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Traffic congestion monitoring system

US5317311A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 13, 1990
Grant dateMay 31, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 13, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/0969
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A traffic congestion monitoring system comprises infra-red monitoring units bolted to the sides of bridges over a motorway network and emitting information as to traffic congestion at their locations, a control center which receives and transmits the information, and paging units in respective vehicles and receiving the information and visually displaying the same upon diagrams of the network or zones thereof.

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