System and method for real-time detection of trains

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12122435
APP PUB NO 20220242467A1
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17165152

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Methods and systems for real-time detection and reporting of trains is described. A system includes two train detection units (TDUs) for each railroad track intersecting a municipality boundary. Each TDU including a proximity sensor to sense a presence of an object on the railroad track, a camera to capture an image of a detected object when the object is within a detection zone, a radar to measure speed when the detected object is classified as a train, and a processor to classify the detected object, generate a timestamp corresponding to when the train entered and exited the detection zone, and determine a train length from the speed and time delta between entrance timestamp and exit timestamp. A train detection controller to receive at least the train length and a TDU identification from one of the two TDUs, and determine estimated time of arrivals for the train at different municipality locations.

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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63131

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Alyafawi, Islam Bettendorf, US 1 1
Daoud, Mohamed Englewood, US 40 184
Guibene, Wael Parker, US 31 142
Heikal, Hany Aurora, US 8 2
Hmimy, Hossam Aurora, US 35 250
Sjoestroem, Allan D Castle Rock, US 1 1

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