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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
David M Matta, State College, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340917 ; 340902 ; 340906 ; 340990 ; 340995 ; 36442401 ;
Abstract
A method and system for regulating switching of a traffic light includes determining the location of a vehicle. The method and system further includes transmitting an information signal comprising information related to the vehicle in response to determining the location of the vehicle. The method and system includes determining whether the traffic light should be switched based on the information signal. Finally, the method and system includes switching the traffic light if necessary in response to determining whether the traffic light should be switched.