A display device mounted on a train includes: a display capable of displaying display data by a plurality of display methods with different orientations; a detector that detects the installation state of the display; and a controller that acquires train information from which it is possible to determine whether the train is currently stopped, determines whether the train is currently stopped using the train information, determines a display method for the display data in the display on the basis of a result of detection performed by the detector when the train is currently stopped, and does not determine the display method in the display when the train is not currently stopped.

A vehicle-mounted display control method includes: receiving, by a vehicle-mounted control device, a signal to be displayed transmitted by a signal source; converting, by the vehicle-mounted control device, the signal to be displayed into a relay data signal, and transmitting, by the vehicle-mounted control device, the relay data signal to a signal conversion circuit of a corresponding vehicle-mounted display assembly; and converting, by the signal conversion circuit, the relay data signal into a display drive signal, and outputting, by the signal conversion circuit, the display drive signal to at least one display screen of the vehicle-mounted display assembly, so as to drive the at least one display screen to display.

The invention pertains to a system for providing information to an information system in a vehicle, comprising: a communication interface (210) to communicate with a server (299) residing outside the vehicle (200); data storage means (220) to temporarily store data received from the server via the communication interface; data gathering means (230) to obtain information about a current situation or event independently of the server; an information system (100) to provide information services to crew and/or passengers or to control systems of the vehicle; and a processor (240). The processor is configured to: detect whether the communication interface is operational, if the communication interface is operational, provide data received from the communication interface to the information system; otherwise, provide data retrieved from the data storage means and adapted on the basis of information obtained from the data gathering means to the information system.

A central apparatus to be installed on a train, includes: a communication unit that acquires device information indicating a state of a device from the device installed on the train; and a control unit that determines whether to change a failure level to be displayed, with reference to a failure level display definition on the basis of the device information acquired from the device, the failure level display definition defining a condition for changing the failure level indicating a state of a failure of the device to be displayed when the failure of the device is displayed on a display apparatus.

The invention pertains to a display system for displaying messages in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the system comprising: a display surface; a memory comprising a plurality of display templates; interfacing means adapted to retrieve information from an information system; processing means to evaluate said retrieved information and to select a display template from among said plurality of display templates conditionally on said evaluating; and formatting means configured to format said retrieved information in accordance with said selected template for displaying on the display surface. The invention also pertains to a corresponding method, comprising: retrieving (210) information from an information system; evaluating (220) said retrieved information; selecting (230) a display template from among a plurality of display templates conditionally on said evaluating; formatting (240) said retrieved information in accordance with said selected template; and displaying (250) said formatted information on a display surface of a display system.

A RIO device mounted to a train includes an output unit that outputs a signal to a relay mounted to the train, and a controller that controls whether or not to cause the output unit to output the signal. The output unit includes a readback circuit that detects whether or not the signal is outputted from the output unit. The controller makes a signal stop request and a signal output request to the output unit before operation of the train starts, acquires a detection result of the readback circuit while each of the signal stop request and the signal output request is performed, and detects abnormality of the output unit using the detection result.

For a respective passenger car, a number of passengers situated therein and/or a number of available spaces is determined. A passenger flow simulation is initialized on the basis of the determined numbers is provided. A multiplicity of potential directions of movement are furthermore determined, for which a multiplicity of direction of movement-specific movement profiles are read in. The initialized passenger flow simulation is then executed for a respective movement profile, wherein a distribution value that rates a resultant passenger distribution is determined in each case. From the potential directions of movement, depending on the determined distribution values, specific directions of movement are selected and are output as direction of movement indications on passenger-specific and/or location-specific direction indicators is also provided.

A non-stop train system including a plurality of train cars in communication with one another and in communication with an electronic control module. The train system further includes a track having a plurality of drop off and pick up locations. A prepositioned train car is stopped on the track at one of the drop off and pick up locations. A non-stop express train approaches the drop off and pick up location on the track initiating the prepositioned train car to begin departure. The electronic control module is used to adjust the speed of the non-stop express train and the prepositioned train car based on a detected distance such that a front coupler of the non-stop express train couples to the rear coupler of the prepositioned train car while moving along the track.

A computer-implemented method comprises: receiving, at a first one of the first electronic devices, a first wireless signal transmitted by a second electronic device attached to a vehicle; transmitting, from the first electronic device, a second wireless signal, wherein the second electronic device determines a location of the vehicle along the transportation pathway according to the second wireless signal; receiving, at the first electronic device, a third wireless signal transmitted by a second electronic device, wherein the third wireless signal identifies the determined location of the vehicle; and transmitting, from the first electronic device, a fourth wireless signal, wherein the fourth wireless signal identifies the determined location of the vehicle, wherein other ones of the first electronic devices wirelessly relay fifth wireless signals along the transportation pathway, wherein the fifth wireless signals identify the determined location of the vehicle.

A plurality of cameras are provided to take images of a plurality of doors of a train. A monitor displays a plurality of door camera images taken by the plurality of cameras and buttons configured to receive an operation to instruct the opening or closing of the door shown in the door camera images. The controller outputs a communication signal including an instruction to open or close the door that corresponds to the operated button on the monitor in response to the operation of the button.