Vehicle-to-vehicle traffic queue information communication...

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2011-07-05

2011-07-05

Mullen, Thomas J (Department: 2612)

Communications: electrical

External condition vehicle-mounted indicator or alarm

C340S435000, C340S902000, C340S903000, C340S932000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07973674

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are embodiments of a vehicle-to-vehicle traffic queue information communication system, a traffic queue information communication device, and method. The system and method embodiments incorporate the use of multiple vehicles. Each vehicle is equipped with a traffic queue information communication device. Each traffic queue information communication device can be used to determine if its corresponding vehicle has entered or exited a queue in a single lane of traffic. When the vehicle is in a queue, the device can communicate with the immediately adjacent vehicles in front and behind. Specifically, it can receive data from the preceding vehicle in the queue and use the received data to determine its position in the queue as well as the estimated time it will take to travel through the queue. Revised data can then be transmitted by the device to the next vehicle in the queue for making the same determinations.

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