Mobile FLOW readout and mobile FLOW sequencer features

• US 20100164753A1
• Filed: 10/27/2009
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: James Jacob Free
• Original Assignee: James Jacob Free
• Inventors: Free, James Jacob
• Granted Patent: US 8,618,954 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/932
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/07 Controlling traffic signals
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096725 where the received information generates an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09675 where a selection from the received information takes place in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096783 where the origin of the information is a roadside individual element

Abstract

An invention regarding traffic management is disclosed. A system that tells motorist how fast to go in order to make it through a traffic signal while it is green serves one or more lanes in one or more directions. A Fast Lane On Warning (FLOW) sequencer is in synchronization with traffic phases sequencer (sequencing Red, Green, Yellow, Left Turn and the like) with both sequencers having service cycle period Pi but with start times of both sequencers offset from one another. The FLOW sequencer outputs data, particularly status of signal or “Signal Phase And Timing: SPAT” through wireless means to a mobile receiver/calculator/readout aboard the approaching vehicle. The receiver/calculator/readout also receives data of its location or whereabouts, particularly its distance to the intersection. The receiver calculator readout processes the two incoming data types considering “distance” and “time left” and gives an output of digital, graphic, audio or the like as to how fast the motorist should go to make it through during green.

Claims

1. A traffic managing system comprising of:

a Fast Lane On Warning (FLOW) sequencer means that is operatively integrated in with traffic light sequencer (RGY), such that signal status (i.e. SPAT;

Signal Phases and Timing) relating to FLOW sequences run in a service cycle Pi that is the same time length of the service cycle of said RGY traffic signal Pi, and said FLOW status signals originating from FLOW sequencer means being sent through wireless means intended for one or more FLOW lanes in one or more directions,

a system of vehicle onboard processor means that are receiver/calculator/readouts (RCR),

a system of location seeking means whereby said onboard units can ascertain location of their associated vehicle with respect to said traffic signal and intersection, and particularly get distance from intersection or solve for distance from intersection,

wherein receiver/calculator/readout means calculates using the two types of data;

distance to intersection and time left, and outputs a readout that is perceived by motorist so that said motorist knows what speed to go in order to pass through the green phase,

wherein collective motorists having come in a previously random string of traffic before receiving any FLOW outputs/readouts are given converging speed assignments such that they are compressed or consolidated per unit length and time (“

space time”

) in a net green length and time that is full of traffic, a FLOW pattern, that goes through said signal during green phase.

wherein receiver/calculator/readout means receives data of status of FLOW sequencer of “

signal phase and timing”

;

SPAT, leading to a time-remaining-consideration,

wherein said readouts optimize functions of safety and mobility,

wherein no assigning causes motorist to exceed the safe speed limit,

wherein cross assigning of said speed assignments is discouraged to the highest possible extent (i.e. within the limitations of resolution) during compression, consolidation, i.e. so that they do not cause other assigned vehicles to cross-converge or over-converge, overtake or pass one another based on assignments,

wherein the hierarchical order and substantially percentage based position of motorists in said FLOW pattern at said FLOW pattern arrival to intersection is substantially proportional to where they were in the hierarchy of a previously random traffic string before they started receiving readouts/speed assignments and therefore compression,

wherein said readouts lead to a time-remaining-consideration to particular slot or place in FLOW pattern hierarchy for said vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said random string whose length starts as essentially a length of the product of Pi*speed limit and is substantially reduced to a length of Tng whose length (as well as time period of passing a relative static reference point) is substantially less as it moves through the traffic signal while in net green while full of the traffic that was previously the said random string length,

wherein said shorter net greens as compared to service cycles Pi associate multiple FLOW lanes that can include possibility of traffic running in the opposing (perpendicular) direction such as North-South versus East-West, wherein if there is Fast Lane On Warning activity governing said opposing directions, said opposing directional traffic FLOW patterns can take turns going through same intersection at reasonably high velocities without having to come to a stop.

3. the system of claim 1 wherein there is a start or an arrival function, Pa, that is between zero and said service cycle Pi of traffic signal,

wherein said arrival function counts down from the service cycle period Pi to zero, than starts at the service cycle again, wherein said arrival function repeats itself just like RGY and with the same period Pi,

wherein there is enough offset from the start of said arrival function to account for appropriate functions including distances, speeds, and time periods to particularly serve the intersection that said system is installed,

4. The system of claim 1 wherein any of safety buffer time periods or zones can either precede, follow, or do both around a “

net”

green fragment, Tng, of green phase (part of RGY), said net green fragment being the part of green which is intended for FLOW pattern traffic to go through on, which would be a fragment of the whole green phase,

wherein said net greens and before and after buffers can apply to other appropriate sub phases including left turn, green arrow, four-way-plus systems,

wherein there is a possibility for a buffer time period ahead of FLOW pattern that accounts for conditions, instances and events causing wayward traffic that may precede said FLOW pattern including early arrivals, especially vehicles that came from the preceding Pi, and the clearing out of static standing traffic at the intersection,

wherein there is possibility for a time buffer after FLOW pattern that accounts for conditions, instances, and events after FLOW pattern including stragglers, traffic that turns onto the FLOW trap while the pattern is going through, and other wayward types of traffic that happens after FLOW pattern goes by,

wherein the size of said buffer time periods can range between zero and whatever reasonable time that is needed to effectively allow for said types of wayward traffic.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein there is essentially a node, or threshold starting substantially where compression begins,

A. which could be like a reference point given by where speed limit and substantially half speed limit (although allowing for variation of yellow, pedestrian, green arrow, left turn or the like thus making it not exactly half) would coincide,

B. or given by a place, distance where Pi and (2*Pi)/2 coincide (where Pi is service cycle of intersection,

C. or X=(Pi/(1/slow speed−

1/fast speed))

D. or X=Pi*speed limit (where X is distance of the node to the intersection)

E. or any combinations of A through D or any of their like,

6. the system of claim 4, wherein the following relationship of:

$\mathrm{Vsa}=\frac{X}{\left(\mathrm{Pi}-P<br><br><br><br>a\right)+\mathrm{Pi}+\mathrm{pg}<br><br><br><br>S-\left[1-\frac{\left(\mathrm{Pi}-P<br><br><br><br>a\right)}{P<br><br><br><br>i}\right]<br><br>\mathrm{Tng}}$

where

Where Vsa=speed assignment

X=distance to intersection

Pa=arrival point in time that vehicle enters trap (i.e. crosses the node)

Pi=service cycle period of intersection

pgS=pre green safety time buffer period

Tng=net green period where traffic goes through,

wherein there can be said safety buffer time period after said Tng, Tsf wherein said Tsf is created by shortening the duration of Tng wherein Psf=G−

pgS−

Tng.

wherein also, there is the possibility for multiple nodes wherein said relation includes;

$\mathrm{Vsa}=\frac{\left(n\right)<br><br>X}{\left(\mathrm{Pi}-P<br><br><br><br>a\right)+\left(n\right)<br><br>\mathrm{Pi}+\mathrm{pgS}-\left[1-\frac{\left(\mathrm{Pi}-P<br><br><br><br>a\right)}{P<br><br><br><br>i}\right]<br><br>\mathrm{Tng}}$

wherein said multiple nodes can be further up said roadway,

wherein there can be a possibility that said multiple nodes are multiple numbers of the first node where “

n”

=1, and can be expressed as (1)X, then as (2)X, (3)X, (4)X, (5)X and so on.

7. The system if claim 6 wherein said Tng can be made smaller and smaller until it is very small, or until Tng turns to zero, then the wherein the term

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drops out and the zone space-time of Tng becomes a point,

wherein there is a substantially a single target somewhere within the Green phase,

wherein placement of said target can be determined within Green Phase how big pgS is,

wherein said target point, as well as small Tng space time can serve to clarify readouts to gain resolution and discourage low resolution assignments causing vehicles to miss said green phase.

8. The system of claim 1 including wireless transmission of the necessary methodology including packet sentence, string, code, frequency or the like, it takes to transmit status information that includes A. type of cycles and phases involved in the traffic signal, B. where the signal presently is (real time) in its phases, Pa, C. how long the net green Tng is, D. how long the cycle Pi is,

and including other information that can either come as wireless data or that can be solved for onboard given wireless data including E. time left to the beginning of net green Tng, E. Time left till specific vehicle'"'"'s particular slot or place in the hierarchy of the FLOW pattern as it is going through the intersection.

9. The system, node, and threshold of claim 5 wherein countdown function Pa is to be taken,

wherein said threshold is a place where a complete set of readouts or speed assignments can be given with the tail end of one Pi linking up with the beginning end of the next Pi without any blind spots or voids,

and including the possibility for multiple nodes further up at essentially locations of multiples of Pi*Speed Limit, wherein those multiple nodes also are points where a complete set of speed readouts can be taken for any time, and where there would be no blind spots or voids,

wherein at said node, the usual parameters for FLOW converging readouts and getting through during net green phase are essentially set,

wherein after vehicles cross said node, there can be instances where traffic can miss a FLOW pattern and be in a void, blind spot or empty spaces, “

vacated area”

, with regards to speed assignments given at a node wherein vehicles would be outside the realm of typical compression and converging speed assignments, that properly-compression-informed vehicles would not be in, however that may be filled with improperly informed vehicles moving ahead or falling behind said FLOW pattern,

wherein if a vehicle were in a place or time where there would be an absence of typical readouts or speed assignments, that said vehicle would still be able to receive some kind of outputs throughout the repeating Pi and therefore still make it into a FLOW pattern and still go through said traffic signal during the green phase,

wherein examples of why vehicles would be in a blind spot or empty space could include vehicles that turn onto said FLOW lanes before or after FLOW pattern passes by, vehicles that turn onto the trap area during a FLOW compression but have to wait till the pattern passes, improperly functioning vehicles such as those whose speedometer may be off, that will be informed or compressed by mathematical enhancements, manually programmed enhancements or the like to safely and effectively bring them into a FLOW zone, and in those instances, wherein mathematical enhancements, manually programmed input, or the like especially reassigns said extra traffic into pre-FLOW pattern, and following-FLOW pattern buffers or like places

wherein said enhancements would not cause speed assignments to exceed the speed limit, and would discourage to the highest possible degree (as restricted by limitations of resolution) any cross-assigning, and would lay into as much as possible proportional positions similar in FLOW Tng transit as they were when first encountered,

wherein said pre and following FLOW pattern buffers can include possibility for secondary buffers specifically intended for and set aside for vehicles receiving mathematical enhancements and while also leaving possibility open for standard safety buffers (as mentioned in claim 3) before and after Tng and FLOW pattern,

wherein said mathematical enhancements manual programming or the like sends turn-ons, stragglers, latecomers form the previous FLOW pattern into some space allotted in said pre green safety buffer time period,

wherein said traffic that might have been arriving in a void can still make the nearest or following, or otherwise appropriate FLOW pattern.

10. The system of claim 3 wherein there is a less clearly defined threshold or node wherein a general application of enhancements or a more independent set of speed assignments bring traffic through during the green phase,

wherein distance form intersection X is taken each time a scan of the calculation is done by the receiver calculator

wherein there is a possibility for said offset of Pi for traffic signal and Pi for FLOW mobile readouts to be reevaluated each time a new X is scanned as if there were a “

moving”

threshold of where compression begins,

wherein there is not necessarily a node, or there is a looser interpretation of a node wherein instead of a substantially distinct set distance from the intersection that a first distance X is taken, that there is a set distance X that is taken anywhere within reasonable trap range such that;

the speed limit is not exceeded,

there is maximum possible discouragement of cross assigning of speed assignments in outputs (i.e. to within the limitations of resolution),

there is a general resemblance of the preexisting hierarchy (before compression and speed assignments) at the FLOW pattern as it nears the intersection, and that there is a generally emerging proportion of arrivals at the end of the FLOW compression as there was when the traffic was first encountered as a random traffic string before compression occurred,

wherein there is a following, and especially forward (said forward including possibility of receiving stray traffic from preceding FLOW pattern) safety buffer time periods that can absorb any anomalous activity not relating to that activity of a FLOW pattern as reinterpreted by each new location of X,

wherein there is a possibility for looser interpretation of safety buffers that collect vehicles from voids and empty spaces as interpreted by more distinct boundaries and more distinct nodes (as mentioned in claim 9 but still with concept of “

range”

instead of “

point”

), and while retaining possibility for safety buffers surrounding Tng and being the difference between Tng and total green phase G,

and wherein there is a possibility for more evenly distributed traffic in the event of much wayward traffic joining in FLOW pattern and wherein there is less likelihood of overloading overstuffing buffers with oversize numbers of mathematically enhanced traffic from voids

11. The system of claim 8 wherein sentences come into said receiver in streaming fashion coming in from sources of vehicle position (leading to result of distance to intersection X), and traffic light status, leading to result of arrival time Pa, and time left till position, “

slot”

in FLOW pattern as it goes through green, ultimately leading to result of Vsa,

wherein said receiver includes the possibility to take in both data from location, and data from status at same time by using multiple simultaneous streaming input means including funneling data, switches, sentence gatherers, multiple and single memory buffers, for multiple input at the same time,

12. The system of claim 8 wherein said data comes in the form of a more non traditional packet including possibilities of a single or multiple frequency, said single or multiple frequency that is encoded, non traditional analog or digital code or message, repeating frequency pattern, repeating digital code or message,

wherein said non traditional packet might govern different characteristics (location and status for example) that could serve as incoming signals that determine data that is translatable for outputs that can be used as FLOW readouts

wherein changes in non traditional packet could be translated into condition that could represent location or status and could net into distance X and time to net green or time to slot or hierarchical position in FLOW pattern going through net green,

wherein said repeating pattern could repeat through the time period of Service cycle Pi.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein said receiver functions as an event driven, and includes possibility of being an action specific Integrated Circuit;

“

ASIC”

, wherein said event includes possibility of being the reception of input into said receiver RCR,

wherein there is a possibility for said driving of scan event to be reception of data packet,

wherein said scan is generated triggered or set off by either of said “

location”

data incoming packet or frequency or said “

status”

data packet or frequency from FLOW sequencer,

wherein said event can happen as often as a few times per second, and just as easily, many hundreds of times per second, or thousands of times per second,

and wherein the data that does not function as the trigger of the scan, i.e. the “

background”

, can be played until an event occurs,

wherein said event could include possibility of incoming triggering data, interrupt into background, time out, time delay, timer accumulated, timer device switching listener from one port to another wherein minimal memory needs to be aboard said RCR,

wherein said ASIC can be simple, durable and inexpensive

wherein simplicity may contribute to durability and reliability.

14. The System and receiver of claim 13 including adaptation possibilities for event driven or streaming inputs, wherein instead of a simple basic ASIC, there can possibility of a more sophisticated processor,

wherein said processor includes a range of some to a large amount of onboard memory,

wherein said processor can include possibilities of timers, counters, countdowns, timer delays, time accumulators,

wherein said receiver RCR can include stowable memory,

wherein the RCR processor possesses necessary on board ability such that readouts, human machine interface, HMI, remains continuous in spite of blacked out, corrupted or lost data

wherein said ASIC with stowable memory lends itself to possibility of memory based computing,

wherein with said advanced components including timers and stowable onboard memory, there is also the possibility for simpler and more straightforward programming,

wherein time stamp programming and processing can be taken advantage of,

including possibility for realtime Clock RTC usage,

wherein said memory can be utilized for a multitude of failsafe characteristics for the receiver RCR including possibilities for correctable sentence, prepared pre-downloading, make-up ability, time tolerance correctability, backup output (including inertial navigation) methodologies,

wherein reliability in data packet reception both as real and as virtual data packets is improved,

wherein latencies can be made up for or otherwise absorbed,

wherein readout and human machine interface, HMI, is more continuous,

wherein due to said improved data packet reception and continuity, resulting speed readouts Vsa are more reliable and more perceivable.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein wireless data including sentences, packets, digital, analog frequencies can be made up with divisions in the packet such that if parts of data packets are readable while fragments of them may be corrupted, that reliable substitute data can be extracted from following or preceding data packets'"'"' fragments thus reestablishing a fully functioning condition,

16. The system of claim 14 involving prepare-in-advance characteristics including pre-sensing, pre-downloading, wherein there is a possibility for pre loading data in anticipating fashion before the necessity for outputs wherein the data for output would be prepared for,

wherein corrupted data can be dealt with including possibilities of absorbed bad sentences or skipped bad sentences,

wherein latencies can be absorbed or countered,

wherein there is possibility for a delay in readout in concert with a data verification, data confirmation, data check for a full sentence, pre sense, pre download, download,

while there can be ample and reliable data for output and backed up if necessary, wherein there can be possibility that outputs can be withheld until further confirmation, withheld within a triggered time out period, or within a scan-triggered allotted time period,

wherein there can be the increased likelihood of a successful data transfer.

wherein there can be successful anticipation-based node crossing event log in spite of a data blackout, or a missed data time entry (especially in a case where there might be an input frequency slower than a few inputs per second), such time entry having taken place at the precise instant the node crossing took place, and wherein at that instant, the location data was not being downloaded,

wherein there can be possibility that data can preload so that output is in an anticipating condition

wherein odds are greater for corrupted data to be skipped over, non counted resulting in increasing odds for non corrupted readouts, and wherein system is more reliable,

The receiver RCR of claim 14 wherein time tolerances can be included wherein if a sentence or data packet that is corrupted, that there still can be a following one or ones read within enough time to still allow for an effective readout output,

wherein there is still a chance that the system can adequately function in spite of more recently corrupted data packets as long as there is a calculator scan using older but adequately tolerant data within an adequately tolerant time period to complete a viable scan within a certain time limit, or time tolerance,

wherein allowing for possibility of time-offset or latent data package fragments to still make a valid scan,

wherein the system can still be reliable in case of partially or occasionally corrupted incoming data,

17. The system including onboard timer and memory of claim of 14 wherein once the RCR gets viable “

location” and

“

status”

, data;

once time and distance can be derived, there can be an internal process that uses that data to output FLOW readouts necessary to guide vehicle through said traffic light while it is green, in spite of data that might be missing, incoming data that might be blacked out, or otherwise be corrupted,

wherein said onboard receiver/calculator/readout RCR can function as a one dimensional inertial navigation system,

whereby whose outputting can thereby be backed up by onboard means once initial location and status has been established,

wherein said inertial navigation can be compatible with use of a substantially distinctly placed node or threshold, or just as easily applicable to a looser interpretation of a node wherein said looser interpretation can include zones and tolerances instead of a distinct point or threshold,

wherein said inertial navigation means can be driven by event based activity as well as streaming activity including importing of frequencies, digital, and analog as data,

wherein there is a possibility for said inertial navigation serving as advanced anticipation backup, wherein events such as crossing said node or threshold can be anticipated and wherein if there is a data transfer blackout at the crossing of the node, processing and data (including real or virtual) can be adequate for entering the node crossing event for use in real or virtual speed readouts thereafter,

wherein there can be successful anticipation-based node crossing event log in spite of a data blackout, or a missed data time entry (especially in a case where there might be an input frequency slower than a few inputs per second), such time entry having taken place at the precise instant the node crossing took place, and wherein at that instant, the location data was not being downloaded,

wherein there is a possibility for said inertial navigation serving to switch to on-board processing using said timer and velocity data from on-board speedometer, including possibility of GPS as speedometer, to still know location, including derivation leading to distance to signal, in spite of location information blackout,

wherein there is a possibility for said inertial navigation serving to switch to onboard processing to use timing means to continue to count down status, wherein said switched timing data could lead to or derive to time left to beginning net green, or time left to hierarchical position, slot;

arrival at/through green, in event of a status input blackout,

wherein there is a possibility for said inertial navigation serving to retain probability of speed assignment hierarchical placement slot continuity,

wherein there is somewhat preservation of speed assignments from the crossing of the node event, threshold to finishing of assignments at or near crossing of intersection event,

wherein there is a possibility for said inertial navigation serving to switch in and out as necessary to keep readouts/outputs, HMI continuous, perceivable, readable,

wherein once the first data packet gets through, enough so that said location and status data can be ascertained, there is enough data for said inertial navigation system to guide vehicle with appropriate FLOW speed assignments,

wherein there is included the possibility for using velocity algorithms, wherein if speed is too high, back up system implies “

go slower”

;

if speed is too low, back up system implies “

go faster”

than the “

actual”

or “

interactive”

readout, thus heading vehicle back to its originally assigned speed,

wherein the relationship of;

$V_{\mathrm{sa}}=V_{\mathrm{actual}}\pm <br><br>\frac{<br><br>x}{<br><br>t}$

can utilize velocity based inertial navigation where Vsa is speed assignment, and in the event of a blackout, with no true assignments coming in, Vsa becomes “

virtual”

speed assignment gained substantially near the node, V(actual) is the realtime speedometer based speed, dX/dt is the change processed either in positive or negative direction by receiver calculator based on “

go faster”

or “

go slower”

variation of speed assignment, and wherein there is a possibility for nature of readouts also being based on “

go faster”

or “

go slower”

,

wherein there is the possibility for said processor to regard scans generated by events from said status and location packages (as well as streaming incoming data) as taking precedence over said backup one dimensional inertial guidance system for generating outputs, or wherein there is possibility for a master-slave priority relationship of real readouts having priority over virtual ones,

wherein there is the possibility of a back up means in the event of data corruption,

wherein there can still be continuity

wherein there can be the possibility for anticipating location to determine a “

virtual”

node in the event of a blackout of data near the node so that the initial node set of assignments can be valid,

wherein there is the possibility for real location and real time data to take higher precedence, i.e. supersede over onboard virtual data or data generated by inertial navigation, wherein when said higher precedence real location and/or real status/time data can be funneled into the processing as soon as it is determined to be viable, wherein backup readouts are deferred aside when real or true RCR inputs come in,

wherein there can be a master slave relationship between true FLOW status and location inputs to RCR substitute processed inputs,

wherein RCR substitute activity is corrected, updated, calibrated by true status and location inputs

wherein such precedence insures maximum accuracy in FLOW status and location inputs,

also wherein there can also be an alternate possibility for the virtual assignment, onboard generated inertial navigation to have a higher degree of precedence in the processing wherein there can be a range in number of real-data-corrections, frequency of real-data-corrections to virtual speed outputs, and wherein that range can go from many corrections by real data to only a couple of corrections, and wherein the virtual speed outputting assumes a higher priority,

wherein said possibility of higher precedence of said onboard virtual resulting processing can provide for more clarity of status and location data due to longer available time periods for downloading.

18. The system of claim 1 including the possibility of said FLOW sequencer that puts out status messages as being integrated with RGY traffic sequencer,

wherein there is a possibility for said FLOW sequencer to be a substantially autonomous unit,

wherein there is a possibility for said autonomous unit to contain its own timing means,

wherein said autonomous FLOW sequencer can have a master slave relationship of RGY sequencer and FLOW sequencer respectively and wherein said FLOW sequencer takes updates, corrections calibrations from said RGY traffic sequencer ranging from occasional to often, depending on the frequency requirement for said updates, corrections, calibrations,

wherein there is a possibility for said FLOW sequencer to be installed with an existing RGY traffic sequencer in a piggyback or parasite condition,

wherein said parasite condition can provide for better integration with existing infrastructure,

wherein there can be precedence, priority, master to slave relationships:

wherein FLOW sequencer can be attached to a traffic sequencer in a master slave relationship

wherein FLOW sequencer may have autonomous time outputs, but would still be corrected, updated, calibrated by the traffic signal,

wherein said corrections, updates, calibrations discourage “

drift”

between said RGY and FLOW sequencers.

19. The system of claim 1 as it applies to allied mobility applications including vehicles on tracks, busses, trams, trolleys, trains, marine, bicycle, walking/pedestrian

20. The system of claim 1 wherein there is the possibility of said mobile FLOW sequencer and receiver/calculator/readout RCR system or parts being integrated in with larger systems or devices,

wherein there is the possibility of receiver being integrated in with instruments (i.e. instrument cluster, panel, console, in a vehicle), as “

Original Equipment”

(OEM),

wherein there is a possibility of said receiver being added to vehicle interior as a separate mount, “

Special Equipment”

, and wherein said special equipment could be externally mounted onto vehicle,

wherein there is a possibility that said receiver is part of, or a function of, or a feature of a bigger hardware device, and wherein said bigger device includes possibility that it is part of a GPS, Map/directional locator, communication or directional device, hand held computer,

wherein there is a possibility of said FLOW sequencer being part of a bigger system of traffic signal networks including block to block networks, coordinated networks, centrally controlled networks, green wave networks,

wherein said FLOW sequencer integration serves to enhance said networks, and wherein traffic traveling through said networks can increase time that moving traffic travels through green phase due to FLOW systems.

21. The system of claim 1 wherein output includes the possibility of a double digit readout that includes the speed to go in order to get through to the green,

wherein Vsa (of claim 6) is shown as a readout that is displayed in double digits

wherein there is the possibility for comparison of what speed to go against what speed you'"'"'re going, and wherein there is opportunity of interactive display means,

wherein there is a possibility for an analog readout as well as for an analog-like digital graphic output and including the possibilities for combinations of analog-analog;

analog-digital;

digital-analog, digital-digital, wherein said FLOW readout, speed assignment can be compared to actual speed vehicle is going,

wherein there is possibility for output as graphics,

wherein said graphics can include possibility for alphanumeric, light emitting diodes LED, art files in a color liquid crystal display LCD, sprites inside the art files,

wherein said graphics include possibility for upward green arrow or triangle to indicate “

faster”

, neutral equal sign for being in the proper tolerance of getting to green, downward red arrow or triangles to indicate “

go slower”

, double downward arrows or triangles for “

really go slower”

,

wherein there is a chance for said graphics to be more easily understood, and wherein said graphics could be referenced faster,

wherein said graphics include the possibility for position in hierarchy/FLOW pattern, wherein algorithm for said position could include ratio of Tng/slot.

22. The receiver in claim 1 wherein there is included the possibility of audio as output

wherein sounds could output yet allow for motorist to still keep eyes on road, better concentrate, and keep eyes on intersection when approaching same, thereby driving safer,

wherein audio could be easygoing as when for example motorist is near the proper speed output to go when approaching intersection, and wherein audio could more emphatic if speed were too fast or to erratic,

wherein said double red facing down graphic that accompanies “

really go slower”

(in claim 21) could be accompanied with sounds including beeps, buzzers, whistle,

23. The system of claim 1 including receiver type that “

wakes up” and

“

shuts down”

,

wherein there is possibility that wake-up is induced by said RCR being near enough in proximity to a FLOW transmitter that the power of the FLOW status transmission is strong enough to receive FLOW readouts and begin scanning and to receive wireless packages,

wherein there is a possibility that wake-up is by means of Global Positioning System GPS that pinpoints “

actual”

location and compares it to known “

virtual”

location of a FLOW sequencer in an already-stored database,

wherein there is a possibility for a shut-down means that includes progressive direction analysis along with location means that insures that vehicle is approaching intersection, and wherein at a moment that it is detected to not approach said intersection, as may be the case of direction/intent changes form FLOW lane including stopping, turning, U-turn (where said direction analysis would show said vehicle driving away from said intersection, i.e. “

opposite”

direction), and wherein after such changes, as well as approaching close enough to said intersection, said RCR shuts down,

wherein along with said direction/intent changes shutting down FLOW readouts, there is possibility for intent changes including dangerous driving behavior, wherein for example after a double red downward arrow “

really go slower”

readout (in claim 21), and a double beep or buzzer, the system could shut down.

24. The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless means for status data coming from FLOW sequencer includes long range transmitters,

wherein there is a possibility that beam can be particularly focused on FLOW lane, and wherein said focus can provide for more directional security, and wherein said focusing will require less power and reduce odds of FLOW system causing outside interference,

wherein coded packet can provide for directional security and overall security, resistance to vandalism,

wherein said long range wireless transmitters combined with the optimum use of components including lower frequencies, effective antennas and lower baudrates can provide for lower numbers of transmitters in use, wherein wireless system is simpler more reliable, has minimal data loss and is less expensive, as well as possessing of long range signal clarity.

25. The system of claim 1 including the use of high frequency transmitters,

wherein due to the shorter range of high frequency transmitters, the range of multiple transmitters can be concentrated on FLOW lanes,

wherein if vehicles leave said FLOW lanes, there is possibility for vehicle to be out of range as soon as the FLOW lane is vacated thus allowing for easy shutdown in event of motorist turning out of FLOW lane, wherein said transmitters can be overlapped in each individual range, but closely associated with their associated FLOW lane, and such that if the vehicle left the lane, the signal would disappear for lack of power due to RCR being “

out of range”

, wherein said low range of said higher frequency had only the range to function substantially within each FLOW lane,

and also wherein there can be better directional security due to locality of transmission to within confines of said FLOW lane,

wherein higher bandwidth, baudrates of said higher frequency transmitters provides for better directional security, better overall security, resistance to vandalism (“

hacking”

) and wherein higher bandwidth provides for capability of higher levels of encryption, wherein the directional security codes as well as vandalism security codes can be faster and more sophisticated with said higher frequency, wider bandwidth, faster baudrate,

and wherein there can be better overall security by encrypting of packets with higher-bit security,

wherein there is the possibility for fail safe transmitting due to many transmitters covering the same FLOW lane and many others still functioning in the event of a failed transmitter,

wherein with the possibility for all transmitters of a FLOW lane to be networked into the same router simultaneously, there is the possibility that latency issues can be dealt with as a single offset, recalibration, wherein all said transmitters or modems being connected to said router provides for single latency and no individual latencies associated with multiple transmits which could adversely effect function including readouts, data, continuity