Patent ID: 7764193

Claim:
A traffic regulation system, comprising: a first traffic light for controlling traffic in a first direction; a second traffic light for controlling traffic in a second direction intersecting the first direction; an infrared light detector comprising a camera module and a processor, the camera module configured for receiving an infrared light signal transmitted from a pedestrian proceeding in the second direction on a pedestrian crossing, the camera module comprising a holder, a barrel threadedly engaged with the holder, an infrared glass cover on the barrel, a lens arranged in the barrel, and an image pickup module mounted in the holder, and the processor configured for processing the infrared light signal and producing a corresponding feedback signal associated with the infrared light signal and transmitting the feedback signal; and a control unit for receiving the feedback signal from the infrared light detector and instructing the first traffic light and the second traffic light to signal the pedestrian to proceed in the second direction.