Hierarchical computing architecture for traffic management
US11411883B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/63
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An example method determines a plurality of traffic sections for a geographical traffic area, each traffic section including a road segment and vehicle(s) traveling on the road segment; monitors a responsive vehicle rate for a first traffic section of the plurality of traffic sections; and assigns, based on the responsive vehicle rate of the first traffic section, the first traffic section to one of a first section server dedicated to manage the first traffic section and a remote management server capable of managing the plurality of traffic sections of the geographical traffic area, the first section server comprising computing device(s) of responsive vehicle(s) in the first traffic section.
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