Centralized traffic control system
First Claim
5. IN A CENTRALIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WHEREIN TRACK SWITCHES AND SIGNALS FOR TRAINS TRAVELLING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS OVER CONVERGING AND DIVERGING ROUTES THROUGH A TRACK LAYOUT ARE CONTROLLED SELECTIVELY BY CODE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS INCLUDING (A) A CODE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL CONNECTING THE CONTROL OFFICE AND THE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE SWITCHES AND SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SELECTED POSITION OF MANUALLY OPERABLE DEVICES IN THE CONTROL OFFICE, ONE OF SAID MANUALLY OPERABLE DEVICES BEING PROVIDED FOR EACH SIGNAL IN THE TRACK LAYOUT, THE COMBINATION OF (B) A STORAGE MATRIX MEANS FOR STORING INDEFINITELY A PLURALITY OF TRAIN ROUTE CODES CONTEMPORANEOUSLY, (C) READ-IN MEANS EFFECTIVE TO CAUSE SAID MATRIX MEANS TO STORE A DISTINCTIVE ROUTE CODE UPON THE OPERATION OF THE MANUAL MEANS TO A SELECTED POSITION FOR A PAIR OF SIGNALS ALONG THE TRACK LAYOUT, THE ENTRANCE OF SAID DISTINCTIVE ROUTE BEING GOVERNED BY THE FIRST SIGNAL OF THE PAIR SELECTED BY MANUAL MEANS.
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5. IN A CENTRALIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WHEREIN TRACK SWITCHES AND SIGNALS FOR TRAINS TRAVELLING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS OVER CONVERGING AND DIVERGING ROUTES THROUGH A TRACK LAYOUT ARE CONTROLLED SELECTIVELY BY CODE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS INCLUDING (A) A CODE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL CONNECTING THE CONTROL OFFICE AND THE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE SWITCHES AND SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SELECTED POSITION OF MANUALLY OPERABLE DEVICES IN THE CONTROL OFFICE, ONE OF SAID MANUALLY OPERABLE DEVICES BEING PROVIDED FOR EACH SIGNAL IN THE TRACK LAYOUT, THE COMBINATION OF (B) A STORAGE MATRIX MEANS FOR STORING INDEFINITELY A PLURALITY OF TRAIN ROUTE CODES CONTEMPORANEOUSLY, (C) READ-IN MEANS EFFECTIVE TO CAUSE SAID MATRIX MEANS TO STORE A DISTINCTIVE ROUTE CODE UPON THE OPERATION OF THE MANUAL MEANS TO A SELECTED POSITION FOR A PAIR OF SIGNALS ALONG THE TRACK LAYOUT, THE ENTRANCE OF SAID DISTINCTIVE ROUTE BEING GOVERNED BY THE FIRST SIGNAL OF THE PAIR SELECTED BY MANUAL MEANS.
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Current AssigneeWaltrus L. Livingston
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Original AssigneeWaltrus L. Livingston
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InventorsLivingston, Waltrus L.
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Application NumberUS04/073,933Time in Patent Office1,846 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current246/3CPC Class CodesB61L 25/04 Indicating or recording tra...B61L 7/088 Common line wire control us...
