Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Traffic light passing support system, in-vehicle apparatus for the same, and method for the same
- Patent Title (中): 交通灯通过支援系统,车载装置相同,及其方法相同
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Application No.: US12805028Application Date: 2010-07-08
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Publication No.: US08410957B2Publication Date: 2013-04-02
- Inventor: Yusuke Mizuno
- Applicant: Yusuke Mizuno
- Applicant Address: JP Kariya
- Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kariya
- Agency: Posz Law Group, PLC
- Priority: JP2009-171543 20090722
- Main IPC: G08G1/09
- IPC: G08G1/09

Abstract:
An in-vehicle arithmetic unit calculates a required time, which is needed for a vehicle to arrive at a traffic light when the vehicle maintains a present speed, according to a speed of the vehicle, a present position of the vehicle, and information on the traffic light. An in-vehicle determination unit determines whether the vehicle can pass the traffic light by maintaining the present speed, according to the required time and the traffic light information. An in-vehicle generating unit generates a request signal to request the traffic light to light a passing permission color such as a blue light after the required time elapses, in response to a determination that the vehicle cannot pass the traffic light. An in-vehicle transmission unit transmits the request signal to the traffic light. A control unit of the traffic light controls the signal light according to the transmitted request signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110018701A1 Traffic light passing support system, in-vehicle apparatus for the same, and method for the same Public/Granted day:2011-01-27
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