# US 2013/0158847 A1 · Configurable traffic zone control system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0158847 A1 - Document ID: US20130158847A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/328,907 - Filed: 2011-12-16 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-16 - Assignees: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. - Inventors: David Teteak - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130158847A1 ## CPC - H04M 1/72457: according to geographic location - B60K 31/0058: {responsive to externally generated signalling} - B60T 7/18: operated by wayside apparatus - B60W 10/06: including control of combustion engines - B60W 10/184: with wheel brakes - G01S 19/01: Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO - G08G 1/096725: {where the received information generates an automatic action on the vehicle control} - G08G 1/096741: {where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle} - G08G 1/096783: {where the origin of the information is a roadside individual element} - H04M 1/72463: to restrict the functionality of the device - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - H04W 4/06: Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services - H04W 4/16: Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold - H04W 4/44: for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H] - H04W 4/48: for in-vehicle communication - H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] - B60K 2031/0091: {Speed limiters or speed cutters} - B60W 2555/60: Traffic rules, e.g. speed limits or right of way - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B60T: VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, F16D); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A configurable traffic zone control system (14) includes transmitter structure (16) associated with a traffic zone (10). The transmitter structure includes a transmitter (18) for transmitting a wireless signal (20) indicative of a speed requirement of the traffic zone. Receiver structure (24) is provided in a vehicle (26) for receiving the wireless signal such that based on the wireless signal, speed of the vehicle is automatically controlled to be at or below the speed requirement while the vehicle is in the traffic zone. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of controlling a vehicle in a particular traffic zone, the method comprising: providing transmitter structure associated with the traffic zone, the transmitter structure including a transmitter for transmitting a wireless signal indicative of a speed requirement of the traffic zone, receiving the wireless signal at the vehicle, and based on the wireless signal, automatically controlling a speed of the vehicle to be at or below the speed requirement while the vehicle is in the traffic zone. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the traffic zone includes a speed limit sign, the transmitter structure being provided near the speed limit sign. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless signal is transmitted via cellular communication. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: controlling a cellular device while in the traffic zone based on receiving the wireless signal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the cellular device is controlled to place an active call on hold while the vehicle is in the traffic zone. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the cellular device is further controlled to send a notification message to the other party indicating that the call is on hold. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the cellular device is a telematics system of the vehicle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitter structure is configurable to set the required speed based on time of day and/or calendar days. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the step or receiving includes providing receiver structure in the vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle includes a telematics system including a global positioning system (GPS), the method further comprising: determining a position of the vehicle via the GPS, and if the position of the vehicle is in the traffic zone, receiving the wireless signal. ### Claim 11 A configurable traffic zone control system comprising: transmitter structure associated with the traffic zone, the transmitter structure including a transmitter for transmitting a wireless signal indicative of a speed requirement of the traffic zone, and receiver structure in a vehicle for receiving the wireless signal such that based on the wireless signal, speed of the vehicle is automatically controlled to be at or below the speed requirement while the vehicle is in the traffic zone. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the receiver structure communicates with a cruise control unit, an engine control unit, and a brake control unit of the vehicle for automatically controlling the speed of the vehicle while in the traffic zone. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the traffic zone includes a speed limit sign, the transmitter structure being provided near the speed limit sign. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the transmitter is constructed and arranged to transmit the wireless signal via cellular communication. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising a telematics system in the vehicle capable of placing and receiving cellular calls, the telematics system being constructed and arranged, based on the wireless signal, to pace a cellular call on hold while the vehicle is in the traffic zone. ### Claim 16 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the telematics system is constructed and arranged to send a notification message to the other party indicating that the cellular call is on hold. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the telematics system includes the receiver structure. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the telematics system includes a global positioning system (GPS) constructed and arranged to determine if the vehicle is in the traffic zone. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the transmitter structure includes a processor for selectively setting the speed requirement based on time of day or calendar days.