TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A system for facilitating traffic congestion control, comprising:
- traffic related sensors;
vehicle control devices; and
a system server and database, adapted to receive traffic information from the traffic related sensors and run traffic control decision making algorithms to generate substantially real time traffic control decisions in accordance with the traffic information, wherein said server includes a file with instructions to execute commands to enable execution of said traffic control decisions,wherein the system is operable to receive input information from the vehicle control devices and transmit output information to the vehicle control devices in accordance with the traffic control decisions.
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Abstract
A system for facilitating traffic congestion control, comprising traffic related sensors and a system server and database, adapted to receive traffic information from the traffic related sensors and facilitate substantially real time traffic control decision making algorithms in accordance with the traffic information, where the server includes a file with instructions to execute commands to enable execution of the traffic control decisions, the system being operable to receive input information from vehicle control devices and transmit output information to the vehicle control devices in accordance with the traffic control decisions.
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1. A system for facilitating traffic congestion control, comprising:
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traffic related sensors; vehicle control devices; and a system server and database, adapted to receive traffic information from the traffic related sensors and run traffic control decision making algorithms to generate substantially real time traffic control decisions in accordance with the traffic information, wherein said server includes a file with instructions to execute commands to enable execution of said traffic control decisions, wherein the system is operable to receive input information from the vehicle control devices and transmit output information to the vehicle control devices in accordance with the traffic control decisions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A vehicle control device, comprising code operable to receive driver journey preference information, transmit said driver journey preference information to a traffic congestion control system, receive output information from the traffic congestion control system, and provide said output information to a driver.
- 13. A system for advanced traffic management, comprising a communications network adapted to facilitate substantially real time communication between multiple traffic system components, to enable traffic congestion prevention, where said communications network includes a system server including instructions to execute commands to enable traffic decision making algorithms to optimize traffic congestion prevention, and where said system server includes instructions to execute commands to enable user driven requests to be processed, and users to be automatically channeled to traffic control locations.
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