Patent ID: 9469317
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B61L

Claim Text:
1. A locomotive-to-wayside device communication system for at least one train having at least one locomotive travelling in a track network having a plurality of wayside devices associated therewith, the system comprising: at least one on-board communication device associated with the at least one locomotive and configured to transmit and receive data; and at least one wayside communication device associated with at least one of the plurality of wayside devices, wherein the at least one wayside communication device is configured to transmit data at or over (a) at least one power level, (b) at least one reporting interval, (c) at least one communication protocol, or any combination thereof, wherein the at least one on-board communication device is programmed or configured to: (a) determine if data is received from the at least one wayside communication device, and (b) in response to determining that data is not received, transmit at least one instruction to the at least one wayside communication device, wherein the at least one instruction is configured to cause the at least one wayside communication device to modify a reporting frequency of the at least one reporting interval until the at least one on-board computer determines that the data is received.