Model train control system
OwnerMatthew A. Katzerinventor
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Abstract
A system which operates a digitally controlled model railroad transmitting a first command from a first client program to a resident external controlling interface through a first communications transport. A second command is transmitted from a second client program to the resident external controlling interface through a second communications transport. The first command and the second command are received by the resident external controlling interface which queues the first and second commands. The resident external controlling interface sends third and fourth commands representative of the first and second commands, respectively, to a digital command station for execution on the digitally controlled model railroad.
Claims25
A method of operating a digitally controlled model railroad that includes train track comprising the steps of:
- (a) transmitting a first command from a first program to an interface through a first transport;
- (b) transmitting a second command from a second program to said interface through a second transport;
- (c) receiving said first command at said interface;
- (d) receiving said second command at said interface;
- (e) validating said first and second commands against permissible actions of said model railroad;
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- (f) said interface sending a third and fourth command representative of said first command and said second command, respectively, for execution on said digitally controlled model railroad.
A method of operating a digitally controlled model railroad that includes train track comprising the steps of:
- (a) transmitting a first command from a first program to a first processor through a first transport;
- (b) receiving said first command at said first processor;
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- (c) said first processor providing an acknowledgement to said first program through said first transport indicating that said first command has been validated against permissible actions of said model railroad and properly executed prior to execution of commands related to said first command by said digitally controlled model railroad.
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