Advanced simulation capture and reporting tools

• US 7,647,141 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2005
• Issued: 01/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: New York Air Brake Corporation (Knorr-Bremse GmbH)
• Original Assignee: New York Air Brake Corporation (Knorr-Bremse GmbH)
• Inventors: Foster, C. Mackay, Hawthorne, Michael J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Black; Thomas G
• Assistant Examiner(s): LOUIE, WAE LENNY
• Application Number:
  US11/170,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20050246075A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,657 Days
• Field of Search: 701/19, 701/20, 701/29, 701/119, 434/29, 703/7, 703/8
• US Class Current: 701/19
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 27/57 for vehicles or trains, e.g. trackside supervision of train conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 27/60 Testing or simulation
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/05 the view from a vehicle being simulated G09B9/052, G09B9/058 take precedence

Abstract

A method of processing and displaying train performance including analyzing train data received from the train or train simulator real time or from a data storage and preparing display data of the results of the analysis. Computer graphic images are created from the display data; and the computer graphic images are provided for display. A display may be a drive with the display data and displayed portions of the display data may be selected to be created into computer graphic images. The computer graphic images may be transmitted over the internet or stored on a portable store and ultimately displayed on a video player. The computer graphic images may be viewed and edited or enhanced.

Claims

1. In a system for collecting and displaying train performance data on a screen for run of a train along a tract, a method of processing train performance for redisplay comprising:

capturing images of the screen display;

analyzing train data received from the train or train simulator real time or from a data storage;

modifying at least one of the captured images of the screen display as a result of the analysis;

and

providing the modified captured images for redisplay with the unmodified captured images.

2. The method according to claim 1, including driving a display with the modified captured images.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the images of the screen display are selectively captured real time.

4. The method according to claim 1, including displaying the modified captured on a video player.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the providing includes transmission over the internet.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the providing includes storing the modified captured images on a portable store.

7. The method according to claim 1, including viewing and editing or enhancing the modified captured images.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the modified screen image includes additional material including one or more of audio and visual files;

and including interrupting the sequential redisplay of the captured images and presenting the additional material.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the analyzing is performed based on preselected criteria during the run of the train and captured images are tagged for modification.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein modifying is performed after the run of the train.