Controlling right-of-way for priority vehicles
US10049570B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/087
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various embodiments include approaches for analyzing a set of travel pathways for a priority vehicle. In some cases, an approach includes: obtaining data indicating a location of the priority vehicle and a location of a destination for the priority vehicle; ranking each of a set of paths between the location of the priority vehicle and the location of the destination based upon a travel time for the priority vehicle along the set of paths; and sending instructions to vehicles on a highest-ranked path in the set of paths to initiate providing a right-of-way to the priority vehicle, wherein vehicles closer to the destination along the highest-ranked path are instructed to change a corresponding position prior to vehicles farther from the destination along the highest-ranked path.
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