Equipment library for command and control software
AssigneesCNH Industrial America LLC, Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Alan Foster, John Henry Posselius, Bret Todd Turpin, Daniel John Morwood
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Abstract
A method includes receiving an equipment configuration code file for configuration and control of a work vehicle, for configuration and control of an attachment to be carried or towed by the work vehicle, or for combined configuration and control of both the work vehicle and the implement in combination, altering the equipment configuration code file for use of the work vehicle, the implement, or both in an actual work setting, and storing the altered equipment configuration code file in an electronic storage medium for later access for use of the work vehicle, the implement, or both.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving an equipment configuration code file for configuration and control of a work vehicle, for configuration and control of an attachment to be carried or towed by the work vehicle, or for combined configuration and control of both the work vehicle and the attachment in combination;
- altering the equipment configuration code file for use of the work vehicle, the attachment, or both in an actual work setting;
- and
- storing the altered equipment configuration code file in an electronic storage medium for later access for use of the work vehicle, the attachment, or both.
A system comprising:
- a work vehicle, an attachment to be carried or towed by the work vehicle, or both, at least one of the work vehicle and the attachment comprising a control system and an equipment configuration code file for configuration and control of the work vehicle via a command and control system, the attachment, or both in combination;
- wherein the equipment configuration code file comprises OEM data provided by or altered by an original equipment manufacturer of the work vehicle or the attachment, dealer or distributor data provided by or altered by a dealer or distributor of the work vehicle or the attachment, and user data provided by or altered by a user of the work vehicle or attachment;
- and
- wherein access to the equipment configuration code file is provided by the user to at least one of the original equipment manufacturer, and the dealer or distributor for inclusion in a library of equipment configuration code files.
A system, comprising:
- a user interface configured to display information to, and receive commands from a user for alteration of an equipment configuration code file that, in operation, configures and controls a work vehicle, an attachment carried or towed by the work vehicle, or both the work vehicle and attachment in combination;
- and
- means for communicating the altered equipment control file to at least one of the work vehicle, the attachment, and a user work station, and also to at least one of an original equipment manufacturer of the work vehicle or the attachment dealer or distributor of the work vehicle or the attachment and an original equipment manufacturer of the work vehicle or the attachment;
- wherein access to the equipment configuration code file is provided by the user to at least one of the original equipment manufacturer, and the dealer or distributor for inclusion in a library of equipment configuration code files.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.