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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2014
Applicant:

Hovtag Llc, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

James Vincent Kokal, Plano, TX (US);

Mark Alan Smith, Colleyville, TX (US);

Ron Natinsky, Dallas, TX (US);

James Alan Chase, Plano, TX (US);

Assignee:

HOVTag LLC, Dallas, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G07B 15/06 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00838 (2013.01); G07B 15/063 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for managing vehicular traffic on a roadway includes a sensing unit positioned within a vehicle traveling on the roadway. The sensing unit is configured to determine occupancy data based on the number of passengers within the vehicle. An ambient light sensor is operatively associated with the sensing unit such that upon sensing an intensity of ambient light, an adjustment is made to the system to aid in the determination of occupancy data. The occupancy data is configured to be communicated to one or more receiving units positioned above or proximate the roadway.


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