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US 8,412,394 B2Granted
Railroad signal message system and method
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorDavid Joseph DeSanzo
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Abstract
A railroad signal message system is provided. The system includes: an input circuit to receive railroad data from a railroad signaling device, an aspect converter operatively coupled to the input circuit to convert the railroad data into a machine-readable message that includes an indication of the railroad signaling device, and a message translator operatively coupled to the aspect converter to translate the message into a human-perceivable message.
Claims14
A railroad signal message system for a rail vehicle, comprising:
- an input circuit to receive railroad data from a railroad signaling device;
- an aspect converter operatively coupled to the input circuit to convert the railroad data into a machine-readable message that includes an indication of the railroad signaling device, wherein the machine-readable message has a predefined format that includes a railroad name, a railroad signal type, a railroad signal location, a track number, and the indication;
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- a message translator operatively coupled to the aspect converter to translate the message into a human-perceivable message.
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A railroad signal message system for a rail vehicle comprising:
- an input circuit to receive railroad data from a railroad signaling device;
- an aspect converter operatively coupled to the input circuit to convert the railroad data into a machine-readable message having a predefined format that includes an indication of the railroad signaling device;
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- a multilingual voice synthesizer operatively coupled to the aspect converter to translate the machine-readable message into a human-perceivable message responsive to a message trigger event that includes receiving railroad data at the aspect converter;
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- a communication link operatively coupled to the multilingual voice synthesizer to transmit the human-perceivable message.
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A railroad signal message system for a locomotive rail vehicle, comprising:
- an input circuit to receive railroad data from a railroad signaling device;
- an internal sensor configured to provide railroad position data to the input circuit responsive to detection of the railroad signaling device;
- an aspect converter operatively coupled to the input circuit to convert the railroad data into a machine-readable message that includes an indication of the railroad signaling device and convert the railroad position data received from the internal sensor into a second message providing an indication of a spatial relationship of the rail vehicle relative to the railroad signaling device that includes an alert that the rail vehicle has entered a previous block based on the internal sensor detecting the railroad signaling device for a second time;
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- a message translator operatively coupled to the aspect converter to translate the message into a human-perceivable message.
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A railroad signal message system for a rail vehicle comprising:
- an input circuit to receive railroad data from a railroad signaling device;
- an aspect converter operatively coupled to the input circuit to convert the railroad data into a machine-readable message having a predefined format that includes an indication of the railroad signaling device;
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- a multilingual voice synthesizer operatively coupled to the aspect converter to translate the machine-readable message into a human-perceivable message responsive to a message trigger event that includes receiving a request to transmit the human-perceivable message;
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- a communication link operatively coupled to the multilingual voice synthesizer to transmit the human-perceivable message.
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A railroad signal message system for a rail vehicle comprising:
- an input circuit to receive railroad data from a railroad signaling device;
- an aspect converter operatively coupled to the input circuit to convert the railroad data into a machine-readable message having a predefined format that includes an indication of the railroad signaling device;
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- a multilingual voice synthesizer operatively coupled to the aspect converter to translate the machine-readable message into a human-perceivable message responsive to a message trigger event that includes reaching an end of a predetermined period;
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- a communication link operatively coupled to the multilingual voice synthesizer to transmit the human-perceivable message.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.