Transmission spectrum selection for locomotive consist communications

US9019918B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9019918-B2
Application numberUS-201213690163-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 30, 2012
Priority dateNov 30, 2012
Publication dateApr 28, 2015
Grant dateApr 28, 2015

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A method for transmitting data between access points in a locomotive consist is disclosed. The method may include determining, at a sending access point, the number of locomotives across which a communication signal will be sent. The method may also include selecting, based on the number of determined locomotives, a first transmission spectrum from among one or more transmission spectrums. The method may further include equalizing the communication signal using the selected first transmission spectrum and sending the equalized communication signal to a receiving access point.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for transmitting data between access points in a locomotive consist, the method comprising: determining, at a sending access point, the number of locomotives across which a communication signal will be sent; selecting, based on the number of determined locomotives, a first transmission spectrum from among a plurality of transmission spectrums; equalizing the communication signal using the selected first transmission spectrum; sending the equal…

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What does patent US9019918B2 cover?
A method for transmitting data between access points in a locomotive consist is disclosed. The method may include determining, at a sending access point, the number of locomotives across which a communication signal will be sent. The method may also include selecting, based on the number of determined locomotives, a first transmission spectrum from among one or more transmission spectrums. The …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Electro Motive Diesel Inc, Secure Comm Systems Inc, Electro Motive Diesel Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W72/0453. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).