Patent ID: 8548654
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B61L

Abstract:
1. A distributed signaling system comprising a plurality of predetermined sections, a railway device arranged in each of the predetermined sections, and a route indicating device arranged in each of said predetermined section and operatively associated with said railway device to instruct a train route, wherein a message is circulated between said railway device and said route indicating device for decentralized processing by each said device and includes condition information of said railway device and track reservation information indicating whether a train has reserved the track for the indicated train detection section, and said railway device updates the condition information in said message based on the condition changes of said railway device and/or determines processing of said railway device based on the track reservation information, and said route indicating device then updates the track reservation information contained in said message based on train route indicating information received from outside, wherein said circulation is operative so that upon said railway device receiving said message, said railway device updates the condition information as needed, and sends said message after update to said route indicating device or another railway device, and upon said route indicating device receiving said message, said route indicating device updates the track reservation information if needed, and sends said message after update to said railway device.