Highway-rail grade crossing remote setup, calibration and troubleshooting
First Claim
1. A system for remotely calibrating or troubleshooting a highway-rail grade crossing including at least one warning device, said system comprising:
- a controller for detecting the approach and presence of a train on the rail;
a communication link coupled to said controller;
a computer readable medium, said computer readable medium having a setup, calibration or troubleshooting segment that is processed by the controller;
a communication device for communicating with said controller through the communication link; and
means on said communication device for prompting said controller to selectively process the setup, calibration or troubleshooting segment of the computer readable medium;
said computer readable medium having a segment for priming the controller for remote operation from the communication device.
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Abstract
A system for remotely calibrating or troubleshooting a highway-rail grade crossing using a communication device. A controller detects the approach and presence of a train on the rail, a communication link is coupled to the controller, a computer readable medium has a calibration or troubleshooting segment that is processed by the controller, the communication device communicates with the controller and the communication device sends signals to prompt the controller to selectively process the segment to enable the desired setup, calibration or troubleshooting functions. Related methods are also disclosed.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for remotely calibrating or troubleshooting a highway-rail grade crossing including at least one warning device, said system comprising:
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a controller for detecting the approach and presence of a train on the rail; a communication link coupled to said controller; a computer readable medium, said computer readable medium having a setup, calibration or troubleshooting segment that is processed by the controller; a communication device for communicating with said controller through the communication link; and means on said communication device for prompting said controller to selectively process the setup, calibration or troubleshooting segment of the computer readable medium; said computer readable medium having a segment for priming the controller for remote operation from the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of remotely calibrating or troubleshooting a highway-rail grade crossing including at least one warning device, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a controller for detecting the approach and presence of a train on the rail; coupling a communication link to said controller; processing a computer readable medium with said controller, said computer readable medium having a setup, calibration or troubleshooting segment; and communicating between a communication device and said controller through the communication link, prompting said controller from said communication device to selectively process the setup, calibration or troubleshooting segment of the computer readable medium, and priming the controller for remote operation from the communication device by processing a priming segment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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