Patent ID: 11932296
Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 7:
8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
obtaining, by an onboard computer of a vehicle, data associated with one or more operating authorities operating one or more areas over which the vehicle may travel;
determining, by the onboard computer, an ancillary area of that is not included in the data by the one or more operating authorities;
receiving, by the onboard computer, additional data from a first operating authority of the one or more operating authorities that is associated with the ancillary area that is not included in the data;
communicating with one or more wayside interface units in the ancillary area that is not included in the data; and
establishing an unique secure communication channel with the one or more wayside interface units responsive to determining the ancillary area that is not included in the data by the one or more operating authorities.