ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,797, issued on Jan. 28.
"Tracking for traffic lights" was invented by Leigh M. Rothschild (Miami).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to method and system for controlling speed of vehicle by using GPS location, real-time traffic light status and machine learning techniques to recommend cruising speed to vehicle without stopping at the traffic lights. The method includes determining status of traffic lights located on route of traffic junctions and associated time period for status of traffic lights based on data received from sensors. The method includes broadcasting status of traffic lights and associated tim...