Apparatus and system for monitoring and managing traffic flow

• US 9,070,290 B2
• Filed: 03/16/2013
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Donald Warren Taylor
• Original Assignee: Donald Warren Taylor
• Inventors: Taylor, Donald Warren
• Primary Examiner(s): Jabr, Fadey
• Assistant Examiner(s): Soofi, Yazan A
• Application Number:
  US13/815,807
• Publication Number:
  US 20140278026A1
• Time in Patent Office: 836 Days
• Field of Search: 701/117, 701/119, 701/200
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0116 from roadside infrastructure, e.g. beacons
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0133 for classifying traffic situation
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0145 for active traffic flow control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/08 according to detected number or speed of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/087 Override of traffic control, e.g. by signal transmitted by an emergency vehicle

Abstract

An apparatus and system for monitoring and managing traffic flow. The system includes a plurality of remote sensor devices arranged in a plurality of vehicles, a plurality of remote communication devices arranged along one or more roadways and in communication with the plurality of remote sensor devices, a central server, a network interface in communication with the central server and the plurality of remote communication devices over a network, and a shared database in communication with the central server. The central server is configured to receive traffic data from the plurality of remote sensor devices over the network, update traffic data in the shared database, periodically calculate an optimal traffic flow for one or more of vehicles traveling along the one or more roadways based on the updated traffic data, and transmit timing adjustments over the network to one or more traffic light intersections based on the optimal traffic flow calculations. The network interface is configured to send and receive traffic data, wherein the traffic data includes vehicle location information.

Claims

1. A system configured to manage monitored traffic flow, the system comprising:

a plurality of remote devices arranged in a plurality of vehicles, wherein the remote devices are equipped with AVICS;

wherein one or more of the plurality of remote devices comprise an RFIDGPS module

a plurality of remote mobile communication devices strategically placed along roadway locations and in communication with the plurality of the remote devices, wherein the remote mobile communication devices are equipped with AVICS;

wherein one or more of the plurality of remote mobile communication devices comprise an RFIDGPS module;

a central server;

a network interface in communication with the central server and the plurality of remote mobile communication devices over a network, the network interface being configured to send and receive traffic data through tVector Hubs utilizing encrypted data transfer utilizing Crypsis Tokenization, wherein the traffic data includes vehicle location information consisting of fuel consumption data, maintenance information, latitude, longitude, mechanical information from onboard vehicle processors, emergency information, and other vehicle information a shared database in communication with the central server;

wherein the central server is configured to;

receive traffic data from the plurality of remote devices over the network;

update traffic data in the shared database;

continuously calculate an optimal traffic flow for one or more of vehicles traveling along one or more roadways based on the updated traffic data, and

transmit timing adjustments over the network to one or more traffic light intersections based on the optimal traffic flow calculations and automatically presenting alternate routes, granular decelerate/accelerated speeds recommendations, accident updates, planned maintenance along with growth projections, congested routes or intersections.

2. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to manage monitored traffic flow executed by a computer, the computer program product comprising:

a plurality of remote devices arranged in a plurality of vehicles, wherein the remote devices are equipped with AVICS;

wherein one or more of the plurality of remote devices comprise an RFIDGPS module;

a first computer code for receiving traffic data from a plurality of remote mobile communication devices strategically placed along roadway locations and in communication with the plurality of the remote devices, wherein the remote mobile communication devices are equipped with AVICS;

wherein one or more of the plurality of remote mobile communication devices comprise an RFIDGPS module;

a central server;

a network interface in communication with the central server and the plurality of remote mobile communication devices over a network, the network interface being configured to send and receive traffic data through tVector Hubs utilizing encrypted data transfer utilizing Crypsis Tokenization, wherein the traffic data includes vehicle location information consisting of fuel consumption data, maintenance information, latitude, longitude, mechanical information from onboard vehicle processors, emergency information, and other vehicle information;

a second computer code for updating traffic data in a shared database;

a third computer code for periodically calculating an optimal traffic flow for one or more of vehicles traveling along the one or more roadways based on the updated traffic data; and

a fourth computer code for transmitting timing adjustments over the network to one or more traffic light intersections based on the optimal traffic flow calculations and automatically presenting alternate routes, granular decelerate/accelerated speeds recommendations, accident updates, planned maintenance along with growth projections, congested routes or intersections.