Method and apparatus to improve unmonitored switch position reporting
US11208130B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61L15/0054
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A switch reporting device including at least one display screen, a high resolution camera, a code reader, at least one memory and one or more processors, the switch reporting device configured to determine a position of an unmonitored switch in a railway by capturing an image of one or more portions associated with the unmonitored switch, generating switch position data based on the image of one or more portions associated with the unmonitored switch, and updating a switch position record for the unmonitored switch with the switch position data. The switch reporting device includes one or more mobile computers or an EOT device for monitoring and reporting switch position data for an unmonitored switch.
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