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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Meteorcomm, Llc, Renton, WA (US);
Inventors:
Wipawee Siriwongpairat, Renton, WA (US);
Thanongsak Himsoon, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
Meteorcomm, LLC, Renton, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 15/0027 (2013.01); B61L 15/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for selecting from among multiple available path for transporting messages between a train application in a head-of-train area (HOT) and a train application in an end-of-train area (EOT), the multiple paths including at least one direct path and, optionally, one or more indirect paths, each path including at least one wireless segment. A communications manager selects a path using a predetermined method that considers, optionally, how many attempts there have been to transmit an application message and one or more predetermined key performance indicators.