Patent ID: 8510025

Claim:
A system for collecting traffic data, comprising: at least one stationary coordinator device comprising: cellular communications circuitry connected to a first processor; and first networking communications circuitry connected to the first processor; a plurality of stationary traffic data collection devices positioned along at least a portion of a road, wherein each stationary traffic data collection device comprises: second networking communications circuitry connected to a second processor, wherein the at least one stationary coordinator device and the stationary traffic data collection device form a network via the first networking communications circuitry and the second networking communications circuitry; device detection circuitry connected to the second processor configured to detect device identifiers of devices contained within vehicles traveling on the at least the portion of the road; and wherein the second processor is configured to control transmission of the detected device identifiers to one of the at least one stationary coordinator device via the second networking communications circuitry; and a central processing station linked to the at least one stationary coordinator device via the cellular communications circuitry, wherein the central processing station receives a device identifier of a device from two or more stationary traffic data collection devices via one or more of the at least one stationary coordinator device, wherein the central processing station comprises: a third processor configured to: calculate a speed of the device on the road, a directionality of the device on the road, and a travel time of the device on the road based upon the received device identifiers from the two or more stationary traffic data collection devices and a predetermined distance between the two or more stationary traffic data collection devices.