System and Method for Traffic Condition Communications
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1. A method for communicating with traffic detectors, the method comprising:
- determining, with a location determining transceiver of a wireless device, a location of a vehicle;
communicating, with a wireless transceiver of the wireless device acting as a traffic detector, with one or more other vehicles to indicate a traffic condition and a location of the vehicle, in response to sensing the traffic condition or a user selection indicating the traffic condition is present; and
receiving the user selection with a user interface of the wireless device.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating with traffic detectors. A location of a vehicle is determined. A search is performed continuously for any of a number of traffic detectors in a wireless environment. A communication session is established with one of the number of traffic detectors in response to entering a range of one of the number of traffic detectors. A message associated with the one of the number of traffic detectors is communicated to the vehicle while the vehicle is within the range of one or more traffic detectors.
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1. A method for communicating with traffic detectors, the method comprising:
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determining, with a location determining transceiver of a wireless device, a location of a vehicle; communicating, with a wireless transceiver of the wireless device acting as a traffic detector, with one or more other vehicles to indicate a traffic condition and a location of the vehicle, in response to sensing the traffic condition or a user selection indicating the traffic condition is present; and receiving the user selection with a user interface of the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless device for broadcasting traffic conditions comprising:
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a location determining transceiver operable to determine a location of a vehicle associated with the wireless device; a wireless transceiver operable to communicate wirelessly as a traffic detector with one or more other vehicles, to indicate a traffic condition and a location of the vehicle; traffic logic operable to command the wireless transceiver to communicate as a traffic detector in response to sensing the traffic condition or a user selection indicating the traffic condition is present; and a user interface configured to receive the user selection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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