System and method for determining arterial roadway throughput

• US 9,230,432 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2012
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MetroTech Net Inc.
• Original Assignee: MetroTech Net Inc.
• Inventors: Donovan, Steve, Kotscher, Christian, Brimer, Andrew Edwin
• Primary Examiner(s): MARC, MCDIEUNEL
• Application Number:
  US14/241,697
• Publication Number:
  US 20140288810A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,222 Days
• Field of Search: 701/36, 701/117, 701/118, 701/423, 701/454, 340/642, 340/905, 340/906, 340/907, 340/909, 340/910, 340/913, 340/914, 340/915, 340/916, 340/917, 340/931, 340/933, 340/934, 340/936, 340/937, 340/943, 340/988, 340/989, 340/990, 340/995.19, 342/457, 348/148, 348/149, 382/104, 246/473.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3691 Retrieval, searching and output of information related to real-time traffic, weather, or environmental conditions arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions G08G1/09
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0116 from roadside infrastructure, e.g. beacons

Abstract

Systems and methods for calculating the health of an intersection, including lane-level impacts, using traffic data obtained from the intersection.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a detector configured to obtain traffic data relating to a first intersection;

a storage device communicatively connected to the detector, the storage device to store the traffic data obtained from the detector; and

a processor communicatively connected to the detector the processor to execute computerized instructions to;

calculate health information associated with the first intersection using the traffic data;

determine a receiving unit is associated with a subscription; and

distribute the health information to the receiving unit based on the subscription.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the detector comprises at least one of an inductive loop, a video image processor, a microwave sensor, an infrared sensor, a magnetic sensor, a radio frequency tag, an ultrasonic sensor or a global positioning system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the traffic data comprises at least one of traffic volume, traffic speed, traffic location, time of day, traffic direction, or location of the first intersection.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the location of the first intersection comprises data related to the location selected from the group consisting of country, region, state, metro area, county, neighborhoods, cities, streets, latitude/longitude and any combination thereof.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor transmits an alert based on the health information of the first intersection to the receiving unit.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving unit is a remote device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the remote device is a cellular phone, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet, or a global positioning system.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the traffic data used for calculating the health information of the first intersection is real-time traffic data.

9. The system of claim 1, the processor to forecast the impact to health information of a second intersection using the traffic data obtained from the first intersection.

10. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, traffic data relating to a first intersection from a detector;

storing the traffic data in a storage unit;

calculating, by the processor, health information of the first intersection using the traffic data;

determining, by the processor, a receiving unit is associated with a subscription; and

distributing the health information to the receiving unit based on the subscription.

11. The method claim 10, wherein the detector comprises at least one of an inductive loop, a video image processor, a microwave sensor, an infrared sensor, a magnetic sensor, a radio frequency tag, an ultrasonic sensor or a global positioning system.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the traffic data comprises at least one of traffic volume, traffic speed, traffic location, time of day, traffic direction, or location of the first intersection.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the location of the first intersection comprises data related to the location selected from the group consisting of country, region, state, metro area, county, neighborhoods, cities, streets, latitude/longitude and any combination thereof.

14. The method claim 10, further comprising transmitting an alert based on the health information of the first intersection to the receiving unit.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the receiving unit is a remote device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the remote device comprises at least one of a cellular phone, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet, or a global positioning system.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the traffic data used for calculating the health information of the first intersection is real-time traffic data.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising forecasting the impact to health information of a second intersection using the traffic data obtained from the first intersection.

19. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, traffic data relating to an intersection from a detector;

storing the traffic data in a storage unit;

calculating, by the processor, health information of the intersection using the traffic data;

determining one or more route options for a vehicle based on the calculated health of the intersection;

determining a receiving unit is associated with a subscription; and

and

transmitting the one or more route options to the receiving unit based on the subscription.

20. The method claim 19, wherein the detector comprises at least one of an inductive loop, a video image processor, a microwave sensor, an infrared sensor, a magnetic sensor, a radio frequency tag, an ultrasonic sensor or a global positioning system.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the traffic data comprises at least one of traffic volume, traffic speed, traffic location, time of day, traffic direction, or location of the intersection.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the location of the intersection comprises data related to the location selected from the group consisting of country, region, state, metro area, county, neighborhoods, cities, streets, latitude/longitude and any combination thereof.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the receiving unit is a remote device.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the remote device comprises at least one of a cellular phone, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet, or a global positioning system.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein the traffic data used for calculating the health information of the intersection is real-time traffic data.

26. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, traffic data relating to an intersection from a detector;

storing the traffic data in a storage unit;

calculating, by the processor, health information of the intersection using the traffic data;

determining the health information of the intersection meets or exceeds a pre-determined safety alert level;

determining a receiving unit is associated with a subscription; and

,

transmitting a safety alert to the receiving unit based on the subscription.

27. The method claim 26, wherein the detector comprises at least one of an inductive loop, a video image processor, a microwave sensor, an infrared sensor, a magnetic sensor, a radio frequency tag, an ultrasonic sensor or a global positioning system.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the traffic data comprises at least one of traffic volume, traffic speed, traffic location, time of day, traffic direction, or location of the intersection.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the location of the intersection comprises data related to the location selected from the group consisting of country, region, state, metro area, county, neighborhoods, cities, streets, latitude/longitude and any combination thereof.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein the receiving unit is a remote device.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the remote device comprises at least one of a cellular phone, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet, or a global positioning system.

32. The method of claim 26, wherein the traffic data used for calculating the health information of the intersection is real-time traffic data.

33. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, traffic data relating to an intersection from a detector;

storing the traffic data in a storage unit;

calculating, by the processor, health information of the intersection using the traffic data;

determining an area of land proximal to the intersection is associated with a subscription; and

analyzing the health information of the intersection

to determine a value of the area of land proximal to the intersection.