Automated voice transmission of movement authorities in railroad non-signaled territory
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1. An automated voice transmission method to authorize the movement of trains in non-signaled territory, said automated voice transmission method comprising:
- a. generating a non-verbal movement authority for a designated train in said non-signaled territory;
b. converting said non-verbal movement authority to a verbal movement authority;
c. communicating said verbal movement authority to said designated train;
d. receiving said verbal movement authority on-board said designated train; and
e. communicating acceptance or rejection of said verbal movement authority from on-board said designated train.
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Abstract
A method and system to authorize a locomotive engineer to move a train along the track in a non-signaled territory wherein a non-verbal movement authority is generated, converted to verbal form via voice synthesis, communicating to the designated train, and accepted or rejected by a locomotive engineer on such train. Secure codes can be utilized to regulate reception of, and/or acceptance or rejection of, the movement authority.
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1. An automated voice transmission method to authorize the movement of trains in non-signaled territory, said automated voice transmission method comprising:
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a. generating a non-verbal movement authority for a designated train in said non-signaled territory;
b. converting said non-verbal movement authority to a verbal movement authority;
c. communicating said verbal movement authority to said designated train;
d. receiving said verbal movement authority on-board said designated train; and
e. communicating acceptance or rejection of said verbal movement authority from on-board said designated train. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An automated voice transmission system to authorize the movement of trains in non-signaled territory, said automated voice transmission system comprising:
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a. a movement authority generator which generates a non-verbal movement authority for a designated train in said non-signaled territory;
b. a movement authority voice-synthesizer which converts said non-verbal movement authority to a verbal movement authority;
c. a first voice communications device which communicates said verbal movement authority to said designated train; and
d. a second voice communications device on-board said designated train which receives said verbal movement authority and communicates acceptance or rejection thereof to said first voice communication device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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