Patent ID: 6466847
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: B61C,B61L,G10L

Abstract:
A lead controller for a locomotive, comprising:a) an input for receiving: i) a first signal derived from a spoken utterance; and ii) a second indicative of a validation data element; b) a processing unit coupled to said input, said processing unit being operative to: i) process the first signal to derive data indicative of at least one vocabulary item that is a potential match to the spoken utterance; ii) generate a control signal indicative of a command to be executed by the locomotive at least in part on the basis of the at least one vocabulary item when the validation data element in the second signal confirms that the data indicative of at least one vocabulary item is a match to the spoken utterance; c) a communication link interface operative to maintain a wireless communication link with a follower controller in a locomotive, said communication link interface being operative to transmit the control signal indicative of a command to be executed by the locomotive to the follower controller over the communication link.