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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:
May. 02, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 06, 2020
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Jeffrey D. Kernwein, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Karen A. Shaw, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Thomas Paul Spiegelhalter, Jr., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 23/06 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61L 27/20 (2022.01); B61L 27/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 23/06 (2013.01); B61L 15/0027 (2013.01); B61L 15/0072 (2013.01); B61L 27/20 (2022.01); B61L 27/40 (2022.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G05D 1/0044 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a computer-implemented method for verifying electronic work zone instructions with an on-board system of a vehicle system. The method includes receiving at least one electronic work zone instruction message from an employee-in-charge device, generating at least one visual instruction diagram based at least partially on the electronic work zone instruction message, communicating the at least one visual instruction diagram from the on-board system of the vehicle system to the employee-in-charge device, receiving a verification of the at least one visual instruction diagram from the employee-in-charge device, and enforcing at least one work zone instruction parameter of the electronic work zone instruction message by the on-board system of the vehicle system in response to receiving the verification. A system and computer program product are also provided.


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