Railroad locomotive monitoring system configuration system and method
First Claim
1. A railroad locomotive monitoring system configuration system for a plurality of trains, each having at least one locomotive or control car, operating in at least one railroad'"'"'s track network, the system comprising:
- at least one monitoring system configured to record or monitor at least one parameter or condition in or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car; and
an on-board computer located on or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car and programmed or configured to;
(i) determine or receive railroad locomotive data representing information or data related to the at least one locomotive or control car, the railroad locomotive data comprising the at least one parameter or condition in or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car;
(ii) determine or receive railroad operation data representing information or data related to at least one of the following;
the railroad that owns the locomotive or control car, the railroad that owns the track on which the at least one locomotive or control car is operating, the railroad that employs at least one member of at least one crew that is operating the at least one locomotive or control car, or any combination thereof;
(iii) determine or receive configuration data representing information or data related to at least one setting of or associated with at least one component of the at least one monitoring system; and
(iv) based at least partially on at least a portion of the railroad locomotive data, at least a portion of the railroad operation data, and at least a portion of the configuration data, automatically configure at least one setting of the at least one component of the at least one monitoring system.
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Abstract
A railroad locomotive monitoring system configuration system for a plurality of trains comprising: a monitoring system, and an on-board computer programmed or configured to: determine or receive railroad locomotive data; determine or receive railroad operation data; determine or receive configuration data; and based at least partially on at least a portion of the railroad locomotive data, at least a portion of the railroad operation data, and at least a portion of the configuration data, automatically configure at least one setting of the at least one component of the monitoring system.
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24 Claims
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1. A railroad locomotive monitoring system configuration system for a plurality of trains, each having at least one locomotive or control car, operating in at least one railroad'"'"'s track network, the system comprising:
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at least one monitoring system configured to record or monitor at least one parameter or condition in or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car; and an on-board computer located on or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car and programmed or configured to; (i) determine or receive railroad locomotive data representing information or data related to the at least one locomotive or control car, the railroad locomotive data comprising the at least one parameter or condition in or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car; (ii) determine or receive railroad operation data representing information or data related to at least one of the following;
the railroad that owns the locomotive or control car, the railroad that owns the track on which the at least one locomotive or control car is operating, the railroad that employs at least one member of at least one crew that is operating the at least one locomotive or control car, or any combination thereof;(iii) determine or receive configuration data representing information or data related to at least one setting of or associated with at least one component of the at least one monitoring system; and (iv) based at least partially on at least a portion of the railroad locomotive data, at least a portion of the railroad operation data, and at least a portion of the configuration data, automatically configure at least one setting of the at least one component of the at least one monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A railroad locomotive monitoring system configuration system for a plurality of trains, each having at least one locomotive or control car, operating in at least one railroad'"'"'s track network, the system comprising:
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at least one monitoring system configured to record or monitor at least one parameter or condition in or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car; and an on-board computer located on or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car and programmed or configured to; (i) determine or receive railroad locomotive data representing information or data related to the at least one locomotive or control car, the railroad locomotive data comprising the at least one parameter or condition in or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car; (ii) determine or receive railroad operation data representing information or data related to at least one of the following;
the railroad that owns the locomotive or control car, the railroad that owns the track on which the at least one locomotive or control car is operating, the railroad that employs at least one member of at least one crew that is operating the at least one locomotive or control car, or any combination thereof;(iii) determine or receive compliance data representing information or data related to the railroad'"'"'s obligations or requirements pursuant to at least one of the following;
a contract, an agreement, a labor agreement, a policy, a Federal Railroad Association policy, a code, a law, or any combination thereof; and(iv) based at least partially on at least a portion of the railroad locomotive data, at least a portion of the railroad operation data, and at least a portion of the compliance data, automatically configure at least one setting of the at least one component of the at least one monitoring system.
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21. A railroad locomotive monitoring system configuration method for a plurality of trains, each having at least one locomotive or control car, operating in at least one railroad'"'"'s track network, wherein the at least one locomotive or control car comprises at least one monitoring system configured to record or monitor at least one parameter or condition in or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car, the method comprising:
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(i) determining or receiving railroad locomotive data representing information or data related to the at least one locomotive or control car, the railroad locomotive data comprising the at least one parameter or condition in or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car; (ii) determining or receiving railroad operation data representing information or data related to at least one of the following;
the railroad that owns the locomotive or control car, the railroad that owns the track on which the at least one locomotive or control car is operating, the railroad that employs at least one member of at least one crew that is operating the at least one locomotive or control car, or any combination thereof;(iii) determining or receiving configuration data representing information or data related to at least one setting of or associated with at least one component of the at least one monitoring system; and (iv) based at least partially on at least a portion of the railroad locomotive data, at least a portion of the railroad operation data, and at least a portion of the configuration data, automatically configuring at least one setting of at least one component of the at least one monitoring system.
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22. A railroad locomotive monitoring system configuration method for a plurality of trains, each having at least one locomotive or control car, operating in at least one railroad'"'"'s track network, wherein the at least one locomotive or control car comprises at least one monitoring system configured to record or monitor at least one parameter or condition in or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car, the method comprising:
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(i) determining or receiving railroad locomotive data representing information or data related to the at least one locomotive or control car, the railroad locomotive data comprising the at least one parameter or condition in or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car; (ii) determining or receiving railroad operation data representing information or data related to at least one of the following;
the railroad that owns the locomotive or control car, the railroad that owns the track on which the at least one locomotive or control car is operating, the railroad that employs at least one member of at least one crew that is operating the at least one locomotive or control car, or any combination thereof;(iii) determining or receiving compliance data representing information or data related to the railroad'"'"'s obligations or requirements pursuant to at least one of the following;
a contract, an agreement, a labor agreement, a policy, a Federal Railroad Association policy, a code, a law, or any combination thereof; and(iv) based at least partially on at least a portion of the railroad locomotive data, at least a portion of the railroad operation data, and at least a portion of the compliance data, automatically configuring at least one setting of the at least one component of the at least one monitoring system.
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23. A railroad locomotive configuration system for a plurality of trains, each having at least one locomotive or control car, operating in at least one railroad'"'"'s track network, the system comprising:
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at least one functional component or system configured to implement at least one train control function; and an on-board computer located on or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car and programmed or configured to; (i) determine or receive railroad locomotive data representing information or data related to the at least one locomotive or control car, the railroad locomotive data comprising at least one parameter or condition in or associated with the at least one locomotive or control car; (ii) determine or receive railroad operation data representing information or data related to at least one of the following;
the railroad that owns the at least one locomotive or control car, the railroad that owns the track on which the at least one locomotive or control car is operating, the railroad that employs at least one member of at least one crew that is operating the at least one locomotive or control car, or any combination thereof;(iii) determine or receive configuration data representing information or data related to at least one setting of or associated with the at least one functional component or system; and (iv) based at least partially on at least a portion of the railroad locomotive data, at least a portion of the railroad operation data, and at least a portion of the configuration data, automatically configure at least one setting of the at least one functional component or system. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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