EP0274055A3 - Large passband information and/or instruction transmission device between a mobile unit and a supervision station - Google Patents

Large passband information and/or instruction transmission device between a mobile unit and a supervision station Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0274055A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: transmission device; mobile unit; instruction transmission; supervision station; large passband
Prior art date: 1986-12-12
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP87117673A

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French (fr)

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EP0274055A2 (en

EP0274055B1 (en

Inventor

Marc Heddebaut

Pierre Degauque

Denis Duhot

Pierre Mainardi

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Alstom Holdings SA

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Alstom SA

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1986-12-12

Filing date

1987-11-30

Publication date

1988-07-27

1986-12-12 Priority claimed from FR8617425A external-priority patent/FR2608119B1/en

1987-03-18 Priority claimed from FR8703734A external-priority patent/FR2612715B1/en

1987-11-30 Application filed by Alstom SA filed Critical Alstom SA

1987-11-30 Priority to AT87117673T priority Critical patent/ATE86567T1/en

1988-07-13 Publication of EP0274055A2 publication Critical patent/EP0274055A2/en

1988-07-27 Publication of EP0274055A3 publication Critical patent/EP0274055A3/en

1993-03-10 Application granted granted Critical

1993-03-10 Publication of EP0274055B1 publication Critical patent/EP0274055B1/en

2007-11-30 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
- G08G1/09—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
- G08G1/0962—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
- G08G1/0967—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits
- G08G1/096708—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where the received information might be used to generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
- G08G1/096725—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where the received information might be used to generate an automatic action on the vehicle control where the received information generates an automatic action on the vehicle control
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
- B61L3/00—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal
- B61L3/16—Continuous control along the route
- B61L3/22—Continuous control along the route using magnetic or electrostatic induction; using electromagnetic radiation
- B61L3/227—Continuous control along the route using magnetic or electrostatic induction; using electromagnetic radiation using electromagnetic radiation
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B15/00—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points
- G07B15/06—Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems
- G07B15/063—Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station
- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
- G08G1/09—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
- G08G1/0962—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
- G08G1/0967—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits
- G08G1/096733—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where a selection of the information might take place
- G08G1/096741—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where a selection of the information might take place where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
- G08G1/09—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
- G08G1/0962—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
- G08G1/0967—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits
- G08G1/096766—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where the system is characterised by the origin of the information transmission
- G08G1/096775—Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits where the system is characterised by the origin of the information transmission where the origin of the information is a central station
- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
- G08G1/123—Traffic control systems for road vehicles indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles; Managing passenger vehicles circulating according to a fixed timetable, e.g. buses, trains, trams
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/27—Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
- H01Q1/32—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
- H01Q1/3208—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles characterised by the application wherein the antenna is used
- H01Q1/3225—Cooperation with the rails or the road
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q13/00—Waveguide horns or mouths; Slot antennas; Leaky-waveguide antennas; Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave
- H01Q13/20—Non-resonant leaky-waveguide or transmission-line antennas; Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave

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Finance (AREA)
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Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
Remote Sensing (AREA)
Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
Train Traffic Observation, Control, And Security (AREA)
Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
Traffic Control Systems (AREA)

EP87117673A 1986-12-12 1987-11-30 Large passband information and/or instruction transmission device between a mobile unit and a supervision station Expired - Lifetime EP0274055B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AT87117673T ATE86567T1 (en)	1986-12-12	1987-11-30	COMMUNICATION AND/OR COMMAND TRANSMISSION DEVICE WITH BROADBAND PASSBAND BETWEEN A MOBILE ELEMENT AND A MONITORING CENTER.

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
FR8617425		1986-12-12
FR8617425A FR2608119B1 (en)	1986-12-12	1986-12-12	DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING BROADBAND BROADBAND INFORMATION AND / OR INSTRUCTIONS BETWEEN A RAIL VEHICLE AND A TRAFFIC CONTROL STATION
FR8703734A FR2612715B1 (en)	1987-03-18	1987-03-18	DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION AND / OR INSTRUCTIONS BETWEEN ROAD VEHICLES AND A CONTROL STATION
FR8703734		1987-03-18

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0274055A2 EP0274055A2 (en)	1988-07-13
EP0274055A3 true EP0274055A3 (en)	1988-07-27
EP0274055B1 EP0274055B1 (en)	1993-03-10

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EP87117673A Expired - Lifetime EP0274055B1 (en)	1986-12-12	1987-11-30	Large passband information and/or instruction transmission device between a mobile unit and a supervision station

Country Status (5)

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US (1)	US4932617A (en)
EP (1)	EP0274055B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA1288135C (en)
DE (1)	DE3784678T2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2039412T3 (en)

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- 1987-11-30 ES ES198787117673T patent/ES2039412T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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DE3784678T2 (en)	1993-06-17
ES2039412T3 (en)	1993-10-01
CA1288135C (en)	1991-08-27
EP0274055A2 (en)	1988-07-13
DE3784678D1 (en)	1993-04-15
US4932617A (en)	1990-06-12
EP0274055B1 (en)	1993-03-10

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EP0274055A3 (en)	1988-07-27	Large passband information and/or instruction transmission device between a mobile unit and a supervision station
GB2195870B (en)	1990-09-12	A communication system and stations for such a system
GB2198915B (en)	1991-04-24	A transmission system
GB2246271B (en)	1994-05-04	Mobile communication system and mobile communication device
GB2198013B (en)	1990-07-25	A communication system
GB8925486D0 (en)	1989-12-28	A device
EP0272072A3 (en)	1989-03-15	A charging device
GB2186106B (en)	1989-10-25	Data input device
EP0233572A3 (en)	1989-03-15	Transmission device
GB8722767D0 (en)	1987-11-04	Information transmission control apparatus
EP0357963A3 (en)	1990-12-27	Wireless data transmission method and device
DE3064020D1 (en)	1983-08-11	Binary decoding device and transmission system comprising such a device
GB2195865B (en)	1990-10-24	Telephone device and method for operating a telephone device
GB8811620D0 (en)	1988-06-22	Surface-acoustic-wave device
GB2182549B (en)	1988-08-10	A link coupling device
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GB2197736B (en)	1991-02-06	Information transmission system
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EP0271955A3 (en)	1990-03-28	Circuit for the synchronization of devices in exchange and amplifier stations in a time division transmission system
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