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Real time traffic aide

  • US 7,804,423 B2
  • Filed: 06/16/2008
  • Issued: 09/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A traffic system for providing real-time traffic information from one vehicle to other vehicles, said system comprising:

  • a plurality of sensors provided on the one vehicle, said sensors detecting surrounding vehicles and traffic around the one vehicle; and

    a wireless communications system responsive to sensor signals from the sensors, said wireless communications system including a controller that calculates a traffic condition index identifying the traffic around the one vehicle and broadcasting the traffic condition index to the other vehicles, said controller calculates the traffic condition index using a vehicle speed factor of a speed of the surrounding vehicles and a vehicle distance factor of a distance between the surrounding vehicles, wherein at least one of the other vehicles re-broadcasts the traffic condition index to other vehicles.

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