DIRECTIONAL TRAFFIC NOTIFICATIONS OF APPROACHING PRIORITY VEHICLES

• US 20180293890A1
• Filed: 04/06/2018
• Published: 10/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bernhardt, Bradley A., Fleischman, Thomas J., Hutzler, Richard, Montanez, Mitchell, Morse, William K.
• Application Number:
  US15/946,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20180293890A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/24 in front of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/307 virtually distinguishing relevant parts of a scene from the background of the scene
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/005 including pedestrian guidance indicator
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/087 Override of traffic control, e.g. by signal transmitted by an emergency vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/095 Traffic lights
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0965 responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09675 where a selection from the received information takes place in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096783 where the origin of the information is a roadside individual element
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096791 where the origin of the information is another vehicle

Abstract

In an approach for notifying, a computer receives one or more preemption notifications, wherein the one or more preemption notifications are associated with one or more priority vehicles. The computer identifies a device that is within range of the received one or more preemption notifications, wherein the device includes one or more directional indicators. The computer one or more directions of approach associated with the received one or more preemption notifications relative to the identified device. The computer determines a number of approaching priority vehicles associated with each instance of the identified one or more directions of approach relative to the identified device. The computer initiates to display through the one or more directional indicators of the identified device the identified total number of approaching priority vehicles associated with the one or more identified directions of approach relative to the identified device.

Claims

1. A computer system for notifying, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors, one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive one or more preemption notifications, wherein the one or more preemption notifications are associated with one or more priority vehicles;

program instructions to identify a traffic light, a pedestrian signal, a railroad crossing signal, a light rail transit crossing signal, and an in-vehicle information system that are within range of the received one or more preemption notifications, wherein the in-vehicle information system includes a heads up display, a vehicle representation, a dashboard gauge, a global positioning system, a rear view mirror indicator, a side view mirror indicator, a video display, and an audio messaging system, wherein the traffic light, the pedestrian signal, the railroad crossing signal, the light rail transit crossing signal, and the in-vehicle information system include one or more directional indicators that include lights in a compass orientation, icons, symbols, text messages, audio notifications, and tactile notifications, wherein the compass orientation is a set of defined points that represent a direction as viewable by pedestrians and drivers, wherein the defined set of points identify a front direction, a right direction, a rear direction, and a left direction;

program instructions to identify one or more directions of approach associated with the received one or more preemption notifications relative to the identified traffic light, the identified pedestrian signal, the identified railroad crossing signal, the identified light rail transit crossing signal, and the identified in-vehicle information system based on;

GPS information within the received one or more preemption notifications, triangulation of the received one or more preemption notifications, and image processing of camera data associated with the identified traffic light, the identified pedestrian signal, the identified railroad crossing signal, the identified light rail transit crossing signal, and the identified in-vehicle information system;

program instructions to identify an orientation of the identified traffic light, the identified pedestrian signal, the identified railroad crossing signal, the identified light rail transit crossing signal, and the identified in-vehicle information system;

program instructions to identify one or more directions of approach associated with the received one or more preemption notifications relative to the identified traffic light, the identified pedestrian signal, the identified railroad crossing signal, the identified light rail transit crossing signal, and the identified in-vehicle information system with respect to the identified orientation of the identified traffic light, the identified pedestrian signal, the identified railroad crossing signal, the identified light rail transit crossing signal, and the identified in-vehicle information system;

program instructions to determine a number of approaching priority vehicles associated with each instance of the identified one or more directions of approach relative to the identified traffic light, the identified pedestrian signal, the identified railroad crossing signal, the identified light rail transit crossing signal, and the identified in-vehicle information system;

program instructions to initiate to display through the one or more directional indicators of the identified traffic light, the identified pedestrian signal, the identified railroad crossing signal, the identified light rail transit crossing signal, and the identified in-vehicle information system, the identified total number of approaching priority vehicles associated with the one or more identified directions of approach relative to the identified traffic light, the identified pedestrian signal, the identified railroad crossing signal, the identified light rail transit crossing signal, and the identified in-vehicle information system;

program instructions to determine whether the received one or more preemption notifications ceases based on the GPS information within the received one or more preemption notifications, the triangulation of the received one or more preemption notifications, and the image processing of the camera data associated with the identified traffic light, the identified pedestrian signal, the identified railroad crossing signal, the identified light rail transit crossing signal, and the identified in-vehicle information system; and

responsive to determining that the received one or more preemption notifications cease, program instructions to initiate to stop display through the one or more directional indicators of the identified traffic light, the identified pedestrian signal, the identified railroad crossing signal, the identified light rail transit crossing signal, and the identified in-vehicle information system.