioning system receiver, said transmitter, said receiver, and said display unit, said processor programmed to execute a process including receiving said received message, repeating said received message, transmitting said transmitted message, reporting vehicle data through a vehicle message containing a vehicle location, a vehicle speed, a vehicle direction, a vehicle type, a time, and a date, and displaying traffic status information by building a map image, scanning a database, classifying and accumulating traffic data, and generating said traffic status information as a composite map image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mobile traffic unit for reporting and monitoring vehicular traffic status, comprising:
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a means for acquiring vehicle data;
a means for transmitting said vehicle data;
a means for receiving a received message from a plurality of other vehicles;
a means for repeating said received message from said plurality of other vehicles a means for displaying traffic status information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A mobile system for reporting and monitoring vehicular traffic status, comprising
a plurality of mobile traffic units, each said mobile traffic unit communicating with at least one other said mobile traffic unit, each said mobile traffic unit including a position determining device, a transmitter for sending a transmitted message, a receiver for receiving a received message, a display unit presenting traffic status information and a processor in communication with said position determining device, said transmitter, said receiver, and said display unit.
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28. At least one processor programmed to execute a process for reporting and monitoring vehicular traffic status, the process comprising:
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receiving a received message containing a vehicle location, a vehicle speed, a vehicle direction, a vehicle type, a time, and a date;
repeating said received message;
transmitting a transmitted message;
reporting vehicle data through a vehicle message; and
displaying traffic status information. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer readable media tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer to perform a method of reporting and monitoring vehicular traffic status, said method comprising:
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receiving a received message containing a vehicle location, a vehicle speed, a vehicle direction, a vehicle type, a time, and a date;
repeating said received message;
transmitting a transmitted message;
reporting vehicle data through a vehicle message; and
displaying traffic status information. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An apparatus for reporting and monitoring vehicular traffic status, said apparatus comprising:
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a position determining device;
a transmitter for sending a transmitted message;
a receiver for receiving a plurality of received messages, each said received message containing a vehicle location, a vehicle speed, a vehicle direction, a vehicle type, a time, and a date;
a display unit presenting traffic status information;
a storage component for storing said plurality of received messages;
an input/output component for communicating with said position determining device, said transmitter, said receiver, and said display unit; and
a processing component executing a process including receiving said received message, repeating said received message, transmitting said transmitted message, reporting vehicle data through a vehicle message, and displaying traffic status information. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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