公开(公告)号：US20220309917A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17209294

申请日：2021-03-23

Applicant: Kyndryl, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Anthonny Paulino ,  Renata Balthazar de Lima Mussauer ,  Priscila Vieira de Sousa ,  Marcos Vinicius L. Paraiso ,  Thiago Rodrigues de Souza Costa

IPC: G08G1/095 ,  G08G1/07 ,  G08G1/097 ,  H05B47/17

Abstract: While it is well known to power traffic control devices (for example, traffic lights) by an alternative energy source during power outages, some embodiments of the present invention additionally have: (i) a set of control computer(s), remote from the various traffic control devices, that is powered by an alternative energy source during a power outage; and/or (ii) a communication network, for communications between the set of control computer(s) and the various traffic control devices, that is powered by an alternative power source during a power outage. The use of alternative power to power the control computer(s) (for example, a hub) and/or the communication network allows the traffic control devices to continue to operate in a coordinated manner as instructed by the control computers, thereby avoiding a situation where the traffic lights begin operating independently of each other during a power outage.

公开(公告)号：US11587440B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US17209294

申请日：2021-03-23

Applicant: Kyndryl, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Anthonny Paulino ,  Renata Balthazar de Lima Mussauer ,  Priscila Vieira de Sousa ,  Marcos Vinicius L. Paraiso ,  Thiago Rodrigues de Souza Costa

IPC: G08G1/095 ,  H05B47/17 ,  G08G1/097 ,  G08G1/07

Abstract: While it is well known to power traffic control devices (for example, traffic lights) by an alternative energy source during power outages, some embodiments of the present invention additionally have: (i) a set of control computer(s), remote from the various traffic control devices, that is powered by an alternative energy source during a power outage; and/or (ii) a communication network, for communications between the set of control computer(s) and the various traffic control devices, that is powered by an alternative power source during a power outage. The use of alternative power to power the control computer(s) (for example, a hub) and/or the communication network allows the traffic control devices to continue to operate in a coordinated manner as instructed by the control computers, thereby avoiding a situation where the traffic lights begin operating independently of each other during a power outage.