# US 10,865,083 B2 · Vehicle lift system with advanced operating platform > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,865,083 B2 - Document ID: US10865083B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/118,887 - Filed: 2018-08-31 - Published: 2018-12-27 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2014-02-28 - Assignees: Gray Manufacturing Company, Inc. - Applicants: Gray Manufacturing Company, Inc. - Inventors: Larry M. Jaipaul; Stephen J. Rucker; Raymond C. Chan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10865083B2 ## CPC - B66F 3/46: Combinations of several jacks with means for interrelating lifting or lowering movements - B66F 3/24: fluid-pressure operated (water-pressure machines F03B; hydraulic gearings F16H; cylinders, pistons F16J; fluid-pressure servomotors F15B) - G06F 21/00: Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity - G06F 2221/2141: Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices - G06F 2221/2149: Restricted operating environment - B66F: HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD ({invalid lifting devices A61G7/10; } mounting artificial islands on piles or like supports E02B17/00; scaffolding combined with lifting devices E04G1/22; lifting devices for sliding forms E04G11/24; lifting of buildings E04G23/06; shores or struts E04G25/00; lifts or other hoisting devices on ladders E06C7/12; props for mining E21D15/00) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A vehicle lift system incorporating one or more lift control modules having an advanced operating platform. The lift control module includes a user interface for receiving user instructions from a user, at least one control module processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium with an advanced operating platform stored thereon. The computer readable medium includes a first application operable executable by the advanced operating platform. The first application directs the control module processor to provide instructions to the vehicle lift to control the vehicle lift based on the user instructions. The computer readable medium further includes a second application executable by the advanced operating platform. The second application directs the control module processor to perform certain steps, with such certain steps not directed to controlling the vehicle lift. Furthermore, the advanced operating platform is configured to execute said first application and said second application simultaneously. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle lift system including a vehicle lift with a post, an actuator, and a carriage assembly, where said vehicle lift system further comprises: a lift control system for controlling the actuator so as to lift the carriage assembly relative to the post, wherein said lift control system includes at least one core processor; a lift control module for providing instructions to said lift control system, said lift control module including— a graphic display configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for receiving user instructions from a user, wherein said graphic display comprises a touchscreen; at least one control module processor, a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising: a first application stored thereon, wherein said first application is configured to instruct said at least one control module to generate a first GUI on the graphic display of said lift control module, wherein the first GUI includes plurality of selectable icons for controlling operation of the vehicle lift, wherein upon activation of said first application, the user is required to provide authentication information, via said lift control module, before the user can control operation of the vehicle lift via the selectable icons of the first GUI, wherein one of the selectable icons of the first GUI is a selectable lock icon, and wherein when the selectable lock icon is selected by the user, said first application is configured to restrict control of the vehicle lift until the user provides authentication information via the lift control module, a second application stored thereon, wherein said second application is operable to direct said at least one control module processor to perform certain steps, with such certain steps not directed to controlling operation of the vehicle lift, wherein said lift control module is configured to execute said first application and said second application simultaneously; and a communication link between said lift control system and said lift control module. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle lift system of claim 1, wherein the lift control module further comprises a microphone for receiving voice inputs from the user. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The vehicle lift system of claim 2, wherein the voice inputs include voice commands, and wherein the lift control module is configured to control operation of the vehicle lift based on the voice commands. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The vehicle lift system of claim 2, wherein the voice inputs comprise the authentication information provided by the user. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle lift system of claim 1, wherein the authentication information includes an iris scan obtained by a camera associated with the lift control module. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle lift system of claim 1, wherein the authentication information includes a fingerprint scan obtained by a camera associated with the lift control module. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle lift system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle lift includes a battery, and wherein the first GUI presents an indication of a voltage level of the battery. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The vehicle lift system of claim 7, wherein the lift control module is configured to provide an alert when the voltage level is low. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vehicle lift system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle lift includes communication elements for communicating with other vehicle lifts over a communications network, wherein the first GUI presents information indicative of a network type of the communications network, wherein the network type is selected from one or more of the following: WiFi, RF, and cellular networks. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vehicle lift system of claim 9, wherein the communications network is an RF network, and wherein the first GUI presents an indication as to the channel being used by the communications network. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The vehicle lift system of claim 1, wherein the communications link between the lift control system and the lift control module is wireless. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The vehicle lift system of claim 1, wherein the lift control module is configured to be removably attached to said vehicle lift. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The vehicle lift system of claim 1, wherein the first GUI is further configured to display a disclaimer statement and a verification icon, and wherein the user is required to select the verification icon before the user can control operation of the vehicle lift via the selectable icons of the first GUI. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The vehicle lift system of claim 1, wherein the second application is configured to present, via the lift control module, a manual that instructs the user how to operate the vehicle lift. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The vehicle lift system of claim 1, wherein the second application is configured to present, via the lift control module, a video that instructs the user how to operate the vehicle lift. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The vehicle lift system of claim 1, wherein the second application is configured to display and analyze lift data, wherein the lift data comprises lift operational data, lift maintenance data, lift diagnostics data. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The vehicle lift system of claim 16, wherein lift control module is configured to generate user alerts based on the lift data. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The vehicle lift system of claim 1, wherein the lift control module includes a speaker for providing audible information to the user. ### Claim 19 A computer-implemented method for controlling a vehicle lift, wherein the vehicle lift includes a post, an actuator, a carriage assembly, and a lift control module, wherein the computer-implemented method comprises the following steps: generating a graphical user interface (GUI) on a touchscreen of the lift control module; executing, via the lift control module, a first application for controlling operation of the vehicle lift; executing, via the lift control module, a second application for performing functions other than controlling operation of the vehicle lift, wherein the first application and the second application are executed simultaneously, restricting control of the vehicle lift until a user provides, via the lift control module, authentication information; receiving authentication information, via the lift control module, from the user; generating, via the first application, a plurality of selectable icons on the GUI for controlling operation of the vehicle lift; receiving an indication of the user selecting a first of the selectable icons; controlling the actuator of the vehicle lift in response to the first selectable icon being selected by the user, wherein a second of the plurality of selectable icons on the GUI includes a selectable lock icon, receiving an indication of the user selecting the selectable lock icon; and restricting control of the vehicle lift, based on the user selecting the selectable lock icon, until the user provides authentication information via the lift control module.