Patent ID: 9522685
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: B61L

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising the steps of: establishing a first communication link with a wayside device; establishing a second communication link with a vehicle; determining whether or not to at least one of update or configure the wayside device in dependence upon at least one update parameter, the at least one update parameter including a location of the vehicle in relation to the wayside device; and if it is determined to update or configure the wayside device, updating or configuring the wayside device from a remote location over the first communication link; wherein the steps of establishing the first and second communication links and determining whether or not to update or configure the wayside device are carried out by a movement planner of a vehicle network, the movement planner being configured to determine the location of the vehicle within the network and to at least one of schedule or control movement of the vehicle within the network.