MANAGING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON A ROADWAY
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1. A system for managing vehicular traffic on a roadway, the system comprising:
- an imaging sensor to sense an image within an interior of a vehicle;
a processor in communication with the imaging sensor to determine from the image an occupancy number representing the number of persons present in the interior of the vehicle;
a communications unit in communication with the processor and configured to communicate with a receiving unit outside of the vehicle, the communications unit configured to deliver the occupancy number to the receiving unit.
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Abstract
A system for managing vehicular traffic on a roadway includes a sensing unit positioned within a vehicle traveling on the roadway. The sensing unit is configured to determine occupancy data based on the number of passengers within the vehicle. An ambient light sensor is operatively associated with the sensing unit such that upon sensing an intensity of ambient light, an adjustment is made to the system to aid in the determination of occupancy data. The occupancy data is configured to be communicated to one or more receiving units positioned above or proximate the roadway.
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1. A system for managing vehicular traffic on a roadway, the system comprising:
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an imaging sensor to sense an image within an interior of a vehicle; a processor in communication with the imaging sensor to determine from the image an occupancy number representing the number of persons present in the interior of the vehicle; a communications unit in communication with the processor and configured to communicate with a receiving unit outside of the vehicle, the communications unit configured to deliver the occupancy number to the receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for managing vehicular traffic on a roadway, the system comprising:
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a sensing unit positioned within a vehicle traveling on the roadway, the sensing unit configured to determine occupancy data based on the number of passengers within the vehicle; an activator unit positioned above or proximate the roadway and configured to activate the sensing unit; and one or more receiving units positioned above or proximate the roadway to receive occupancy data from the sensing unit; wherein upon activation by the activator unit, the sensing unit determines the occupancy data, stores the occupancy data, and then ceases further determination of occupancy data until activated by a subsequent activator unit. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A system for managing vehicular traffic on a roadway, the system comprising:
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a sensing unit having an image sensor positioned within a vehicle traveling on the roadway, the sensing unit configured to detect a facial characteristic and thus determine a presence of one or more faces in an interior of the vehicle, the sensing unit configured to determine passenger occupancy data based on the presence of the one or more faces; wherein the occupancy data is configured to be communicated to one or more receiving units positioned above or proximate the roadway. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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