Global Patent Index - EP 3744605 B1

EP 3744605 B1 20230104 - RAILWAY TRAIN OPERATION CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM

Title (en)

RAILWAY TRAIN OPERATION CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM

Title (de)

EISENBAHNZUGBETRIEBSSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN UND -SYSTEM

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE COMMANDE DE FONCTIONNEMENT DE TRAIN

Publication

EP 3744605 B1 20230104 (EN)

Application

EP 19912800 A 20191122

Priority

  • CN 201910085204 A 20190129
  • CN 2019120150 W 20191122

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3744605A1] Provided is a railway train operation control method. The method comprises: determining whether a train meets an automatic driving condition, and if so, outputting prompt information indicating that the train is allowed to enter an automatic driving mode; if it is detected that an ATO starting button on an operating platform of a driver has been triggered, controlling the train to enter the automatic driving mode; determining whether the train is at an intermediate station, and whether the train is in a non-dispatched state, and if so, determining whether the train is in the automatic driving mode, wherein the intermediate station refers to stations other than a starting station and a terminal station in a train travel route; and when the train is located at an intermediate station, is in the non-dispatched state, and is in the automatic driving mode, and if the ATO starting button has been triggered by the driver, controlling, by means of the automatic driving mode, the train to automatically depart from a station, automatically operate between stations, automatically stop at a station, perform a door-opening protection function, and perform linked control of train doors/platform doors.

IPC 8 full level

B61L 27/04 (2006.01); B61C 17/00 (2006.01); B61C 17/12 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

B61C 17/00 (2013.01 - CN); B61C 17/12 (2013.01 - EP); B61L 15/0072 (2013.01 - EP); B61L 27/04 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent : AZD Praha s.r.o. (CZ)

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Opponent : Alstom Holdings

  • CN 103010230 A 20130403 - BEIJING TRAFFIC CONTROL TECH
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  • CN 104787091 A 20150722 - UNIV BEIJING JIAOTONG
  • CN 108163013 A 20180615 - TRAFFIC CONTROL TECH CO LTD
  • CN 114655260 A 20220624 - ZHEJIANG DAFENG RAIL TRANSP EQUIPMENT CO LTD
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Opponent : CAF Signalling S.L.

  • US 5613654 A 19970325 - GELLERMANN WOLF-DIETER [DE], et al
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Opponent : GTS Deutschland GmbH

  • CN 104340236 A 20150211 - BEIJING TRAFFIC CONTROL TECH
  • CN 107792122 A 20180313 - CRSC WANQUAN SIGNAL EQUIPMENT CO LTD
  • DE 69610494 T2 20010503 - WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE & SIGNAL [GB]
  • CN 108116455 A 20180605 - TRAFFIC CONTROL TECH CO LTD
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Opponent : HITACHI RAIL STS S.p.A.

  • CN 109649418 A 20190419 - CRRC CHANGCHUN RAILWAY VEHICLES CO LTD
  • EP 3744605 A1 20201202 - CRRC CHANGCHUN RAILWAY VEHICLES CO LTD [CN]
  • CN 108116455 A 20180605 - TRAFFIC CONTROL TECH CO LTD
  • CN 108163013 A 20180615 - TRAFFIC CONTROL TECH CO LTD
  • CN 108674447 A 20181019 - UNIV BEIJING JIAOTONG
  • US 2018354535 A1 20181213 - CHO BONG KWAN [KR], et al
  • CN 108146467 A 20180612 - SIGNAL & COMMUNICATION RES INSTITUTE OF CHINA ACADEMY OF RAILWAY SCIENCES, et al
  • CN 109017884 A 20181218 - UNIV BEIJING JIAOTONG
  • KR 101851971 B1 20180427 - KRRI [KR]
  • CN 107264576 A 20171020 - SIGNAL & COMMUNICATION RES INSTITUTE OF CHINA ACADEMY OF RAILWAY SCIENCES, et al
  • CN 106938656 A 20170711 - UNIV BEIJING JIAOTONG
  • KR 20160047025 A 20160502 - HYUNDAI ROTEM CO [KR]
  • WO 2012063439 A1 20120518 - TOSHIBA KK [JP], et al
  • KR 20110000272 A 20110103 - SHALOM ENGINEERING CO LTD [KR], et al
  • AU 2009202469 A1 20100114 - ANSALDO STS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, et al
  • CN 107985342 A 20180504 - TRAFFIC CONTROL TECH CO LTD
  • WO 2018121691 A1 20180705 - BYD CO LTD [CN]
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  • ANONYMOUS: "Innotrans 2018", FERROVIE DELLO STATO ITALIANE - MEDIA - EVENTS - INNOTRANS 2018, FERROVIE DELLO STATO ITALIANE, 18 September 2018 (2018-09-18), pages 1 - 2, XP093136881, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.fsitaliane.it/content/fsitaliane/en/media/events/2018/9/18/innotrans-2018.html> [retrieved on 20240301]
  • ANONYMOUS: "ATO over ETCS System Requirements Specification (Subset 125 0.1.0)", SHIFT 2 RAIL, 4 May 2018 (2018-05-04), pages 1 - 84, XP093135647
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Opponent : KNORR-BREMSE Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH

Opponent : Siemens Mobility GmbH

  • WO 2017162472 A1 20170928 - SIEMENS AG [DE]
  • EP 2857255 A1 20150408 - TOSHIBA KK [JP]
  • ANONYMOUS: "ATO over ETCS System Requirements Specification (Subset 125 0.1.0)", SHIFT 2 RAIL, 4 May 2018 (2018-05-04), pages 1 - 84, XP093135647
  • ANONYMOUS: "ATO over ETCS Operational Requirements (Document version: 1.7)", ERTMS USERS GROUP, EUG REFERENCE: 13E137, 20 December 2016 (2016-12-20), XP093165637
  • ANONYMOUS: "ERTMS/ETCS - Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations", ERA * UNISIG * EEIG ERTMS USERS GROUP, 12 May 2014 (2014-05-12), XP093165670, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.era.europa.eu/system/files/2023-01/sos2_index003_-_subset-023_v310.pdf>
  • ANONYMOUS: "ATO OVER ETCS GLOSSARY (Document version : 1.6)", ERTMS USERS GROUP; EUG REFERENCE: 13E154, 3 May 2018 (2018-05-03), XP093165680
  • ANONYMOUS: "InnoTrans2018 Report", INNOTRANS REPORT, 18 September 2018 (2018-09-18), XP093165614
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Opponent : Stadler Rail AG

  • EP 3381769 A1 20181003 - COORDEM TRANSP TECH CO LTD [CN]
  • KR 20160001852 A 20160107 - HYUNDAI ROTEM CO [KR]
  • ANONYMOUS: "ATO over ETCS. System Requirements Specification. Draft", 4 May 2018 (2018-05-04), pages 1 - 82, XP093097854, [retrieved on 20231103]
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  • ALSTOM: "X2Rail-1. Start-up activities for Advanced Signalling and Automation Systems ", DELIVERABLE D4.1 ATO OVER ETCS – GOA2 SPECIFICATION, 4 June 2018 (2018-06-04), pages 1 - 8, XP093108289, [retrieved on 20231204]
  • ANONYMOUS: "UNISIG. AN INDUSTRIAL CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP ERTMS/ETCS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS", UNIFE - FACTSHEETS, 1 July 2021 (2021-07-01), pages 1 - 2, XP093108292, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:/https://www.ertms.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ERTMS_Factsheet_8_UNISIG.pdf> [retrieved on 20231204]
  • SHAOTONG ZHU: "CTCS3+ATO high-speed train Research on key equipment for autonomous driving systems", CHINA RAILWAY, 中国铁道科学研究院集团有限公司 通信信号研究所,北京,100081, 1 October 2018 (2018-10-01), pages 1 - 6, XP093108295, [retrieved on 20231204], DOI: 10.19549/j.issn.1001-683x.2018.10.001
  • VILLALBA MANUEL: "Pioneering ATO over ETCS Level 2", RAILWAY GAZETTE INTERNATIONAL, 1 September 2016 (2016-09-01), pages 107 - 109, XP093108298

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3744605 A1 20201202; EP 3744605 A4 20220309; EP 3744605 B1 20230104; CN 109649418 A 20190419; SG 11202008372P A 20200929; WO 2020155803 A1 20200806

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19912800 A 20191122; CN 201910085204 A 20190129; CN 2019120150 W 20191122; SG 11202008372P A 20191122