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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6847307 | Traffic signal control system employing universal co-ordinated time (UTC) of GPS as time base A traffic signal control system employing universal coordinated time of GPS as time base. The control system includes a core system for receiving Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) data of GPS and incorporating longitude and latitude data so as to convert the data to ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6320515 | Method and equipment for motorway control The method and the means concern a system for control of motorway traffic, with focus on access control. The network characteristics of the traffic, according to the invention, is treated by traffic control functions based on the traffic as well as the ac... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6313757 | Method and apparatus for controlling motor vehicle traffic Control logics for the traffic-dependent controlling of traffic signal installations (1) are described with flow diagrams that become increasingly difficult to understand as phase sequences become more complex, and can only with difficulty be converted, i... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6051368 | Radiation sensitive composition containing a dispersed phosphor A radiation sensitive composition comprising (1) a phosphor; (2) an organic polymer binder comprising a combination of at least one alkali-soluble resin and at least one cellulose ether; (3) a photo-crosslinkable compound; and (4) a photo-radical generati... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5959553 | Coordinated two-dimensional progression traffic signal system A method of controlling traffic signals on existing grid-like systems of avenues and crossing streets. Two phase traffic signals, red and green, wherein both phases are equal in duration and the amber interval is a part of the green interval. The coordina... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5821878 | Coordinated two-dimensional progression traffic signal system A method of controlling traffic signals on existing grid-like systems of avenues and crossing streets. Two phase traffic signals, red and green, wherein both phases are equal in duration and the amber interval is a part of the green interval. The coordina... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5646853 | Traffic control system A traffic control system having a road information storing unit for storing information of a road map and the capacity of roads on the road map, a traffic measuring unit for measuring the traffic of roads, a traffic increase/decrease quantity calculating ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5278554 | Road traffic control system with alternating nonstop traffic flow The central version of the road traffic control system maintains nonstop flow of traffic on selected lanes of fastroads (1A, 1B, 1C, 4A, 4B, 4C, 31A, 31B, 31C, 32A, 32B, 32C) all the time by grouping the vehicles in closed columns in moving travel zones a... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5257194 | Highway traffic signal local controller A highway traffic control method is shown in which the control method (80) and phasing scheme (82) are defined and recall switches are set (84) every cycle of operation. In time-of-day control methods (FIGS. 14 and 15) timing parameters (86) also are defi... | 10/26/1993 |
| 4814765 | Method and apparatus for displaying the status of a system of traffic signals The status of the traffic signals is repeatedly monitored. A visual display is presented of the spatial arrangement of the traffic signals in the system. The currently monitored status of the traffic signals is repeatedly represented on the display, spati... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4370718 | Responsive traffic light control system and method based on conservation of aggregate momentum A system to improve traffic flow on all types of interconnected roadways, which reduces fuel consumption, emissions and trip times, is based on adaptive control of traffic signal timing. The parameters used to exercise this control are generated by sensin... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4257029 | Traffic control system A traffic control system which controls the timing of a plurality of traffic lights at a plurality of intersections with a variety of timing patterns, this invention contemplates utilizing modules which will operate automatically to control the flow of tr... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4167785 | Traffic coordinator for arterial traffic system A traffic coordinator is disclosed which utilizes a master unit and a plurality of secondary units wherein the secondary units are positioned at artery cross streets for controlling the main artery traffic in a coordinated fashion. Both the master unit an... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4167784 | Average-mode traffic control system Apparatus and method for controlling a plurality of traffic signal lights at a plurality of intersections along a roadway for operation in an average mode for substantially equally favoring traffic flow in each of two directions.... | 09/11/1979 |
