Apparatus and method for preventing collision of vehicle at crossroads
US7505850B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/164
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method of preventing a collision of vehicle in a crossroad are disclosed. The apparatus includes: an information generating unit installed at each of roads near the crossroad for generating real-time vehicle information by integrating vehicle's information including a speed and a position provided from the vehicles on each of the roads and traffic sign information; and an information collecting and providing unit for providing the traffic sign information to the information generating unit, collecting vehicles' information in real-time from the information providing means of a predetermined road near the crossroad, storing the collected information, and providing the collected information to vehicles approaching the crossroad through another roads for the vehicles to predict a collision in the crossroad.
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