Predictive automatic incident detection using automatic vehicle identification
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1. A method of detecting an incident along a roadway, comprising the unordered steps of:
- arranging a plurality of readers at intervals along a roadway for reading uniquely identified data from each one of a plurality of vehicles;
correlating the data with previously read data to obtain information regarding each one of the plurality of vehicles;
determining the number of vehicles potentially affected by incident along the roadway; and
comparing the number of vehicles potentially affected by the incident to a sample threshold.
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Abstract
A system and method for detecting incidents along a roadway are provided. A plurality of readers are spaced at intervals along a roadway for reading uniquely identified data from each of a plurality of vehicles. These readings are correlated to obtain information on each of the vehicles and to determine the number of vehicles potentially affected by incidents along the roadway. Finally, the number of each of the vehicles potentially affected by incidents is compared to a sample threshold in order to determine if a traffic incident has occurred.
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1. A method of detecting an incident along a roadway, comprising the unordered steps of:
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arranging a plurality of readers at intervals along a roadway for reading uniquely identified data from each one of a plurality of vehicles; correlating the data with previously read data to obtain information regarding each one of the plurality of vehicles; determining the number of vehicles potentially affected by incident along the roadway; and comparing the number of vehicles potentially affected by the incident to a sample threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for detecting an incident along a roadway, comprising the unordered steps of:
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arranging a plurality of traffic probe readers at intervals along the roadway for reading a respective transponder disposed on each one of a plurality of vehicles; correlating transponder readings from each one of the plurality of vehicles with expected readings associated with each one of the plurality of vehicles at more than one traffic probe reader to obtain at least one of a count of overdue vehicles or a count of early arriving vehicles; and detecting the incident, which results in an interruption to the flow of traffic, in accordance with the correlating. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. An incident detection system comprising:
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a traffic management center processor connected to a data network; a plurality of unique vehicle data readers connected to said data network such that uniquely identified data are read from each one of a plurality of vehicles; a correlation processor, wherein said uniquely identified data are correlated to obtain at least one of a count of overdue vehicles or a count of early arriving vehicles; and an incident detection processor coupled to the correlation processor and adapted to compare at least one of the count of overdue vehicles to a first sample threshold or the count of early arriving vehicles to a second sample threshold. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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