Railroad crossing indication device, railroad crossing indication system, and method for displaying information at railroad crossings
AssigneeSiemens Industry, Inc.
InventorsBarton DeJarnatt, Travis Pless
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Abstract
A railroad crossing indication device (250) includes a processing unit (350) for receiving and processing data provided by a constant warning time device (40) in communication with a railroad track (20), wherein the data relate to a train approaching the railroad crossing, and a screen unit (300, 400, 500) for displaying information of the train approaching the railroad crossing based upon the data provided by the constant warning time device (40). Furthermore, a railroad crossing indication system (200) and a method (600) for displaying information at railroad crossings are disclosed.
Claims21
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Railroad crossing indication device comprising:
- a processing unit configured to receive and process data provided by a constant warning time device in communication with a railroad track, wherein the data relate to a train approaching the railroad crossing;
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- a screen unit configured to display information of the train approaching the railroad crossing based upon the data provided by the constant warning time device.
A railroad crossing indication system comprising:
- a constant warning time device in communication with a railroad track;
- at least one railroad crossing warning device located at a railroad crossing in communication with the constant warning time device;
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- a railroad crossing indication device located in proximity to the railroad crossing and the at least one railroad crossing warning device, and in communication with the constant warning time device, wherein the railroad crossing indication device displays information relating to a train approaching the railroad crossing based upon data of the train approaching the railroad crossing provided by the constant warning time device.
A method for displaying information at a railroad crossing comprising:
- providing data by a constant warning time device which is in communication with a railroad track, the data relating to a train approaching a railroad crossing;
- receiving and processing the data by a railroad crossing indication device located in proximity to the railroad crossing and operably coupled to the constant warning time device;
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- displaying, by a screen unit of the railroad crossing indication device, information of the train approaching the railroad crossing using the data provided by the constant warning time device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.