Data communication system and method for communicating data in a vehicle
First Claim
1. A data communication system for a vehicle within a vehicle consist including the vehicle and at least one other vehicle that are mechanically linked to travel together along a route, the system comprising:
- an interface gateway device configured to be communicatively coupled with a data acquisition module and a client module, wherein the interface gateway device is further configured to receive a value of a data parameter related to operation of the vehicle from the data acquisition module and to communicate the value to the client module for performing a function for the vehicle;
wherein the interface gateway device is configured to determine when either of the data acquisition module or the client module is communicatively coupled with the interface gateway device and to implement respective communication configurations associated with the data acquisition module or the client module to receive the value of the data parameter from the data acquisition module or communicate the value of the data parameter to the client module, and wherein the interface gateway device is configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle consist.
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Abstract
A data communication system for a vehicle includes an interface gateway device that is configured to be communicatively coupled with a data acquisition module and a client module. The interface gateway device is further configured to receive a value of a data parameter related to operation of the vehicle from the data acquisition module and to communicate the value to the client module for performing a function for the vehicle. The interface gateway device also is configured to determine when either of the data acquisition module or the client module is communicatively coupled with the interface gateway device and to implement respective communication configurations associated with the data acquisition module or the client module to receive the value of the data parameter from the data acquisition module or communicate the value of the data parameter to the client module.
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21 Claims
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1. A data communication system for a vehicle within a vehicle consist including the vehicle and at least one other vehicle that are mechanically linked to travel together along a route, the system comprising:
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an interface gateway device configured to be communicatively coupled with a data acquisition module and a client module, wherein the interface gateway device is further configured to receive a value of a data parameter related to operation of the vehicle from the data acquisition module and to communicate the value to the client module for performing a function for the vehicle; wherein the interface gateway device is configured to determine when either of the data acquisition module or the client module is communicatively coupled with the interface gateway device and to implement respective communication configurations associated with the data acquisition module or the client module to receive the value of the data parameter from the data acquisition module or communicate the value of the data parameter to the client module, and wherein the interface gateway device is configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle consist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data communication system for a vehicle within a vehicle consist including the vehicle and at least one other vehicle that are mechanically linked to travel together along a route, the system comprising:
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an interface gateway device configured to be communicatively coupled with a data acquisition module and with a client module, wherein the interface gateway device is further configured to receive a value of a data parameter related to operation of the vehicle from the data acquisition module and to communicate the value to the client module for performing a function for the vehicle; wherein the interface gateway device is configured, upon system initialization of the interface gateway device, to cycle through a plurality of communication protocols available to the interface gateway device, at each of a plurality of communication links of the interface gateway device, until the interface gateway device has determined that the data acquisition module and the client module are communicatively coupled with the interface gateway device and has identified first and second communication protocols of the plurality of communication protocols that enable the interface gateway device to communicate with the data acquisition module and the client module, respectively, wherein the interface gateway device is configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle consist.
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9. A method for communicating data in a vehicle within a vehicle consist including the vehicle and at least one other vehicle that are mechanically linked to travel together along a route, the method comprising:
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monitoring one or more input/output ports for a communication link with a device, the device including one or more of a data acquisition module or a client module, wherein the data acquisition module and the client module are disposed onboard the vehicle consist; determining an identity of the device that is communicatively coupled with the one or more input/output ports by the communication link; selecting a communication configuration associated with the device based on the identity of the device; using the communication configuration to communicate with the device; and one or more of the data acquisition module acquiring values of data parameters related to operations of the vehicle or the client module performing one or more functions for the vehicle based on the values of the data parameters. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable storage medium for a vehicle having one or more processors, wherein a vehicle consist includes the vehicle and at least one other vehicle that are mechanically linked to travel together along a route, the computer readable storage medium including one or more sets of instructions that direct the one or more processors to:
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monitor one or more input/output ports for a communication link with a device, the device including at least one of a data acquisition module or a client module, wherein the data acquisition module and the client module are disposed onboard the vehicle consist; determine an identity of the device that is communicatively coupled with the one or more input/output ports by the communication link; select a communication configuration associated with the device based on the identity of the device; and communicate with the device according to the communication configuration by at least one of receiving values of data parameters related to operations of the vehicle from the data acquisition module or communicating one or more of the values to the client module so that the client module performs one or more functions for the vehicle based on the values of the data parameters. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A data communication system for a vehicle within a vehicle consist including the vehicle and at least one other vehicle that are mechanically linked to travel together along a route, the system comprising:
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a data acquisition module configured to obtain a value of a data parameter related to operation of the vehicle; a client module configured to use the value of the data parameter to perform a function for the vehicle; and an interface gateway device configured to be communicatively coupled with at least one of the data acquisition module or the client module by one or more communication links, the interface gateway device further configured to communicate the value from the data acquisition module to the client module; wherein the interface gateway device is configured to determine when the at least one of the data acquisition module or the client module is communicatively coupled with the interface gateway device and to implement a communication configuration associated with the at least one of the data acquisition module or the client module to communicate the value of the data parameter to the at least one of the data acquisition module or the client module, wherein the data acquisition module, the client module, and the interface gateway device are configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle consist.
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