Automated traffic synchronization

US9147348B2 · US · B2

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9147348-B2
Application numberUS-201213617080-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 14, 2012
Priority dateSep 8, 2008
Publication dateSep 29, 2015
Grant dateSep 29, 2015

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

Vehicle performance capability information and spatial relationship information within a vehicular environment is obtained for each of a group of vehicles. Traffic light signaling information is obtained. At least one synchronized control action is determined for each of the group of vehicles by utilizing the vehicle performance capability information in conjunction with the spatial relationship information and the traffic light signaling information.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: obtaining vehicle performance capability information for each of a plurality of vehicles, spatial relationship information of the plurality of vehicles within a vehicular environment, and traffic light signaling information; and determining at least one synchronized control action for each of the plurality of vehicles by utilizing the vehicle performance capability information in conjunction with the spatial relationship information a…

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Next steps

Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US9147348B2 cover?
Vehicle performance capability information and spatial relationship information within a vehicular environment is obtained for each of a group of vehicles. Traffic light signaling information is obtained. At least one synchronized control action is determined for each of the group of vehicles by utilizing the vehicle performance capability information in conjunction with the spatial relationshi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Emam Ossama, Fairweather Peter G, Kanevsky Dimitri, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G08G1/20. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 29 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).