System and associated methods for operating traffic signs

• US 9,953,526 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2016
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Charlotte Kay Arnold
• Original Assignee: Charlotte Kay Arnold
• Inventors: Arnold, Charlotte
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): POINT, RUFUS C
• Application Number:
  US15/375,700
• Publication Number:
  US 20170169706A1
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0116 from roadside infrastructure, e.g. beacons
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0141 for traffic information dissemination
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/02 using treadles built into the road pads or other sensitive devices responsive to passage of vehicles E01F11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/07 Controlling traffic signals
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/095 Traffic lights
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096783 where the origin of the information is a roadside individual element
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/164 Centralised systems, e.g. external to vehicles

Abstract

A system for controlling activation of a traffic warning sign. The system receives a signal generated from a local sensor indicating presence of an automobile and sends an activate signal command in response. The system will activate a local interface logic controller in response to receiving the activate signal command. The system further generates a Wi-Fi connect request with an SSID in response to activating the interface logic controller. The system sends the Wi-Fi connect request to a remote system. The system further determines if the traffic warning sign should be activated and if a positive determination is made, activate the traffic warning sign. Determination is made by determining if a Wi-Fi remote connect request is received. If it is determined a remote connect request has been received, a traffic warning message is generated and sent to a terminal for display or activation.

Claims

1. A system for controlling activation of a traffic warning sign, comprising:

a storage resource;

a processor communicatively coupled to the storage resource, wherein the processor executes application code instruction that are stored in the storage resource to cause the system to;

receive a signal generated from a local sensor indicating presence of an automobile and send an activate signal command in response;

activate a local interface logic controller in response to receiving the activate signal command;

generate a Wi-Fi connect request with an SSID in response to activating the interface logic controller;

send the Wi-Fi connect request to a remote system;

determine if the Wi-Fi remote connect request is received;

terminate the process upon determining the connect request is not received;

generate a traffic warning message if a positive determination of the remote connect request is received; and

send the traffic warning message to the traffic warning sign, causing the message to be displayed.

2. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable storage device having computer-executable program instructions embodied thereon that when executed by a computer cause the computer to control activation of a traffic warning sign, the computer-executable program instructions comprising;

computer-executable program instruction to interface with a data storage resource application and receive a signal generated from a local sensor indicating presence of an automobile and send an activate signal command in response;

computer-executable program instructions to activate a local interface logic controller in response to receiving the activate signal command;

computer-executable program instruction to generate a Wi-Fi connect request with an SSID in response to activating the interface logic controller;

computer-executable program instruction to send the Wi-Fi connect request to a remote system;

computer-executable program instructions to determine if the Wi-Fi remote connect request is received;

computer-executable program instructions to terminate the process upon determining the connect request is not received;

computer-executable program instructions to generate a traffic warning message if a positive determination of the remote connect request is received; and

computer-executable program instructions to send the traffic warning message to the traffic warning sign a terminal, causing the message to be displayed.

3. A computer-aided method for controlling activation of a traffic warning sign, the method comprising:

receiving a signal generated from a local sensor indicating presence of an automobile and send an activate signal command in response;

activating a local interface logic controller in response to receiving the activate signal command;

generating a Wi-Fi connect request with an SSID in response to activating the interface logic controller;

sending the Wi-Fi connect request to a remote system; and

determine if a Wi-Fi remote connect request is received;

terminating the process upon determining the connect request is not received;

generating a traffic warning message if a positive determination of the remote connect request is received; and

sending the traffic warning message to the traffic warning sign, causing the message to be displayed.