Dynamically configurable traffic controllers and methods of using the same
US10055986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/081
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Dynamically configurable traffic controllers and methods of using the same are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first display facing a first direction; a second display facing a second direction; a third display facing a third direction; and a processor, in response to a first input being received indicative of traffic approaching the first display and no traffic approaching the second display and the third display, the processor to cause the second display and the third display to display a first signal and for the first display not to display the first signal or a second signal, the first signal providing a first warning level, the second signal providing a second warning level greater than the first warning level, the first signal illuminatable on the second display, the second signal illuminatable on the second display, the first signal, when illuminated, disposed within a perimeter of the second signal, when illuminated.
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