Traffic control system with road tariff depending on the congestion level
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- monitoring at least one traffic congestion parameter of a roadway, the roadway including a plurality of road segments each having a respective road tariff and a respective air quality sensor, the congestion parameter comprising air quality, and the monitoring step comprising a traffic control server periodically receiving air quality measurements for each said road segment from the air quality sensors;
the traffic control server dynamically adjusting the road tariff for one of the plurality of road segments in accordance with the associated air quality measurement wherein the adjusting comprises increasing the road tariff for the one road segment in accordance with a decrease in the associated air quality, thus yielding an adjusted road tariff;
the traffic control server receiving from a wireless positioning transceiver associated with a vehicle traveling on the roadway an indication of a current position thereof; and
based on the received current position indication, the traffic control server transmitting to the wireless positioning transceiver the adjusted road tariff as the vehicle approaches the one road segment, the wireless positioning transceiver including one of a display and a speaker for providing a notification of the adjusted road tariff as the vehicle approaches the one road segment.
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Abstract
A vehicular traffic control server includes monitoring means, tariff adjusting means in communication with the monitoring means, and notifying means in communication with the tariff adjusting means. The monitoring means is configured to monitor at least one traffic congestion parameter of a roadway having a road tariff. The tariff adjusting means is configured to adjust the road tariff in accordance with the monitored traffic congestion parameter. The notifying means is configured to notify at least one motorist of the adjusted road tariff.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring at least one traffic congestion parameter of a roadway, the roadway including a plurality of road segments each having a respective road tariff and a respective air quality sensor, the congestion parameter comprising air quality, and the monitoring step comprising a traffic control server periodically receiving air quality measurements for each said road segment from the air quality sensors; the traffic control server dynamically adjusting the road tariff for one of the plurality of road segments in accordance with the associated air quality measurement wherein the adjusting comprises increasing the road tariff for the one road segment in accordance with a decrease in the associated air quality, thus yielding an adjusted road tariff; the traffic control server receiving from a wireless positioning transceiver associated with a vehicle traveling on the roadway an indication of a current position thereof; and based on the received current position indication, the traffic control server transmitting to the wireless positioning transceiver the adjusted road tariff as the vehicle approaches the one road segment, the wireless positioning transceiver including one of a display and a speaker for providing a notification of the adjusted road tariff as the vehicle approaches the one road segment. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A vehicular traffic control server comprising:
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monitoring means configured to monitor at least one traffic congestion parameter of a roadway, the roadway including a plurality of road segments each having a respective road tariff and a respective air quality sensor, one of the congestion parameters comprising air quality, the monitoring means being configured to periodically receive from the air quality sensors measurements of the air quality for each said road segment; tariff adjusting means in communication with the monitoring means for dynamically adjusting the road tariff for one of the road segments in accordance with the associated air quality measurement, the tariff adjusting means being configured to dynamically adjust the road tariff by dynamically increasing the road tariff for the one road segment in accordance with a decrease in the associated air quality, thus yielding an adjusted road tariff; and notifying means in communication with the tariff adjusting means and being configured to receive from a wireless positioning transceiver associated with a vehicle traveling on the roadway an indication of a current position thereof and, based on the received current position indication, to transmit to the wireless positioning transceiver the adjusted road tariff as the vehicle approaches the one road segment. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring at least one traffic congestion parameter of a roadway, the roadway including a plurality of road segments each having a respective road tariff, the monitoring step comprising a traffic control server periodically receiving congestion indications for each said road segment; the traffic control server dynamically adjusting the road tariff for one of the plurality of road segments in accordance with the associated congestion indication when the adjusting comprises increasing the road tariff for the one road segment in accordance with an increase in the associated traffic congestion, thus yielding an adjusted road tariff; the traffic control server receiving from a wireless positioning transceiver associated with a vehicle traveling on the roadway an indication of a current position thereof; and based on the received current position indication, the traffic control server transmitting to the wireless positioning transceiver the adjusted road tariff as the vehicle approaches the one road segment, the wireless positioning transceiver including one of a display and a speaker for providing a notification of the adjusted road tariff as the vehicle approaches the one road segment. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A vehicular traffic control server comprising:
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monitoring means configured to monitor at least one traffic congestion parameter of a roadway, the roadway including a plurality of road segments each having a respective road tariff, the monitoring means being configured to periodically receive data representing the traffic congestion for each said road segment; tariff adjusting means in communication with the monitoring means for dynamically adjusting the road tariff for one of the road segments in accordance with the associated traffic congestion data, the tariff adjusting means being configured to dynamically increase the road tariff for the one road segment in accordance with an increase in the associated traffic congestion, thus yielding an adjusted road tariff; and notifying means in communication with the tariff adjusting means and being configured to receive from a wireless positioning transceiver associated with a vehicle traveling on the roadway an indication of a current position thereof and, based on the received current position indication, to transmit to the wireless positioning transceiver the adjusted road tariff as the vehicle approaches the one road segment. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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