Abstract: A traffic control device information display system, including (a) a receiver that receives first information about a traffic control device, (b) a relay that transmits second information to a processor responsive to the first information, (c) the processor, wherein the processor processes the second information to determine identification information for the traffic control device and to determine if the traffic control device has been improperly moved or knocked down, and (d) a display that displays the identification information to an operator and that indicates if the traffic control device has been improperly moved or knocked down.

Abstract: A traffic control device information display system and method. In one embodiment, a receiver receives information about a traffic control device, a processor processes the received information to determine identification information for the traffic control device and to determine if the traffic control device has been improperly moved or knocked down, and a display displays the identification information to an operator and indicates if the traffic control device has been improperly moved or knocked down.

Abstract: A traffic control device information display system and method. In one embodiment, a receiver receives information about a traffic control device, a processor processes the received information to determine identification information for the traffic control device and to determine if the traffic control device has been improperly moved or knocked down, and a display displays the identification information to an operator and indicates if the traffic control device has been improperly moved or knocked down.

Abstract: A traffic control device information display system. This system includes a receiver that receives information from a traffic control device transmitter for a traffic control device, a processor that processes the information to determine identification information and location information for the traffic control device, and a display that displays the identification information and the location information to an operator. The display highlights traffic control devices for which an error is detected in the location information. This error could be, for example, a reported location that does not match a proper location or a missing reported location, thereby indicating that the traffic control device may have been improperly moved or knocked down. The system can be provided in a vehicle or in a central office.

Abstract: A traffic control device transmitter. The transmitter includes a mount that attaches the transmitter to a traffic control device and a transmission element that transmits identification information and location information corresponding to the traffic control device. Preferably, the traffic control device transmitter also includes storage for storing the identification information and the location information. The location information can be pre-stored location information, or the transmitter can also include a location detection element, for example a Global Positioning System, that determines the location information.