Railway switches and signals – Cab signal or train control – Magnetic rail
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-06
2009-11-17
Le, Mark T (Department: 3617)
Railway switches and signals
Cab signal or train control
Magnetic rail
C246S00100C, C246S00100C, C246S18700R, C701S019000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07618011
ABSTRACT:
A consist manager for controlling a consist having a lead locomotive and at least one trailing locomotive. A graphical user interface displays a lead locomotive image and at least one trailing locomotive imagers. The graphical user interfaces allows a user to selectively identify train characteristics of each of the first and second locomotives. The consist manager receives a control command and determines a first power operating mode of the first locomotive and a second power operating mode of the second locomotive as a function of the control command and the identified train characteristics. The consist manager controls the first locomotive according to the first power operating mode and controls the second locomotive according to the second operating mode.
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Cooper Charles E.
Kumar Ajith Kuttannair
Natalo James A.
Oleski Todd S.
Shaffer Glenn R.
GE Global Patent Operation
General Electric Company
Le Mark T
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