Global Patent Index - EP 2112046 A1

EP 2112046 A1 20091028 - Method, apparatus and computer program product for use with interlocking systems

Title (en)

Method, apparatus and computer program product for use with interlocking systems

Title (de)

Verfahren, Vorrichtung und Computerprogrammerzeugnis zum Einsatz in Stellwerken

Title (fr)

Procédé, appareil et produit de programme informatique à utiliser dans des postes d'aiguillage

Publication

EP 2112046 A1 20091028 (EN)

Application

EP 08155063 A 20080424

Priority

EP 08155063 A 20080424

Abstract (en)

It is presented an apparatus comprising: a receiver arranged to receive train position data; a controller arranged to find if there is a matching track circuit input, selected from a plurality of track circuit inputs of an interlocking system, having associated track circuit position data corresponding to the train position data. The controller is arranged to, when the train position data corresponds to a matching track circuit input, send a signal to the matching track circuit input of the interlocking system. A corresponding method and computer program product are also presented.

IPC 8 full level

B61L 21/04 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61L 21/04 (2013.01); B61L 25/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] EP 1892171 A1 20080227 - ALCATEL LUCENT [FR]
  • [A] EP 1905662 A2 20080402 - WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE & SIGNAL [GB]
  • [A] DE 102005049217 A1 20070419 - ELPRO GMBH BERLIN INDUSTRIEHOL [DE]
  • [A] EP 0257909 A2 19880302 - WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE & SIGNAL [GB]
  • [A] WO 2005113315 A1 20051201 - BALFOUR BEATTY PLC [GB], et al
  • [A] MILIUS B: "STELLWERKE VON MORGEN WELCHE ROLLE KANN DAS STELLWERK IN EINEM ETCS-LEVEL-3-SYSTEM NOCH SPIELEN?//INTERLOCKINGS FOR TOMORROW HOW TO INTEGRATE INTERLOCKINGS IN ETCS LEVEL 3 SYSTEMS", ZEVRAIL - GLASERS ANNALEN, GEORG SIEMENS VERLAG, BERLIN, DE, vol. 126, no. 2/03, 1 January 2002 (2002-01-01), pages 106 - 114, XP001145097, ISSN: 1618-8330
  • [A] LUEBBERS M ET AL: "INTEGRATION VON RELAISSTELLWERKEN IN DIE BEDIENUNG VON BETRIEBSZENTRALEN", SIGNAL + DRAHT, TELZLAFF VERLAG GMBH. DARMSTADT, DE, vol. 99, 1 June 2007 (2007-06-01), pages 13 - 19, XP001541171, ISSN: 0037-4997
  • [A] NELSON T R: "NEW METHODS TO CONTROL OLD INFRASTRUCTURE", IRSE NEWS, INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY SIGNAL ENGINEERS, GB, no. 92, 1 March 2004 (2004-03-01), pages 4 - 08, XP001246787

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2112046 A1 20091028; EP 2112046 B1 20100922; AT E482128 T1 20101015; DE 602008002709 D1 20101104; WO 2009130152 A1 20091029

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08155063 A 20080424; AT 08155063 T 20080424; DE 602008002709 T 20080424; EP 2009054496 W 20090416