Traffic monitoring and notification system and associated methods

摘要

A traffic monitoring and notification system for vehicles includes road devices to be spaced apart along a road, and a traffic management controller. A portion of the vehicles may carry an electronic device that transmits an electronic address associated therewith. Each road device detects vehicles traveling on the road, determines if each detected vehicle is carrying an electronic device, and if so, then detects the electronic address associated therewith. A vehicle detection signal is transmitted based on each detected vehicle, and an electronic address signal is transmitted based on each detected electronic address. The traffic management controller receives the vehicle detection signals and the electronic address signals, determines a traffic pattern of the vehicles on the road based on the vehicle detection signals, and transmits a respective travel notification signal to each electronic device transmitting the electronic address associated therewith to provide travel information to a driver.

主权项

1. A traffic monitoring and notification system for vehicles, with a portion of the vehicles each carrying an electronic device comprising a transceiver configured to transmit an electronic address associated therewith, and notification circuitry coupled to the transceiver, the traffic monitoring and notification system comprising:
a plurality of road devices to be spaced apart and fixed along a surface of a road, each road device comprising
a vehicle proximity detector configured to detect vehicles traveling on the road,a transceiver configured to determine if each detected vehicle is carrying an electronic device, and if so, then detect the electronic address associated therewith,a controller coupled to said vehicle proximity detector and configured to provide for transmission a vehicle detection signal based on each detected vehicle, and coupled to said transceiver and configured to provide for transmission an electronic address signal based on each detected electronic address; and a traffic management controller configured to
receive the vehicle detection signals and the electronic address signals from said plurality of road devices,determine a traffic pattern of the vehicles on the road based on the vehicle detection signals, andtransmit a respective travel notification signal to the transceiver of each electronic device transmitting the electronic address associated therewith, with the travel notification signal being used to provide travel information to a driver via the notification circuitry coupled to the transceiver.