TRAIN SAFETY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A safety system for a train having a locomotive operating crew, said system comprising:
- a database containing one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems;
a central server adapted to be at least intermittently coupled to said database to generate GPS-located critical information;
a GPS device on-board the train to monitor the real-time location of the train; and
a computer on-board the train and adapted to be at least intermittently coupled to said central server and said GPS device for executing an application utilizing said GPS-located critical information and said real-time location of the train;
wherein said application generates alerts for said locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented.
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Abstract
A method and system for assisting the safe operation of a train adapted to be operated by a locomotive operating crew comprises generating GPS-located critical information at a central location, the GPS-located critical information being based at least in part on one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; monitoring the real-time location of the train with a GPS device on-board the train; and generating alerts for the locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented.
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1. A safety system for a train having a locomotive operating crew, said system comprising:
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a database containing one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; a central server adapted to be at least intermittently coupled to said database to generate GPS-located critical information; a GPS device on-board the train to monitor the real-time location of the train; and a computer on-board the train and adapted to be at least intermittently coupled to said central server and said GPS device for executing an application utilizing said GPS-located critical information and said real-time location of the train; wherein said application generates alerts for said locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of assisting the safe operation of a train adapted to be operated by a locomotive operating crew, said method comprising
generating GPS-located critical information at a central location, said GPS-located critical information being based at least in part on one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; -
monitoring a real-time location of the train with a GPS device on-board the train; and generating alerts for said locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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