Traffic control system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6459403
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09668173

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A satellite 10 in the sky has an imaging radar and a captured image data transmitting means, and captures an image of a predetermined subject area A including roads R. According to the captured image data concerning the subject area A, a traffic control section 21 grasps the state of traffic in the subject area A, and estimates a state of congestion according to thus grasped state of traffic. Also, according to thus estimated state of congestion, the traffic control section 21 sets parameters such as on/off times of signals. Thus set parameters are sent from the traffic control section 21 to their corresponding signals. The on/off of each signal is controlled according to the set parameters. Hence, the state of traffic in a wide area can be grasped quite accurately, and traffic can be controlled according to thus grasped state of traffic.

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SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTDOSAKA-SHI OSAKA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kyoto, Michihisa Tokyo, JP 36 725
Nakahara, Tsuneo Osaka, JP 4 125
Otani, Shunji Tokyo, JP 5 29

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