Traffic adjustment for variable network state
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1. A method for a traffic adjustment or a traffic command to control a traffic device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a traffic system, position data of a mobile device associated with a vehicle or a pedestrian located in a geographic area;
selecting, by the traffic system, a portion of a cellular network corresponding to the position data associated with the geographic area;
identifying, by the traffic system, a network state of the selected portion of the cellular network;
identifying, by the traffic system, the traffic device based on the position data or the selected portion of the cellular network; and
generating, by the traffic system, the traffic adjustment for the traffic device in response to a comparison between the network state and a threshold value, wherein the vehicle or the pedestrian traffic is routed through the geographic area in response to the traffic adjustment at the traffic device.
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Abstract
A traffic adjustment or a traffic command, for example, is based on data congestion on a cellular network. Position data is received from a mobile device. A portion of a cellular network that corresponds to the position data is selected. The portion of the cellular network may be the geographic area covered by a cell. The network state of the portion of the cellular network is identified. A traffic device is also identified. The traffic device may be a traffic light or a variable speed sign. The traffic adjustment or traffic command for the traffic device is calculated based on the network state.
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1. A method for a traffic adjustment or a traffic command to control a traffic device, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a traffic system, position data of a mobile device associated with a vehicle or a pedestrian located in a geographic area; selecting, by the traffic system, a portion of a cellular network corresponding to the position data associated with the geographic area; identifying, by the traffic system, a network state of the selected portion of the cellular network; identifying, by the traffic system, the traffic device based on the position data or the selected portion of the cellular network; and generating, by the traffic system, the traffic adjustment for the traffic device in response to a comparison between the network state and a threshold value, wherein the vehicle or the pedestrian traffic is routed through the geographic area in response to the traffic adjustment at the traffic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for a traffic adjustment or a traffic command to control a traffic device, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs;
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform;receiving, by the processor, position data of a mobile device associated with a vehicle or a pedestrian located in a geographic area; selecting, by the processor, a portion of a cellular network corresponding to the position data associated with the geographic area; identifying, by the processor, a network state of the selected portion of the cellular network associated with the position data; identifying, by the processor, a vehicle traffic device or a pedestrian traffic device associated with the position data; and generating, by the processor, the traffic adjustment for the vehicle traffic device or the pedestrian traffic device in response to a comparison between the network state of the selected portion of the cellular network associated with the position data and a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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