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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2011
Nazif Cihan Tas, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Tamer M. Nadeem, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Nazif Cihan Tas, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Tamer M. Nadeem, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Siemens Corporation, Iselin, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring roadway traffic. A method includes transmitting wireless signals from a plurality of roadside equipment (RSE) devices, including from a first RSE device and from a second RSE device that are located at separated positions of an intersection. The method includes receiving responses by the first RSE device and second RSE device from a wireless device. The responses include a unique identifier corresponding to the wireless device. The method includes determining a signal strength of each of the responses by the first RSE and the second RSE and transmitting data from the first RSE device and the second RSE device to a control system. The data includes the unique identifier, the signal strength of each of the responses, and times that the responses were received. The method includes determining traffic information associated with the wireless device based on the received data.