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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuki Ogata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/081 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/0145 (2013.01); G08G 1/081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A traffic signal control apparatus comprises a determination part determining whether or not to stop the vehicle based on behavior of the vehicle entering a predetermined intersection; and a selection part selecting a traffic signal machine(s) that performs signal control for stopping the vehicle from among control target traffic signal machines. The selection part selects a traffic signal machine(s) that is located in a traveling direction of the vehicle and that may eliminate traffic jam by the signal control for stopping the vehicle.