Meteorcomm LLC

Automated Monitoring and Control International, Inc.

Michael J Neeson

Jerry Wade Specht

Thanongsak Himsoon

Wipawee Siriwongpairat

Bruce Simon

Tim Potter

William Mark Allen

Steve Brog

Edward L Furman

A method of exchanging application messages generated by an applications with a format specified by a predetermined protocol and then encapsulating the message with a railroad edge messaging protocol (EMP) header and a railroad Class D messaging transport header to form a packet for transmission across a railroad communications system.

Systems and methods for interfacing a railroad centralized traffic control wayside and a railroad centralized traffic control office using interoperable train control messaging

A method of exchanging centralized train control (CTC) messages in a railroad communication system includes generating a message having a format defined by a protocol with an application running on a sending one of a railroad wayside system and a railroad dispatch system. A railroad edge messaging protocol (EMP) header and a railroad Class D messaging transport header are appended to the message to generate a packet. The packet is transmitted to a receiving one of the railroad dispatch system and the railroad wayside system across the railroad communications system.

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 identification information stored in the temporary database by a comparison device which determines changes in devices on the locomotive. Finally, reporting and notifying devices in information transmission connection with the processing device report equipment on-board the locomotive and notify an operator of a change of equipment on a locomotive.

Apparatus and method for tracking reporting and recording equipment

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Michael J Neeson