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Using train telematics data to provide information in one or more vehicles to reduce accident risk

  • US 10,054,453 B1
  • Filed: 10/30/2017
  • Issued: 08/21/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer system configured to use train telematics data to reduce accident risk, the computer system comprising:

  • a mobile device traveling within a vehicle, the mobile device including;

    at least one of one or more processors or one or more transceivers, the at least one of the one or more processors or the one or more transceivers configured to;

    receive, at the mobile device via wireless communication or data transmission, the train telematics data associated with a train, the train telematics data including location data and at least one of acceleration data or deceleration data;

    determine, at the mobile device based upon the train telematics data, an indication of when the train will pass through or be within a predetermined distance of a railroad crossing or another railroad crossing;

    determine, at the mobile device based upon a relevance of the train, an alternate route for the vehicle to take to avoid waiting at the railroad crossing or the another railroad crossing to allow for the train to pass through the railroad crossing or the another railroad crossing, the relevance of the train being based upon the indication of when the train will pass through or be within the predetermined distance of the railroad crossing or the another railroad crossing; and

    cause, based upon the relevance of the train, the mobile device or a vehicle navigation system to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) including a display of (i) an indication that the train will pass through or be within the predetermined distance of the railroad crossing or the another railroad crossing and (ii) the alternate route, to facilitate the train passing through the railroad crossing or the another railroad crossing.

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