Method and system for reporting and processing information relating to railroad assets
First Claim
1. A method for reporting and processing information relating to railroad assets to user entities that form part of a railroad transportation network, said entities comprising a plurality of entity groups performing distinct functions relative to the railroad assets in forming, operating, maintaining and/or servicing the assets of the railroad transportation network, said method comprising:
- identifying at least two entity groups having a distinct function relative to the railroad assets;
monitoring a condition associated with a railroad asset;
generating data indicative of said condition of the railroad asset;
providing rules for associating with each identified entity group a unique set of informational characteristics of interest to each identified entity group regarding the condition for the railroad asset, with said unique set of informational characteristics being based, at least in part, on the distinct functions performed by said entity group;
processing the data relative to the rules to generate a message with the unique set of informational characteristics for each respective group regarding the condition associated with the railroad asset; and
communicating the generated messages to the respective groups, thereby tailoring and communicating data for each entity group based on the distinct functions performed by said entity groups.
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Abstract
Method, system, and computer program product are provided for reporting and processing information relating to railroad assets to user entities that form part of a railroad transportation network. The entities may comprise a plurality of entity groups performing distinct functions relative to the railroad assets, such as forming, operating, maintaining and/or servicing the assets of the railroad transportation network.
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1. A method for reporting and processing information relating to railroad assets to user entities that form part of a railroad transportation network, said entities comprising a plurality of entity groups performing distinct functions relative to the railroad assets in forming, operating, maintaining and/or servicing the assets of the railroad transportation network, said method comprising:
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identifying at least two entity groups having a distinct function relative to the railroad assets;
monitoring a condition associated with a railroad asset;
generating data indicative of said condition of the railroad asset;
providing rules for associating with each identified entity group a unique set of informational characteristics of interest to each identified entity group regarding the condition for the railroad asset, with said unique set of informational characteristics being based, at least in part, on the distinct functions performed by said entity group;
processing the data relative to the rules to generate a message with the unique set of informational characteristics for each respective group regarding the condition associated with the railroad asset; and
communicating the generated messages to the respective groups, thereby tailoring and communicating data for each entity group based on the distinct functions performed by said entity groups. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for reporting and processing information relating to railroad assets to user entities that form part of a railroad transportation network, said entities comprising a plurality of entity groups performing distinct functions relative to the railroad assets in forming, operating, maintaining and/or servicing the assets of the railroad transportation network, said system comprising:
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a module for identifying at least two entity groups having a distinct function relative to the railroad assets;
a monitor for monitoring a condition associated with a railroad asset, said monitor being configured to generate data indicative of said condition of the railroad asset;
a memory device including rules for associating with each identified entity group a unique set of informational characteristics of interest to each identified entity group regarding the condition for the railroad asset, with said unique set of informational characteristics being based, at least in part, on the distinct functions performed by said entity group;
a processor configured to process the data relative to the rules to generate a message with the unique set of informational characteristics for each respective group regarding the condition associated with the railroad asset; and
a transmitter for communicating the generated messages to the respective groups, thereby tailoring and communicating data for each entity group based on the distinct functions performed by said entity groups. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium having a computer-readable code therein for reporting and processing information relating to railroad assets to user entities that form part of a railroad transportation network, said entities comprising a plurality of entity groups performing distinct functions relative to the railroad assets in forming, operating, maintaining and/or servicing the assets of the railroad transportation network, the computer program product comprising:
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computer-readable code for identifying at least two entity groups having a distinct function relative to the railroad assets;
computer-readable code for monitoring data indicative of a condition of the railroad asset;
computer-readable code comprising rules for associating with each identified entity group a unique set of informational characteristics of interest to each identified entity group regarding the condition for the railroad asset, with said unique set of informational characteristics being based, at least in part, on the distinct functions performed by said entity group;
computer-readable code for processing the data relative to the rules to generate a message with the unique set of informational characteristics for each respective group regarding the condition associated with the railroad asset; and
computer-readable code for communicating the generated messages to the respective groups, thereby tailoring and communicating data for each entity group based on the distinct functions performed by said entity groups. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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