MONITORING OF A TRAFFIC SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A monitoring system for a traffic control system, the traffic control system including a plurality of traffic lights, the monitoring system comprising:
- an inbound interface component configured to receive a stream of sensor data from a plurality of visual sensors, each visual sensor being configured to capture light signals of the plurality of traffic lights, each traffic light being sensed by at least one of the visual sensors, and the received stream of sensor data being representative of a current signal status of each of the plurality of traffic lights;
an analytics component configured to predict at least one future signal status for at least one of the plurality of traffic lights based on use of a machine learning algorithm applied to data for a current signal status associated with the at least one of the plurality of traffic lights and data for a previously received signal status associated with the at least one of the plurality of traffic lights, the at least one future signal status including an expected point in time when the current signal status will switch to the at least one future signal status; and
an outbound status provisioning component configured to send at least one message to a vehicle, the at least one message including the current signal status and the at least one future signal status of the at least one of the plurality of traffic lights, the sent at least one message configured to influence operation of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A traffic control system can includes a plurality of traffic lights. A monitoring system can include an inbound interface component, an analytics component, and an outbound status provisioning component. The inbound interface component can be configured to receive a stream of sensor data from visual sensor(s). Each visual sensor can be configured to capture light signals of traffic lights. Each traffic light can be sensed by the visual sensor(s). The received stream of sensor data can represent a current signal status of each traffic light. The analytics component can be configured to predict at least one future signal status for each of the traffic lights based on the use of a machine learning algorithm. The outbound status provisioning component can be configured to send a message(s) to a vehicle. The sent message can influence the operation of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A monitoring system for a traffic control system, the traffic control system including a plurality of traffic lights, the monitoring system comprising:
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an inbound interface component configured to receive a stream of sensor data from a plurality of visual sensors, each visual sensor being configured to capture light signals of the plurality of traffic lights, each traffic light being sensed by at least one of the visual sensors, and the received stream of sensor data being representative of a current signal status of each of the plurality of traffic lights; an analytics component configured to predict at least one future signal status for at least one of the plurality of traffic lights based on use of a machine learning algorithm applied to data for a current signal status associated with the at least one of the plurality of traffic lights and data for a previously received signal status associated with the at least one of the plurality of traffic lights, the at least one future signal status including an expected point in time when the current signal status will switch to the at least one future signal status; and an outbound status provisioning component configured to send at least one message to a vehicle, the at least one message including the current signal status and the at least one future signal status of the at least one of the plurality of traffic lights, the sent at least one message configured to influence operation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for monitoring a traffic control system, the traffic control system including a plurality of traffic lights, the method comprising:
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receiving a stream of sensor data from a plurality of visual sensors, each visual sensor being configured to capture light signals of the plurality of traffic lights, each traffic light being sensed by at least one of the visual sensors, and the received stream of sensor data being representative of a current signal status of each of the plurality of traffic lights; predicting at least one future signal status for at least one of the plurality of traffic lights based on use of a machine learning algorithm applied to data for a current signal status associated with the at least one of the plurality of traffic lights and data for a previously received signal status associated with the at least one of the plurality of traffic lights, the at least one future signal status including an expected point in time when the current signal status will switch to the at least one future signal status; and sending at least one message to a vehicle, the at least one message including the current signal status and the at least one future signal status of the at least one of the plurality of traffic lights, the sent at least one message configured to influence operation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product having computer-readable instructions that when loaded into a memory of a monitoring system for a traffic control system and executed by at least one processor of the monitoring system performs the steps of:
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receiving a stream of sensor data from a plurality of visual sensors, each visual sensor being configured to capture light signals of a plurality of traffic lights, each traffic light being sensed by at least one of the visual sensors, and the received stream of sensor data being representative of a current signal status of each of the plurality of traffic lights; predicting at least one future signal status for at least one of the plurality of traffic lights based on use of a machine learning algorithm applied to data for a current signal status associated with the at least one of the plurality of traffic lights and data for a previously received signal status associated with the at least one of the plurality of traffic lights, the at least one future signal status including an expected point in time when the current signal status will switch to the at least one future signal status; and sending at least one message to a vehicle, the at least one message including the current signal status and the at least one future signal status of the at least one of the plurality of traffic lights, the sent at least one message configured to influence operation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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