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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2004
Applicant:
Timothy H. Mcmahon, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Inventor:
Timothy H. McMahon, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Electronic Data Systems Corporation, Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one general aspect, a method for signaling traffic flow information includes monitoring a status for a traffic restrictor, generating a wireless signal indicative of the status of the traffic restrictor, and communicating the wireless signal to a receiver. In another general aspect, a wireless receiver includes a wireless interface and a processor. The wireless interface receives a wireless signal indicative of a status of a traffic restrictor. The processor determines a portion of a route for a vehicle based upon the status of the traffic restrictor.