SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERSECTION MONITORING

• US 20120179518A1
• Filed: 08/16/2011
• Published: 07/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Guardem Inc.
• Original Assignee: Guardem Inc.
• Inventors: Jaipaul, Joshua Timothy
• Application Number:
  US13/210,521
• Publication Number:
  US 20120179518A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/164 Centralised systems, e.g. external to vehicles

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring traffic at an intersection of a first street and a second street. The system comprises a camera configured to capture data to represent a view of the second street; and a display screen in communication with the camera for receiving the data, the display screen configured to display the data to drivers on the first street.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring traffic at an intersection of a first street and a second street, the system comprising:

a camera configured to capture data representing a view of the second street; and

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a display screen in communication with the camera for receiving the data, the display screen configured to display the data to drivers on the first street.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein advertisements are displayed on the display screen.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the camera is mounted to a pole adjacent the second street.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the display screen is mounted to a pole adjacent the first street.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the pole is one of the traffic light pole and the stop sign pole.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the display screen is in wireless communication with the camera over a network for transmitting the data.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a sensor configured to sense at least one measurement of a vehicle on the second street, the sensor connected to a processor for calculating an estimated time of arrival of the vehicle at the intersection based on the at least one measurement; and

a display counter in communication with the sensor for receiving the estimated time of arrival, the display counter configured to display a count down of the estimated time of arrival to people on the first street.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the sensor is embedded in the second street.

9. The system of claim 7, the at least one measurement comprising at least one of a velocity and weight of the vehicle passing overtop.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein the sensor comprises a radar device.

11. The system of claim 7 wherein the display counter is in wireless communication with the sensor for receiving the estimated time of arrival.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein the display screen comprises the display counter.

13. A method for monitoring traffic at an intersection of a first street and a second street, the method comprising:

capturing data to represent a view of the second street;

transmitting the data to a display screen; and

displaying the data on an interface of the display screen to drivers on the first street.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising displaying advertisements on the display screen.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the sensor is embedded in the second street.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein the sensor is a radar device.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein the display screen is mounted to a pole adjacent the first street.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the pole is one of the traffic light pole and the stop sign pole.

19. The method of claim 13 wherein the step of transmitted is performed by wireless communication.

20. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

sensing at least one measurement of a vehicle on the second street;

estimating the time of arrival of the vehicle at the intersection using the at least one measurement;

transmitting the estimated time of arrival to a display counter; and

counting down the estimated time of arrival on an interface of the display counter to drivers on the first street.

21. The method of claim 20, the at least one measurement comprising at least one of a velocity and weight of the vehicle passing overtop.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein the step of sensing is performed using an accelerometer.

23. The method of claim 20 wherein the step of transmitting is performed by wireless communication.

24. The method of claim 20 wherein the display screen comprises the display counter.