# US 12,216,606 B2 · Data transmission system, work machine, and data transmission method for work machine > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,216,606 B2 - Document ID: US12216606B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/022,305 - Filed: 2021-10-20 - Published: 2023-10-12 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2020-10-30 - Assignees: Komatsu Ltd. - Applicants: Komatsu Ltd. - Inventors: Kenji Tokoro; Shinsuke Kiyono; Motohide Sugihara; Yoshimasa Kawakami - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12216606B2 ## CPC - E02F 9/261: {Surveying the work-site to be treated} - G06F 13/42: Bus transfer protocol, e.g. handshake; Synchronisation - E02F 9/2054: {Fleet management} - E02F 9/264: {Sensors and their calibration for indicating the position of the work tool} - E02F 9/267: {Diagnosing or detecting failure of vehicles} - G05B 23/0232: {based on qualitative trend analysis, e.g. system evolution} - E02F 3/435: {for dipper-arms, backhoes or the like} - G05B 23/0221: {Preprocessing measurements, e.g. data collection rate adjustment; Standardization of measurements; Time series or signal analysis, e.g. frequency analysis or wavelets; Trustworthiness of measurements; Indexes therefor; Measurements using easily measured parameters to estimate parameters difficult to measure; Virtual sensor creation; De-noising; Sensor fusion; Unconventional preprocessing inherently present in specific fault detection methods like PCA-based methods} - G06F 2213/40: Bus coupling - E02F: DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING (winning peat E21C49/00) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) ## Abstract Provided is a data transmission system for a work machine, including: a processing definition receiving unit configured to receive processing definition information indicating contents of processing of data collected from the work machine; a processing unit configured to determine a data format to be processed, based on the received processing definition information, and process the data collected from the work machine based on the determined data format; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the processed data to an external device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A data transmission system for a work machine comprising: a processor, the processor being configured to: receive processing definition information indicating details of processing of data collected from the work machine; determine a data format to be processed, based on the received processing definition information, and process the data collected from the work machine based on the determined data format; and transmit the processed data to an external device, wherein the processing definition information includes at least information indicating a type of the data format to be processed, wherein the processor processes the data in accordance with the information indicating the type of the data format designated in the processing definition information, wherein the processor further creates trend-type data recorded for each aggregation period designated in the processing definition information, in accordance with the information indicating the type of the data format, wherein the processing definition information further includes data items indicating types of data to be processed, and a processing method indicating at least one of an average value, a maximum value, or a minimum value corresponding to the data items, and wherein the processor processes each of the data collected in the aggregation period according to the processing method which is indicated, for each of the types of data designated in the data items. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The data transmission system for a work machine according to claim 1, wherein the processor creates history-type data in which occurrences of events designated in the processing definition information are recorded in time series, in accordance with the information indicating the type of the data format. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The data transmission system for a work machine according to claim 2, wherein the processor creates map-type data that is a counter map or a histogram with one or a plurality of the data as an axis, in accordance with the information indicating the type of the data format. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The data transmission system for a work machine according to claim 2, wherein the processor creates snap-type data in which, with an occurrence of an event designated in the processing definition information as a trigger, time series of the data before and after the occurrence of the event is recorded, in accordance with the information indicating the type of the data format. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) A work machine comprising: transmission system for a work machine according to claim 2. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The data transmission system for a work machine according to claim 1, wherein the processor creates map-type data that is a counter map or a histogram with one or a plurality of the data as an axis, in accordance with the information indicating the type of the data format. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The data transmission system for a work machine according to claim 6, wherein the processor creates snap-type data in which, with an occurrence of an event designated in the processing definition information as a trigger, time series of the data before and after the occurrence of the event is recorded, in accordance with the information indicating the type of the data format. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) A work machine comprising: transmission system for a work machine according to claim 6. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The data transmission system for a work machine according to claim 1, wherein the processor creates snap-type data in which, with an occurrence of an event designated in the processing definition information as a trigger, time series of the data before and after the occurrence of the event is recorded, in accordance with the information indicating the type of the data format. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A work machine comprising: transmission system for a work machine according to claim 9. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A work machine comprising: transmission system for a work machine according to claim 1. ### Claim 12 A data transmission method for a work machine comprising: a step of receiving processing definition information indicating details of processing of data collected from the work machine; a step of determining a data format to be processed, based on the received processing definition information, and processing the data collected from the work machine based on the determined data format; and a step of transmitting the processed data to an external device, wherein the processing definition information includes at least information indicating a type of the data format to be processed, wherein the processor processes the data in accordance with the information indicating the type of the data format designated in the processing definition information, wherein the processor further creates trend-type data recorded for each aggregation period designated in the processing definition information, in accordance with the information indicating the type of the data format, wherein the processing definition information further includes data items indicating types of data to be processed, and a processing method indicating at least one of an average value, a maximum value, or a minimum value corresponding to the data items, and wherein the processor processes each of data collected in the aggregation period according to the processing method which is indicated, for each of the types of data designated in the data items.