Local wireless network remote control of ancillary railway implements

摘要

Systems and methods for local wireless network remote control of ancillary railway implements are described herein. In one implementation, a portable computing module uses a wireless module to control an ancillary railway implement. In one implementation, the portable computing module connects through ancillary railway implement to control one or more nodes, where the nodes are additional ancillary railway implements.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
positioning a portable computing module within a local wireless network range of a first node on a mesh network, the first node associated with a first ancillary railway implement; receiving a license from a license server, wherein the license allows or denies an application executed on the portable computing module from operating the first ancillary railway implement and allows the first ancillary railway implement to be used as a node to relay a command to a second ancillary railway implement; connecting, using the application executed on the portable computing module operably coupled to a local wireless network module, to the first node associated with the first ancillary railway implement; and performing, using the application executed on the portable computing module, certain operations on the second ancillary railway implement, the certain operations on the ancillaly railway implement defined by the license.