US 12,077,199 B2
Monitoring of barrier gates at level crossings
Harsh Piparsaniya, Maharashtra (IN)
Assigned to Siemens Mobility, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Siemens Mobility, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/038,587.
Prior Publication US 2022/0097746 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. B61L 29/22 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); B61L 27/70 (2022.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); H04N 5/38 (2006.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01)
CPC B61L 29/22 (2013.01) [B61L 15/0018 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 27/70 (2022.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); H04N 5/38 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); B61L 15/0054 (2013.01); B61L 2201/00 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An end-of-train device comprising:
an imaging device configured to capture at least one image associated with a barrier gate in a vicinity of a train on which the end-of-train device is mounted;
a processing unit configured to:
identify acceleration data associated with the train;
preprocess the at least one image based on the acceleration data associated with the train;
determine whether the barrier gate is present in an image of the at least one image associated with the barrier gate; and
select the image for transmission to a remote server when, based on the determination, the barrier gate is present in the image, wherein the image is configured to be analyzed to determine a current status of the barrier gate; and
a location tracking device configured to determine a location of the train in real- time,
wherein the processing unit is further configured to determine an identity of the barrier gate using the location of the train.