Apparatus and method for tracking reporting and recording equipment inventory on a locomotive
US5786998A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/127
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for tracking reporting and recording equipment inventory on a locomotive equipped with a mobile communications package (MCP) operatively connected to on-board intelligent devices and operative to transmit and receive information to and from at least one remote base communications unit, the intelligent devices operatively connected in a local communication network, the apparatus including a processing device operative to broadcast a Query for Health Report to on-board intelligent devices and receive Health Reports Messages from on-board intelligent devices, wherein the Query for Health Report is a request for equipment identification information and the Health Report Messages are the requested equipment identification information. A database in information transmission connection with the processing device is operative to receive and store equipment identification information. A polling device periodically initiates Queries for Health Reports to the on-board intelligent devices, and the updated Health Reports are stored in a temporary information storage database. The equipment identification information in the first database is compared to the most recent equipment ide…
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