×

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATIONS IN A VEHICLE CONSIST

  • US 20140058623A1
  • Filed: 03/14/2013
  • Published: 02/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method comprising:

  • determining a state of one or more operational devices in a second group of operational devices, wherein the second group of operational devices are coupled with a second router disposed onboard a second vehicular unit of a vehicle consist;

    registering at least one of the operational devices in the second group with the second router based on the state that is determined;

    transmitting a data message from at least one operational device in a first group of operational devices to the second router via a first router and a communication pathway of the vehicle consist, wherein the first group of operational devices is coupled with the first router disposed onboard a first vehicular unit of the vehicle consist, and wherein the operational devices in the first and second groups are configured to perform one or more functions of the respective first vehicular unit and second vehicular unit, the first and second routers connected with each other by the communication pathway; and

    communicating the data message to the at least one of the operational devices in the second group that are registered with the second router.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×