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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A CONDITION STATUS OF A COMPONENT OF A LINEAR ASSET SYSTEM

  • US 20150095317A1
  • Filed: 12/11/2014
  • Published: 04/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for performing inspections on a railway network having components selected from the group consisting of track segments and features, the method including:

  • a) performing an in-field inspection of components of the railway network to determine if the components are fit for continued service, the inspection including a visual inspection of the components by an inspector;

    b) providing the inspector with a portable computing device having a first display;

    c) when the in-field inspection of a first component of the railway network determines that the first component manifests an inspector-observed condition that represents a deviation from an operational requirement, performing a condition recordal process, the condition recordal process including;

    i) displaying a first graphical user interface on the first display, the graphical user interface having a first data input field configured to receive information identifying the first component;

    ii) providing a database storing inspector-observed condition records associated with components of the railway network that have been identified as manifesting conditions that represent deviations from the operational requirements of the components;

    iii) searching the database on the basis of the information identifying the first component to identify condition records in the database associated with the first component, the condition records describing conditions associated with the first component that have been recorded during past inspections;

    iv) displaying on the first graphical user interface a list of condition records identified by said searching;

    v) providing on the graphical user interface a first submit control operable by the inspector to indicate that the list of the condition records does not already contain a record of the inspector-observed condition;

    vi) in response to actuation of the first submit control, displaying on the first graphical user interface a second data input field to receive information describing the inspector-observed condition;

    vii) providing on the graphical user interface a second submit control selectively operable by the inspector to create in the database a new condition record in connection with the first component at least in part on the basis of the information in the first and second data input fields;

    d) driving a condition record indicator in a second graphical user interface rendered on a second display that is remote from the first display on the basis of the condition records stored in the database, the condition record indicator displaying condition status information about components of the railway network that manifest inspector-observed conditions representing deviations from the operational requirements of the components, the condition status information distinguishing between inspector-observed conditions having different levels of severity, the graphical user interface including a control component operable by a user at the second display to trigger the display of additional information about one or more of the conditions.

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