Patent ID: 8504270

Claim:
A traffic broadcast system for broadcasting traffic information, comprising: a traffic broadcast module having a traffic database module for gathering traffic data including upcoming traffic light schedules, traffic density, and traffic emergency issues along a predetermined path of travel and an electronic device capable of transmitting broadcast signals of the traffic data across a broadcast area; a vehicle having a traffic receiver module that receives and analyzes broadcast signals having traffic data relevant to the vehicle with respect to the vehicle's position and direction and having a vehicle processing unit that determines an upcoming light schedule for the next upcoming light and subsequent lights on the predetermined path of travel according to the traffic data sent in the broadcast signals; and a display module having a key indicating for a speedometer that informs a user of the vehicle a speed range to maintain a right of way through a next upcoming light and subsequent lights on the predetermined path of travel and a status section that displays a status of the next upcoming light and subsequent upcoming lights along the predetermined path of travel.