Patent ID: 11945483
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A train control system comprising a plurality of train control modules on board trains, wherein a train control module controls the operation of associated train, including the operation of the train on a first track section that is under the jurisdiction of a first railroad, and on a second track section that is under the jurisdiction of a second railroad, wherein at least one of said first track section and second track section includes an area that is subject to temporary speed restriction and an areas wherein a work zone is established, wherein an on-board train control module generates operating messages that include data related to the operation of the associated train,
a cloud computing facility that includes computing resources that virtualize train control functions required for train operation in areas subject to temporary speed restrictions and areas where work zones are established, wherein the computing resources generate control messages that include data needed for the implementation of temporary speed restrictions and work zones, wherein the control messages are transmitted to trains operating in said first track section and second track section, wherein at least one of said operating messages and control messages are configured to ensure interoperability of trains in the first track section and the second track section,
a communication link that provides two-way communications between the cloud computing facility and the on-board train control modules, wherein the operating messages and the control messages are transmitted via the communication link.