US 12,296,876 B2
System and method for remote device monitoring
Kent Shue, Bonner Springs, KS (US); Carlos Aguilera, Lenexa, KS (US); Marcus Parrott, Kansas City, MO (US); Jerry Wade Specht, Overland Park, KS (US); and Perry Peden, Jr., Overland Park, KS (US)
Assigned to BNSF Railway Company, Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed by BNSF Railway Company, Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/703,471.
Application 17/703,471 is a continuation of application No. 17/506,071, filed on Oct. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,305,796.
Prior Publication US 2023/0122108 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B61L 27/53 (2022.01); B61K 9/08 (2006.01); B61L 23/04 (2006.01); B61L 27/40 (2022.01); B61L 27/70 (2022.01)
CPC B61L 27/70 (2022.01) [B61K 9/08 (2013.01); B61L 23/04 (2013.01); B61L 23/042 (2013.01); B61L 27/40 (2022.01); B61L 27/53 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for alert generation and handling in a railroad infrastructure, comprising:
receiving, via a second node having a second processor, sensor data related to a railroad asset;
generating an alert if the sensor data satisfies an alert threshold;
determining at least one configured connection type;
defining the second node as a first node type if a first connection type is not configured on the second node;
defining the second node as a second node type if the first connection type is configured on the second node;
transmitting the alert to a third node if a first node is the first node type; and
transmitting the alert to the first node if the second node is the second node type.