Systems and methods for exchanging display data between machines

A system for exchanging display data between work machines, including:

• a set of subordinate work machines each configured to:
• generate first display data reflecting operations of the respective subordinate work machine,
• wirelessly transmit the first display data,
• receive second display data, and
• display the first and second display data;
• and
• a supervisor work machine configured to:
• receive the first display data from each of the subordinate work machine,
• generate work site display data based on the received first display data, wherein the work site display data includes graphical representations of a work site and of each of the subordinate work machines relative to their position in the work site,
• generate feedback data based on the work site display data and input received from an operator of the supervisor work machine,
• generate the second display data based on the feedback data, and
• wirelessly transmit the second display data to the subordinate work machine,
• wherein each of the subordinate work machines displays the second display data such that an operator of each of the subordinate work machines may review the feedback data provided by the supervisor work machine.

A method for exchanging display data between work machines, comprising:

• displaying graphical representations of a work site and at least one subordinate work machine at a supervisor work machine, wherein the graphical representations reflect a real time image of the at least one subordinate work machine relative to the work site;
• modifying at least one of the graphical representations based on input received from an operator of the supervisor work machine;
• sending the modified graphical representations to the subordinate work machine for display on a display device at the subordinate work machine;
• and
• performing a task using the subordinate work machine based on the modified graphical representations displayed at the subordinate work machine.

A system for providing feedback between work machines, comprising:

• means for displaying, at a first work machine, first display data associated with operations of the work machine;
• means for sending the first display data to a second work machine;
• means for displaying the first display data at the second work machine;
• means for generating, at the second work machine, feedback data based on the first display data;
• means for generating second display data based on the feedback data;
• means for sending the second display data from the second work machine to the first work machine;
• and
• means for displaying the second display data on the first work machine and the second work machine.