Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods to temporarily alter traffic flow
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Application No.: US16715070Application Date: 2019-12-16
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Publication No.: US11587439B2Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Inventor: Brad Cross
- Applicant: STC, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL McLeansboro
- Assignee: STC, Inc.
- Current Assignee: STC, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL McLeansboro
- Agency: Lewis Rice LLC
- Main IPC: G08G1/081
- IPC: G08G1/081 ; G08G1/087 ; G08G1/095

Abstract:
A method for permitting a target vehicle to safely violate a right-of-way system of rules is described. The method may comprise, amongst other things, providing a roadway system, wherein the movements of vehicles within the roadway system are governed by a right-of-way system of rules; controlling a traffic control system including a plurality of traffic control signals in a manner that causes the plurality of traffic control signals to change in accordance with default control pattern for implementing the right-of-way system of rules; and modifying the default control pattern. By doings so, the method may permit a target vehicle to safely violate the right-of-way system of rules. Similarly, by doing so, the method may prevent a plurality of secondary vehicles from traveling along or through a predicted path of the target vehicle.
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