Rail appliance communication system and method for communicating with a rail appliance
First Claim
1. A rail appliance communication system comprising:
- an equipment management device capable of being coupled with a conductive pathway extending along a track that a rail vehicle travels along; and
an appliance communication device capable of being coupled with at least one of a track signal, a rail vehicle monitoring apparatus, or a wayside equipment assembly other than the track signal or the rail vehicle monitoring apparatus disposed proximate to the track, the appliance communication device and the equipment management device configured to communicate a data signal with each other through the conductive pathway,wherein the appliance communication device is configured to communicate the data signal with the equipment management device to change or report a status of the track signal that includes at least one of a light or a barricade.
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Abstract
A rail appliance communication system includes: an equipment management device capable of being coupled with a conductive pathway extending along a track that a rail vehicle travels along; and an appliance communication device capable of being coupled with a rail appliance disposed proximate to the track, the appliance communication device and the equipment management device configured to communicate a data signal with each other through the conductive pathway. A method for communicating with a rail appliance includes: coupling an equipment management device with a conductive pathway that extends along a track that a rail vehicle travels along; and coupling an appliance communication device with the rail appliance disposed proximate to the track; wherein the equipment management device and the appliance communication device communicate a data signal through the conductive pathway.
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18 Claims
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1. A rail appliance communication system comprising:
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an equipment management device capable of being coupled with a conductive pathway extending along a track that a rail vehicle travels along; and an appliance communication device capable of being coupled with at least one of a track signal, a rail vehicle monitoring apparatus, or a wayside equipment assembly other than the track signal or the rail vehicle monitoring apparatus disposed proximate to the track, the appliance communication device and the equipment management device configured to communicate a data signal with each other through the conductive pathway, wherein the appliance communication device is configured to communicate the data signal with the equipment management device to change or report a status of the track signal that includes at least one of a light or a barricade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16)
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9. A method for communicating with a rail appliance, the method comprising:
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coupling an equipment management device with a conductive pathway that extends along a track that a rail vehicle travels along; and coupling an appliance communication device with at least one of a track signal or a rail vehicle monitoring apparatus disposed proximate to the track; wherein the equipment management device and the appliance communication device are configured to communicate a data signal with each other through the conductive pathway to change or report a status of the track signal that includes at least one of a light or a barricade. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 17)
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13. A rail appliance communication system comprising:
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an equipment management device capable of being coupled with a rail that a rail vehicle travels along; and a plurality of appliance communication devices capable of being electrically coupled with the equipment management device by the rail and capable of being coupled with a plurality of wayside equipment assemblies including one or more of a track signal or a rail vehicle monitoring apparatus disposed proximate to the rail, the appliance communication devices and the equipment management device configured to communicate a data signal among each other through the rail, wherein the data signal is communicated between the equipment management device and the appliance communication devices to change or report a status of the track signal that includes at least one of a light or a barricade. - View Dependent Claims (14, 18)
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15. A rail appliance communication system comprising:
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an equipment management device configured to be coupled with a conductive pathway, the conductive pathway comprising one of a rail that a rail vehicle travels along, a rail that supplies electricity to the rail vehicle, or a catenary line that supplies electricity to the rail vehicle; an appliance communication device capable of being coupled with at least one of a track signal, a rail vehicle monitoring apparatus, or a wayside equipment assembly other than the track signal or the rail vehicle monitoring apparatus disposed proximate to the rail, wherein the equipment management device comprises a network interface assembly for communicating data packets with the appliance communication device over the conductive pathway, the data packets communicated to change or report a status of a track signal that includes at least one of a light or a barricade.
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