Traffic light preemption management system
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1. An apparatus for managing traffic lights, comprising:
- a computer hardware system configured to perform;
receiving, from a vehicle, a route to be taken by the vehicle;
identifying, based upon the received route, an intersection to be traversed by the vehicle and traffic lights at the intersection;
categorizing, based upon the received route, the traffic lights;
receiving, from the intersection, a first audio signal;
analysing the received first audio signal to determine movement of the vehicle;
sending, to traffic lights at the intersection and based upon the determined movement, the received route, and the categorizing of the traffic lights, instructions to change states; and
sending, to a broadcasting device positioned at the interaction and based upon the received route and the determined movement, information about the vehicle to be broadcasted by the broadcasting device.
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Abstract
A method and system for managing a set of traffic lights at an intersection, measuring the Doppler Effect of a signal emitted by a vehicle, where such Doppler Effect being a function of the vehicle movement with respect to said intersection, and deciding as a function of such measure a new state for each traffic light at the intersection so as to facilitate passage of the approaching vehicle.
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1. An apparatus for managing traffic lights, comprising:
a computer hardware system configured to perform; receiving, from a vehicle, a route to be taken by the vehicle; identifying, based upon the received route, an intersection to be traversed by the vehicle and traffic lights at the intersection; categorizing, based upon the received route, the traffic lights; receiving, from the intersection, a first audio signal; analysing the received first audio signal to determine movement of the vehicle; sending, to traffic lights at the intersection and based upon the determined movement, the received route, and the categorizing of the traffic lights, instructions to change states; and sending, to a broadcasting device positioned at the interaction and based upon the received route and the determined movement, information about the vehicle to be broadcasted by the broadcasting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer hardware storage device having stored therein computer usable program code for managing traffic lights, the computer usable program code, which when executed by a computer hardware system, causes the computer hardware system to perform; receiving, from a vehicle, a route to be taken by the vehicle; identifying, based upon the received route, an intersection to be traversed by the vehicle and traffic lights at the intersection; categorizing, based upon the received route, the traffic lights; receiving, from the intersection, a first audio signal; analysing the received first audio signal to determine movement of the vehicle; sending, to traffic lights at the intersection and based upon the determined movement, the received route, and the categorizing of the traffic lights, instructions to change states; and sending, to a broadcasting device positioned at the interaction and based upon the received route and the determined movement, information about the vehicle to be broadcasted by the broadcasting device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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