US 12,248,894 B2
Supplemental safety system and method for use of same
James McDonald, Irving, TX (US); and Chad Smith, Irving, TX (US)
Assigned to RailPros Field Services, Inc., Irving, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/621,628
Filed by RailPros Field Services, Inc., Irving, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 29, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/040182
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 21, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/264520, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/868,389, filed on Jun. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0351115 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/00 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/063118 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/1093 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A railroad supplemental safety system, the system comprising:
a plurality of railroad elements including at least one of construction equipment and maintenance equipment, each element equipped with GPS data capability;
a project geofence providing a virtual boundary around a railroad site, the project geofence interacting with a the plurality of railroad elements via GPS data originating from the plurality of railroad elements;
a safety site plan of a the railroad site, the safety site plan being a site plan of the railroad site augmented with locationing information for work by the plurality of railroad elements with a the project geofence therearound;
a safety site schedule for the railroad site, the safety site schedule being a work schedule for the railroad site augmented with schedule data relative to a project pre-work phase, a project work phase, and a project post-work phase; and
non-transitory memory accessible to a processor, the non- transitory memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, by the processor cause the system to:
maintain the safety site plan including updating the safety site plan based on the GPS data originating from the plurality of railroad elements,
maintain the safety site schedule including updating the safety site schedule based on the GPS data originating from the plurality of railroad elements,
in response to the safety site schedule being in the project pre-work phase, calendar the plurality of railroad elements for the project work phase,
in response to the safety site schedule being in the project pre-work phase, periodically remind the plurality of railroad elements of the project work phase,
in response to the safety site schedule being in the project work phase, verify attendance of the plurality of railroad elements within the project geofence,
in response to the safety site schedule being in the project work phase, receive workflow updates relative to the plurality of railroad elements within the project geofence,
in response to the safety site schedule being in the project post-work phase, verify clearance of the plurality of railroad elements from the project geofence, and
in response to the safety site schedule being in the project post-work phase, receive work completion updates relative to the plurality of railroad elements within the project geofence.