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US 2022/0009535 A1Published application
Systems and methods for railway asset msanagement
AssigneeAmsted Rail Company, Inc.
InventorsEvan Weiner, Brad A. Myers
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Abstract
Systems and methods for railway asset management. The methods comprise: using a virtual reality device to recognize and collect real world information about railway assets located in a railyard; and using the real world information to (i) associate a railway asset to a data collection unit, (ii) provide an individual with an augmented reality experience associated with the railyard and/or (iii) facilitate automated railyard management tasks.
Claims48
A method for railway asset management, comprising:
- capturing an image of the railway asset using a mobile communication device;
- converting the image into an electronic editable image for the railway asset;
- communicating the electronic editable image from the mobile communication device to a data collection unit which is installed on the railway asset;
- communicating first information from the data collection unit to a remote computing device via a first network communication, the first information comprising at least the electronic editable image;
- comparing the first information to second information to determine whether a match exists therebetween by a given amount;
- and
- validating that the data collection unit was installed on the railway asset when a match is determined to exist between the first and second information by the given amount.
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A system, comprising:
- a data collection unit installable on a railway asset and configured to receive an electronic editable image for a railway asset from an external device;
- and
- a computing device located remote from the data collection unit and configured to:
- receive first information communicated from the data collection unit via a first network communication, the first information comprising at least the electronic editable image;
- compare the first information to second information to determine whether a match exists therebetween by a given amount;
- and
- validate that the data collection unit was installed on the railway asset when a match is determined to exist between the first and second information by the given amount.
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A method for Augmented Reality (AR) based railyard management, comprising:
- using a virtual reality device to recognize and collect real world information about railway assets located in a railyard;
- and
- using the real world information to provide an individual with an augmented reality experience associated with the railyard and facilitate automated railyard management tasks.
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising programming instructions that are configured to cause the processor to implement a method for Augmented Reality (AR) based railyard management, wherein the programming instructions comprise instructions to:
- recognize and collect real world information about railway assets located in a railyard;
- use the real world information to provide an individual with an augmented reality experience associated with the railyard and facilitate automated railyard management tasks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.