Systems and methods for traffic guidance nodes and traffic navigating entities
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1. A traffic navigating entity comprising:
- a receiver to receive information including updated information about local traffic from one or more traffic guidance nodes and/or one or more other traffic navigating entities when the traffic navigating entity is within a proximity of the one or more traffic guidance nodes or the one or more other traffic navigating entities;
a memory to store the information about the local traffic activity;
a transmitter to send the information about the local traffic activity to other mobile traffic navigating entities and to the one or more traffic guidance nodes; and
a processor configured to receive transmissions from the receiver and send transmissions to the transmitter;
wherein the processor is further configured to utilize the updated information about local traffic from the one or more traffic guidance nodes and/or one or more other traffic navigating entities to detect local traffic events and generate a transmission, based on the local traffic events, that includes a request that the one or more traffic guidance nodes alter traffic by altering a state of the one or more traffic guidance nodes, and to send the generated transmission to the transmitter for transmission to the one or more traffic guidance nodes.
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Abstract
A system includes one or more traffic guidance nodes (TGNs) and one or more mobile traffic navigating entities (TNEs). The traffic guidance nodes transmit updated information about the local traffic to the one or more mobile traffic navigating entities when the one or more mobile traffic navigating entities are within a range of the one or more traffic guidance nodes.
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1. A traffic navigating entity comprising:
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a receiver to receive information including updated information about local traffic from one or more traffic guidance nodes and/or one or more other traffic navigating entities when the traffic navigating entity is within a proximity of the one or more traffic guidance nodes or the one or more other traffic navigating entities; a memory to store the information about the local traffic activity; a transmitter to send the information about the local traffic activity to other mobile traffic navigating entities and to the one or more traffic guidance nodes; and a processor configured to receive transmissions from the receiver and send transmissions to the transmitter; wherein the processor is further configured to utilize the updated information about local traffic from the one or more traffic guidance nodes and/or one or more other traffic navigating entities to detect local traffic events and generate a transmission, based on the local traffic events, that includes a request that the one or more traffic guidance nodes alter traffic by altering a state of the one or more traffic guidance nodes, and to send the generated transmission to the transmitter for transmission to the one or more traffic guidance nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A traffic guidance node comprising:
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a traffic guidance indicator, a receiver to receive information about local traffic; one or more sensors to detect local traffic activity and generate information about local traffic activity; a memory to store the information about local traffic; a directional transmitter positioned to transmit the information about the local traffic toward traffic affected by the information and away from traffic not affected by the information; and a processor configured to alter a state of the traffic guidance indicator in response to detecting the local traffic and/or in response to a transmission received from a traffic navigating entity or from another traffic guidance node. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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