Patent ID: 8005585
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: B61L

Abstract:
1. A method for determining the occupancy status of a track section, in particular following a restart of an axle counting system, in which a counting-in axle counting point is provided at the start and a counting-out axle counting point at the end of the track section, said method comprising the steps of: determining the occupancy status by comparing the counting values currently ascertained by said axle counting points, following clearing of the track section, storing the current counting value of the counting-in axle counting point and the current counting value of the counting-out axle counting point, and to determine the occupancy status afresh at a given time, using the values thus stored together with the counting values current at said given time, wherein on clearing of the track section, an axle counting evaluation device transmits a command to store the current counting value to the counting-in counting point and the counting-out counting point, and that to determine the following occupancy status each counting point transmits its stored value together with the counting value currently ascertained afresh to the evaluation device.