Remote control system for locomotives using a networking arrangement
AssigneeCanac Inc.
InventorsFolkert Horst, Oleh Szklar, Stephan P. Georgiev, Brigide Mattar
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Abstract
A network entity for remotely controlling a plurality of locomotive entities. The network entity has two main components, namely a communications layer for communicating simultaneously via a set of radio frequency (RF) communication links with respective remote transmitters and respective locomotive entities, and an intelligence layer for processing data derived from signals received by the communications layer from the RF communication links.
Claims27
1) A network entity for remotely controlling a plurality of locomotive entities, comprising:
- a) a communication layer for communicating simultaneously via a set of RF communication links with respective remote transmitters and respective locomotive entities;
- b) an intelligence layer communicating with said communication layer for processing data derived from signals received by said communication layer from the RF communication links.
25) A network entity for remotely controlling a plurality of locomotive entities, comprising:
- a) a communication layer for communicating simultaneously via a set of RF communication links with respective remote transmitters and respective locomotive entities;
- b) an intelligence layer communicating with said communication layer, said intelligence layer being capable to acquire at least a first and a second mode of operation, in the first mode of operation said intelligence layer allowing commands issued from the transmitters and conveyed via respective RF communication links to be transmitted to the respective locomotive entities via respective RF communication links, in the second mode of operation, said intelligence layer being operative to send to one or more transmitters via respective RF communication links data to allow the one or more transmitters to perform a software upgrade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.