Linear assets inspection system

• US 20100057512A1
• Filed: 05/20/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canadian National Railway Company
• Original Assignee: Canadian National Railway Company
• Inventors: Abbott, Brian, Lilley, David, Tays, Dwight
• Application Number:
  US12/454,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20100057512A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 23/04 for monitoring the mechanical state of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2455 Query execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083

Abstract

The invention provides a graphical user interface implemented on a computer including an information area for displaying to a user at the computer inspection status information in connection with one or more components of a linear asset infrastructure. The graphical user interface also includes a control component operable by the user at the computer to cause the graphical user interface to display additional information on the one or more components of the linear asset infrastructure.

Claims

1. ) A graphical user interface implemented on a computer, comprising:

a) an information area for displaying to a user at the computer inspection status information in connection with one or more components of a linear asset infrastructure;

b) a control component operable by the user at the computer to cause the graphical user interface to display additional information on the one or more components of the linear asset infrastructure.

2. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 1, wherein the linear asset infrastructure is a railway infrastructure.

3. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 2, wherein the inspection status information indicates that inspection on one or more components of the railway infrastructure is due.

4. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 3, wherein the additional information includes a plurality of entries, each entry corresponding to a component of the railway infrastructure on which an inspection is due.

5. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 4, wherein each entry includes an identifier of the component of the railway infrastructure associated with the entry.

6. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 4, wherein each entry includes information identifying a geographical location of the component of the railway infrastructure associated with the entry.

7. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 6, wherein the geographical location includes the geographical coordinates of the component of the railway infrastructure associated with the entry.

8. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 4, wherein each entry includes information about the date at which the inspection on the component of the railway infrastructure associated with the entry is due.

9. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 4, wherein each entry includes information about the date at which the last inspection on the component of the railway infrastructure associated with the entry was performed.

10. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 2, wherein the component of the railway infrastructure is selected in the group consisting of track segment and feature.

11. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 2, wherein the control component includes a clickable control.

12. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 11, wherein the clickable control includes a hyperlink.

13. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 2, wherein the inspection status information indicates that inspection on one or more components of the railway infrastructure is overdue.

14. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 13, wherein the control component is operable by the user at the computer to cause the graphical user interface to display additional information on the one or more components of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is overdue.

15. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 14, wherein the additional information on the components of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is overdue includes a plurality of entries, each entry corresponding to a component of the railway infrastructure on which an inspection is overdue.

16. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 15, wherein each entry associated with a component of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is overdue includes an identifier of the component of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is overdue, associated with the entry.

17. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 15, wherein each entry associated with a component of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is overdue includes information identifying a geographical location of the component of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is overdue associated with the entry.

18. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 17, wherein the geographical location includes the geographical coordinates of the component of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is overdue associated with the entry.

19. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 15, wherein each entry associated with a component of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is overdue includes information about the date at which the inspection on the component of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is overdue associated with the entry was to be performed.

20. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 15, wherein each entry associated with a component of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is overdue includes information about the date at which the last inspection on the component of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is overdue associated with the entry was performed.

21. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 13, wherein the component of the railway infrastructure on which an inspection is overdue is selected in the group consisting of track segment and feature.

22. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 13, wherein the control component includes a clickable control.

23. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 22, wherein the clickable control includes a hyperlink.

24. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 2, wherein the inspection status information indicates that inspection on one or more components of a railway infrastructure has been completed.

25. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 24, wherein the control component is operable by the user at the computer to cause the graphical user interface to display additional information on the one or more components of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is completed.

26. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 25, wherein the additional information on the components of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is completed includes a plurality of entries, each entry corresponding to a component of the railway infrastructure on which an inspection is completed.

27. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 26, wherein each entry associated with a component of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is completed includes an identifier of the component.

28. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 26, wherein each entry associated with a component of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is completed includes information identifying a geographical location of the component.

29. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 28, wherein the geographical location includes the geographical coordinates of the component of the railway infrastructure.

30. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 26, wherein each entry associated with a component of the railway infrastructure on which inspection is completed includes information about the date at which the inspection was completed.

31. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 25, wherein the component of the railway infrastructure on which an inspection is completed is selected in the group consisting of track segment and feature.

32. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 25, wherein the control component includes a clickable control.

33. ) A graphical user interface as defined in claim 32, wherein the clickable control includes a hyperlink.