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Method, apparatus and computer program product for traffic lane and signal control identification and traffic flow management

  • US 10,074,272 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2015
  • Issued: 09/11/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, 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:

  • identify each of a plurality of paths through an intersection;

    identify states of one or more traffic lights controlling traffic through the intersection;

    determine vehicle throughput data for the intersection through a predetermined number of cycles of the one or more traffic lights;

    match the vehicle throughput data to each of the plurality of paths of the intersection;

    correlate, by the processor, each path through the intersection with one or more of the one or more traffic lights based on the vehicle throughput data and the states of the one or more traffic lights;

    store the correlated paths through the intersection and the associated one or more of the one or more traffic lights including a respective state;

    catalog the correlated paths through the intersections and the associated one or more traffic lights including a respective associated state as traffic flow examples;

    generate a model of the intersection based on the cataloged correlated paths through the intersection;

    generate a traffic flow model for the intersection using the correlated paths and associated traffic lights; and

    implement a traffic light control strategy derived from the traffic flow model for the intersection to increase the vehicle throughput of the intersection.

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