System and method for monitoring traffic while preserving personal privacy
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1. A method of monitoring traffic data while preserving privacy, comprising:
- receiving at a fixed base station a transmitter signal from a transmitter associated with a vehicle, wherein the transmitter signal comprises speed information of the vehicle and wherein no personal identifying information associated with the vehicle and occupants of the vehicle is transmitted;
estimating with a processor of the fixed base station a position of the transmitter; and
mapping the position to a roadway to create traffic data,wherein the transmitter and the fixed base station are tuned on one or more frequencies that are not shared by cellular phones, andwherein the traffic data comprises a density and speed map.
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Abstract
A traffic monitoring system and method for mapping traffic speed and density while preserving privacy. The system can include fixed stations that make up a network and mobile probes that are associated with vehicles. The system and method do not gather, store, or transmit any unique or identifying information, and thereby preserves the privacy of members of traffic. The system and method provide real-time traffic density and speed mapping. The system and method can further be integrated with a complementary flood monitoring system and method.
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43 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring traffic data while preserving privacy, comprising:
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receiving at a fixed base station a transmitter signal from a transmitter associated with a vehicle, wherein the transmitter signal comprises speed information of the vehicle and wherein no personal identifying information associated with the vehicle and occupants of the vehicle is transmitted; estimating with a processor of the fixed base station a position of the transmitter; and mapping the position to a roadway to create traffic data, wherein the transmitter and the fixed base station are tuned on one or more frequencies that are not shared by cellular phones, and wherein the traffic data comprises a density and speed map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A traffic monitoring system for monitoring and mapping traffic flow while preserving privacy, comprising:
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a mobile transmitter comprising a transmitter microcontroller and a wireless transmitter, the mobile transmitter configured to transmit speed information associated with the mobile transmitter; and a fixed transmitter infrastructure comprising stations with fixed locations for receiving the speed information, wherein each of the stations comprises a station microcontroller and a wireless station transmitter; wherein the fixed transmitter infrastructure estimates a position of the mobile transmitter, wherein the traffic monitoring system does not collect or store any personal identifying information associated with the mobile transmitter, wherein the mobile transmitter and the fixed transmitter infrastructure are tuned to operate on the same frequency, which is not shared by cellular phones, wherein the traffic monitoring system is configured to create traffic data based on the received speed information and the position of the mobile transmitter, and wherein the traffic data comprises a density and speed map. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of monitoring traffic data while preserving privacy, comprising:
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providing at least one transmitter associated with a vehicle, wherein the at least one transmitter is configured to transmit data that includes speed information of the vehicle; providing a fixed transmitter infrastructure configured to receive the data from the at least one transmitter and estimating a position of the at least one transmitter; and creating traffic data based on the speed information and the estimated position of the at least one transmitter, wherein a traffic monitoring system that includes the at least one transmitter and the fixed transmitter infrastructure does not collect or store any personal identifying information associated with the vehicle and occupants of the vehicle, the fixed transmitter infrastructure and the at least one transmitter are tuned on one or more frequencies that are not shared by cellular phones, and wherein the traffic data comprises a density and speed map. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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