OPTIMIZING TRAFFIC SPEEDS TO MINIMIZE TRAFFIC PULSES IN AN INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of vehicular traffic management, comprising:
- a computer system receiving, from devices distributed in a plurality of roadway segments of a physical roadway system, real-time traffic information individually describing vehicular traffic in each of the plurality of roadway segments;
the computer system determining from the real-time traffic information an advised speed for a particular roadway segment among the plurality of roadway segments; and
the computer system transmitting, via a communication network, a speed advisory command specifying the advised speed to a device in the particular roadway segment for presentation.
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Abstract
According to a method of vehicular traffic management, a computer system receives, from devices distributed in a plurality of roadway segments of a physical roadway system, real-time traffic information individually describing vehicular traffic in each the plurality of roadway segments. The computer system determines from the real-time traffic information an advised speed for a particular roadway segment among the plurality of roadway segments. The computer system transmits, via a communication network, a speed advisory command specifying the advised speed to a device in the particular roadway segment for presentation.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of vehicular traffic management, comprising:
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a computer system receiving, from devices distributed in a plurality of roadway segments of a physical roadway system, real-time traffic information individually describing vehicular traffic in each of the plurality of roadway segments; the computer system determining from the real-time traffic information an advised speed for a particular roadway segment among the plurality of roadway segments; and the computer system transmitting, via a communication network, a speed advisory command specifying the advised speed to a device in the particular roadway segment for presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A program product for vehicular traffic management, comprising:
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a data storage medium; and program code stored within the data storage medium that, when processed by a computer system, causes the computer system to; receive, from devices distributed in a plurality of roadway segments of a physical roadway system, real-time traffic information individually describing vehicular traffic in each of the plurality of roadway segments; determine from the real-time traffic information an advised speed for a particular roadway segment among the plurality of roadway segments; and transmit, via a communication network, a speed advisory command specifying the advised speed to a device in the particular roadway segment for presentation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A data processing system for vehicular traffic management, comprising:
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a hardware processing unit; a data storage medium coupled to the hardware processing unit; and program code stored within the data storage medium that, when processed by the hardware processing unit, causes the hardware processing unit to; receive, from devices distributed in a plurality of roadway segments of a physical roadway system, real-time traffic information individually describing vehicular traffic in each of the plurality of roadway segments; determine from the real-time traffic information an advised speed for a particular roadway segment among the plurality of roadway segments; and transmit, via a communication network, a speed advisory command specifying the advised speed to a device in the particular roadway segment for presentation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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