WIRELESS BEACON DEVICES PROVIDING CROSSWALK MANAGEMENT THROUGH COMMUNICATION DEVICE CONNECTIONS
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a crosswalk management module comprising at least one hardware processor that accesses first check-in information comprising a first connection between a first communication device for a first user and a first wireless beacon associated with a crosswalk location, determines information about a road the first user is crossing or want to cross using the first check-in information, and determines a setting for a crosswalk signal at the crosswalk location using the first check-in information and the information about the road;
a database, stored to a non-transitory memory, comprising the first check-in information for the first communication device; and
a communication module that receives the first check-in information, stores the first check-in information to the database, and communicates the setting to affect at least the crosswalk signal.
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Abstract
There are provided systems and methods for wireless beacon devices providing crosswalk management through communication device connections. A user may travel with a device, such as a communication device, that includes a communication module that may utilize specialized hardware features to establish short range wireless communications with nearby wireless beacons. The wireless beacons may be established at or nearby crosswalk locations. The beacon may provide the aforementioned communication services with the communication device and be utilized to triangulate a position, path of travel, and speed of travel of the user. Calendar, travel route, and other information for the user may also be determined using the beacons. Thus, a crosswalk signal may be changed in anticipation of the user crossing. Further, if the user requires additional time to cross based on triangulating the user'"'"'s location in the crosswalk, the signal may be further changed based on the user'"'"'s location.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a crosswalk management module comprising at least one hardware processor that accesses first check-in information comprising a first connection between a first communication device for a first user and a first wireless beacon associated with a crosswalk location, determines information about a road the first user is crossing or want to cross using the first check-in information, and determines a setting for a crosswalk signal at the crosswalk location using the first check-in information and the information about the road; a database, stored to a non-transitory memory, comprising the first check-in information for the first communication device; and a communication module that receives the first check-in information, stores the first check-in information to the database, and communicates the setting to affect at least the crosswalk signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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accessing, by a crosswalk management module executed using at least one hardware processors, check-in information comprising a connection between a plurality of user devices and at least one wireless beacon device established at or nearby a crosswalk, wherein each of the plurality of user devices is associated with one user of a plurality of users; determining, by the crosswalk management module, whether the plurality of users are crossing or waiting to cross the crosswalk using the check-in information; determining, by the crosswalk management module, a crossing signal for a crosswalk signal device using the determination of whether the plurality of users are crossing or waiting to cross the crosswalk; and communicating, via a communication module, the crossing signal to the crosswalk signal device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable modules which, in response to execution by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:
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accessing, by a crosswalk management module executed using at least one hardware processors, check-in information comprising a connection between a user device for a user and at least one wireless beacon device associated with a crosswalk having a crosswalk signal device; determining, by the crosswalk management module, a direction the user is travelling using the check-in information; generating, by the crosswalk management module, a crossing signal for a crosswalk signal device using the direction; and communicating, via a communication module, the crossing signal to the crosswalk signal device.
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