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US 10,122,790 B2Granted
Systems and methods for vehicle traffic management in a network of moving things
AssigneeVeniam, Inc.
InventorAndre Cardote
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Abstract
Systems and methods for traffic management in a network of moving things. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide systems and methods for utilizing vehicles, vehicle sensors, and/or vehicle-based networks of the Internet of moving things for traffic control optimization.
Claims13
A mobile access point (MAP) comprising:
- at least one module comprising a microprocessor and memory and being operable to, at least:
- provide wireless Local Area Network (LAN) access to personal electronic devices;
- provide Internet connectivity to the personal electronic devices via a communication network exclusive of a cellular communication network;
- receive data collection control information from a central traffic controller (CTC), wherein the received data collection control information comprises:
- first information indicating a manner in which the MAP is to collect traffic-related sensor data from sensors along a travel route of the MAP;
- and
- second information indicating whether the collected traffic-related sensor data is to be communicated to the CTC immediately or is to be communicated to the CTC within a particular amount of time;
- as the MAP travels along the travel route, at least:
- establish wireless communication links with the sensors along the travel route;
- collect the traffic-related sensor data from the sensors via the established communication links;
- and
- communicate the collected traffic-related sensor data to the central traffic controller (CTC) in accordance with the first information of the received data collection control information.
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A traffic control system comprising:
- at least one module comprising a microprocessor and memory and being operable to, at least:
- establish communication links with a mobile access point (MAP) of a vehicle communication network via the Internet and via the vehicle communication network exclusive of a cellular network, wherein the MAP is operable to provide wireless Local Area Network (LAN) service to personal electronic devices;
- communicate data collection control information to the MAP, wherein the data collection control information comprises:
- first information indicating a manner in which the MAP is to collect traffic-related sensor data from sensors along a travel route of the MAP;
- and
- second information indicating whether collected traffic-related sensor data is to be communicated to the CTC immediately or is to be communicated to the CTC within a particular amount of time;
- receive traffic-related sensor data from the MAP;
- and
- determine whether to command operation of a local traffic control system, based at least in part on the received traffic-related sensor data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.