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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAFFIC RELATED INFORMATION DISPLAY, TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL

  • US 20090256911A1
  • Filed: 06/18/2009
  • Published: 10/15/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for traffic related information display and traffic surveillance, comprising:

  • a plurality of display units, each of said display units positioned at a respective one of a plurality of predetermined locations associated with traffic flow,each of said plurality of display units including at least one sensor continuously monitoring the traffic flow and at least one camera continuously recording audio and visual rapid sequence images of the traffic flow at said respective predetermined location, said each display unit having a “

    STOP”

    state, “

    GO”

    state, and “

    WAIT”

    state; and

    a processing unit coupled to said plurality of the display units, said processing unit including a first unit operable responsive to information acquired by said sensor for predicting imminent accidents based on sensed deceleration rates of vehicles approaching said respective predetermined location, said processing unit triggering to selectively initiate combined storage of the audio and visual rapid sequence images responsive to said predictions of imminent accident based on deceleration rate, whereby the audio and visual rapid sequence images for a select time period immediately before, during, and after occurrence of an actual accident event are selectively captured.

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