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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Eberle Design, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Scott Richard Evans, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Eberle Design, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/095 (2006.01); G08G 1/097 (2006.01); G08G 1/0962 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/095 (2013.01); G08G 1/097 (2013.01); G08G 1/09623 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a method for controlling a traffic signal includes providing a malfunction management unit configured to generate a control signal and generating the control signal in response to a first signal from a first light source. The control signal is used to disable the first light source. In accordance with another embodiment, a traffic control system includes a malfunction management unit coupled to a first signal head. The traffic control system further includes a means to inhibit a signal that causes a first light source associated with the first signal head to flash.