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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2016
Applicant:

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Wilmerding, PA (US);

Inventors:

Igor Abrosimov, N. Potomac, MD (US);

Dennis M. Boyle, Frederick, MD (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/0077 (2013.01); B61L 25/021 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 27/0011 (2013.01); G01C 21/3492 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes generating PTC data for at least a portion of a track network, the PTC data comprising real-time train data generated by an on-board system of a train traveling in the track network, the real-time train data comprising a train speed and a train location, generating predictive train location data based at least partially on the PTC data, the predictive train location data comprising at least one upcoming location of the train associated with at least one time; and transmitting at least a portion of the predictive train location data to at least one navigation service in response to receiving a request, the request comprising at least one of the following: a route, an intersection, a rail crossing, geographic coordinates, or any combination thereof.


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