Emergency traffic management system
First Claim
1. A roadside equipment device comprising:
- a transceiver configured to communicate with one or more mobile devices via a wireless communications channel, wherein the transceiver is further configured to monitor an availability of a cellular telephone network in a vicinity of the roadside equipment device;
a processor configured to provide the emergency information to the one or more mobile devices via the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to provide the emergency information to the one or more mobile devices via the transceiver only upon determining that the cellular telephone network in the vicinity of the roadside equipment device is not available; and
a power supply configured to provide power to the processor and the transceiver.
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Abstract
Embodiments include an emergency traffic management system includes a traffic management center configured to receive traffic information, a traffic signal controller in communication with the traffic management center, and roadside equipment in communication with the traffic signal controller. The roadside equipment includes a transceiver configured to communicate with one or more mobile devices via a wireless communications channel, a memory device configured to store emergency information, a processor configured to provide the emergency information to the one or more mobile devices via the transceiver, and a power supply configured to provide power to the processor and the transceiver.
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19 Claims
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1. A roadside equipment device comprising:
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a transceiver configured to communicate with one or more mobile devices via a wireless communications channel, wherein the transceiver is further configured to monitor an availability of a cellular telephone network in a vicinity of the roadside equipment device; a processor configured to provide the emergency information to the one or more mobile devices via the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to provide the emergency information to the one or more mobile devices via the transceiver only upon determining that the cellular telephone network in the vicinity of the roadside equipment device is not available; and a power supply configured to provide power to the processor and the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An emergency traffic management system comprising:
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a traffic management center configured to receive traffic information; a traffic signal controller in communication with the traffic management center; and roadside equipment in communication with the traffic signal controller, the roadside equipment comprising; a transceiver configured to communicate with one or more mobile devices via a wireless communications channel, wherein the transceiver is further configured to monitor an availability of a cellular telephone network in a vicinity of the roadside equipment; a processor configured to provide the emergency information to the one or more mobile devices via the transceiver; and a power supply configured to provide power to the processor and the transceiver; and
wherein the processor is configured to provide the emergency information to the one or more mobile devices via the transceiver only upon determining that the cellular telephone network in the vicinity of the roadside equipment is not available. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating an emergency traffic management system comprising:
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receiving information regarding traffic conditions; monitoring an availability of a cellular network in a vicinity of a roadside equipment; determining if the cellular network available in the vicinity of the roadside equipment; based upon determining the cellular network in the vicinity of the roadside equipment is not available, operating the roadside equipment as a Wi-Fi hotspot to provide information regarding traffic conditions; and based upon determining the cellular network in the vicinity of the roadside equipment is available, operating the roadside equipment in a normal state. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A roadside equipment device comprising:
a transceiver configured to operate as a Wi-Fi hotspot to transmit emergency information regarding traffic conditions to one or more mobile devices of drivers of vehicles being served by the roadside equipment device if the transceiver determines that a cellular telephone network in a vicinity of the roadside equipment device is not available. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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