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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7898432 | System and method for determining intersection right-of-way for vehicles A method and system for determining right of way for a plurality of mobile units at an intersection. The method and system include collecting position and movement information about the plurality of mobile units approaching the intersection; storing a plurality of r... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7804424 | Automatic guide apparatus for traffic facilities There is provided an automatic guide apparatus for traffic facilities capable of automatically recognizing the circumstances around the traffic facilities for motor vehicles or the like which change momentarily to automatically guide the operating route of the road ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7639159 | System and method for determining intersection right-of-way for vehicles A method and system for determining right of way for a plurality of mobile units at an intersection. The method and system include collecting position and movement information about the plurality of mobile units approaching the intersection; storing a plurality of r... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7408479 | Traffic detection and signal system and method therefor A traffic detection and signal system for pathways within an industrial work environment and method therefor includes at least one sensor positioned to detect objects approaching a pathway intersection and at least one visual indicator electronically linked to the a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7409286 | Application for diminishing or avoiding the unwanted effects of traffic congestion A process to interchange the “stop and go” driving behaviour of the traffic with a “stop and wait, then go later without stopping” driving behaviour, consisting on a partitioning of the congested route in segments through pre-installed stop and go signals ma... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7397390 | Wireless traffic control system A wireless traffic control system and method for wirelessly communicating information using traffic control signs are provided. The method includes wirelessly transmitting at least one of traffic control information and vehicle information from a traffic control sig... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7327281 | Traffic signal with integrated sensors A traffic signal with integrated sensors. The present invention provides an apparatus for integrating sensors with a traffic signal. A signal case has a housing and a light source placed within the housing. A door attached to the housing is configured such that phot... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317406 | Infrastructure-based collision warning using artificial intelligence An improved apparatus for controlling a traffic signal at an intersection includes a signal controller having an artificial intelligence based situational analyzer. The signal controller receives vehicle data related to the speed and position of vehicles approaching... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7274306 | Traffic management device and system A smart traffic control device transmits information to approaching vehicles regarding its current and future state enabling vehicles to control their speed to avoid arriving at the traffic control device until it permits the passage of traffic, thus avoiding stoppi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7246037 | Methods and apparatus for an improved signal monitor A malfunction management unit (MMU) includes advanced diagnostic and set-up capabilities accessed through a display-based user interface. In general, the MMU is capable of displaying (1) monitor status information, wherein the monitor status information includes inf... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7209051 | Intersection assistance system and method An intersection assistance system includes at least one vehicle sensor and a gap estimator. The vehicle sensor is configured to obtain vehicle information on vehicles approaching the intersection along a main roadway. The gap estimator is configured to estimate gap ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200991 | Regeneration control of diesel particulate filter A filter (10) which traps particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas of a diesel engine (20) for a vehicle is regenerated by fuel injection control. A controller (16) calculates a representative value of the operating condition of the diese... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7098806 | Traffic preemption system A traffic preemption system is described that includes onboard equipment located on a vehicle and a fleet management center in communication with the onboard equipment. The fleet management center is also in communication with a traffic management center that is in ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7057529 | LED traffic signal load switch An LED traffic signal having a single switching power supply placed inside the load switch to supply power to each of the aspect signals. The traffic signal has several aspects, such as red, yellow and green. The load switch comprises a switching power supply to sup... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6985090 | Method and arrangement for controlling a system of multiple traffic signals A method and arrangement for controlling a system of multiple traffic signals for regulating the traffic of vehicles is described. Traffic data is transmitted by wireless transmission to traffic data processing units assigned individually to a locally limited group ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6980125 | Warning light system for alerting pedestrians and passenger vehicle operators of an approaching emergency vehicle A warning light system for a traffic intersection for alerting pedestrians and operators of passenger vehicles to the approach of an emergency vehicle. The warning light system is activated only by sounds in the range of frequencies which are emitted by the siren of... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6950789 | Traffic violation detection at an intersection employing a virtual violation line A system and method for detecting and filtering non-violation events in a traffic light violation prediction and recording system, including at least one violation prediction image capturing device, such as a video camera, and a violation prediction unit. The predic... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6940422 | Emergency vehicle traffic signal preemption system An emergency vehicle traffic light preemption system for preemption of traffic lights at an intersection to allow safe passage of emergency vehicles. The system includes a real-time status monitor of an intersection which is relayed to a communications controller fo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937161 | Traffic signal control method In traffic signal control for setting a green light time to a value between the lower limit time and the upper limit time in real time depending on a traffic volume sensed by vehicle sensors Sa, Sb, and so forth, the upper limit time Gmax is set longer wi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6919823 | Image recording apparatus and method An image recording apparatus is disclosed for recording traffic signal violations such as a traffic light signal changing to a red light. The apparatus includes a capturing unit for capturing a first image substantially at an instant of time that a control signal ch... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6870489 | Vehicle sensing system A reusable mechanical fastening means for a vehicle monitoring system facilitates maintenance and repair of the system. A plurality of carrier sections are connected together by clips. The clips have release tabs to move prongs against a spring force, thereby making... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6532415 | Sightseeing guide system A sightseeing guide system has IS (Informed Source) terminals respectively mounted in an IS vehicle, which includes a sub-storage unit stored with local information consisting of sightseeing information and shop information, a radio communication device f... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6392563 | Traffic light backup system using light-emitting diodes A traffic light backup system for use with a traffic light is described. The traffic light backup system includes an auxiliary light associated with at least one of the enclosure housing the traffic lights and rechargeable batteries associated with the au... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6366219 | Method and device for managing road traffic using a video camera as data source An improved traffic management process and apparatus. After a camera gathers information, the system automatically extracts important information by image processing and analysis techniques. The system identifies all types of movement including pedestrian... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6262673 | Roadway warning system A roadway warning system includes a visual traffic directing device that is at a first status for a first status time period and that is at a second status for a second status time period. A transmitter transmits a signal for a first signal time period, a... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6236331 | LED traffic light intensity controller The LED traffic light electronic controller stabilizes the total output light intensity of the traffic light in order to ensure a constant light intensity of each traffic light color throughout the entire traffic light lifetime. The controller detects the... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6198410 | Illuminatable traffic sign An illuminatable traffic sign including a traffic sign secured to a support post. The traffic sign has indicia disposed thereon. The traffic sign has an outer periphery. A plurality of lights are positioned on the traffic sign along the outer periphery an... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6172617 | Controller interface device An interface device between a computer running a traffic simulation program and any number of traffic signal controllers. The traffic simulation program simulates traffic in a road network including signal-controlled intersections. There are many signal m... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6087960 | Accident sound detection circuit An accident sound detection circuit includes an accident sound detection block that detects an accident sound from a sound signal inputted from an environmental sound detection unit and outputs an accident sound detection signal a power spectrum calculato... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6008741 | Intersection information supply apparatus An intersection information supply apparatus includes a table indicating relationships between approaching directions of a vehicle to an intersection and signal forms, an approaching direction detecting unit detecting an approaching direction in which the... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5999877 | Traffic flow monitor apparatus A traffic flow monitor apparatus which can monitor a traffic flow at high precision over a wide range from the position near a TV camera to the distant position regardless of traffic conditions. An image analysis area crossing a road of an overlooked road... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5990808 | Local incident reducing device A traffic light remote control system comprising a plurality of traffic lights each situated at a single road intersection and having a green light, a yellow light, and a red light constituting an array of racing lights. Associated therewith is a programm... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5898389 | Blackout backup for traffic light A system and method for automatically supplying a flashing line voltage from power stored in an auxiliary battery to power red traffic signal lamps using clusters of light emitting diodes during a blackout condition. A plurality of flash block connectors ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5822711 | Autonomous controller for traffic signals An autonomous controller includes a microprocessor, a programmable memory for storing a plurality of cycle structures, a clock/calendar circuit accurate to within a few seconds per month, a lamp driver including a plurality of isolated outputs for operati... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5805081 | Portable traffic signals A portable signal for traffic control at intersections, school crossings, traffic accidents, road repairs, and road construction. In the first aspect of the invention, the signal is suspended from an overhead cable which supports an existing traffic signa... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5717391 | Traffic event recording method and apparatus A system for determining the condition of a traffic controlling semaphore has an audio sensor mounted in the vicinity of an intersection so the sound level is monitored at all times. A computer is placed into the semaphore controller, and the computer rec... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5710555 | Siren detector A improved siren detector for detecting siren sounds which precess at known warble rates, such as yelp, wail, and high-low, within a selected frequency band. A transducer detects the siren sounds and produces a corresponding electrical output signal. This... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5663719 | LED traffic signal light with automatic low-line voltage compensating circuit The present invention relates to an LED traffic signal light containing numerous LEDs and a voltage compensation circuit which allows the traffic light to operate over a wide range of input power voltages, while generating sufficient light intensity to co... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5659305 | Backup traffic signal management system and method An backup vehicular traffic control system employs a connector-switch including a normally-closed electrical switch connected in series between a traffic signal and a primary control system. In the event of an emergency condition, such as a failure of the... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5633629 | Traffic information system using light emitting diodes A traffic information system (10) including a road (12), a vehicle (14) traveling on the road (12) and a traffic light assembly (16) operatively associated with the road (12) is disclosed. The system (10) includes a traffic light assembly (16) comprising ... | 05/27/1997 |
