Method for programming a vehicle monitoring and control system
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsAmy L. Moore-McKee, J. Martin Hadank, Stephen J. Jackson, Sysounanh M. Pradaxay, Kenneth J. McGuire
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Abstract
A method of operating a computer to automatically produce control software for an information manager on a machine is provided. The information manager is adapted to display information relating to the machine. The method includes the steps of (1) as a function of operator input, defining a set of information manager specifications; and (2) producing control software to operate the information manager as specified by said specifications.
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A method of operating a computer to automatically produce control software for an information manager on a machine, the information manager having a microprocessor, the control software being adapted to run on the microprocessor to display information relating to the machine, the method including the steps of:
- (1) as a function of operator input, defining a set of information manager specifications, wherein said set of information manager specifications includes a primary machine parameter to be sensed by the information manager, an event and corresponding action, wherein said event is a function of said primary machine parameter;
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- (2) producing control software to operate the information manager as specified by said specifications and to perform Said action if said one event occurs.
A method of operating a computer to automatically produce control software for an information manager on a machine, the information manager having a microprocessor, the control software being adapted to run on the microprocessor to display information relating to the machine, the method including the steps of:
- (1) as a function of operator input, defining a configuration of the machine;
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- (2) setting a set of information manager specifications to defaults as specified by said configuration.
- (3) as a function of operator input, modifying said a set of information manager specifications, said information manager specification including:
- (a) data events, said data events being functions of parameters;
- (b system events, said system events being functions of said information manager;
- (c measured parameters;
- (d calculated parameters;
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- (e gauges;
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- (4) producing control software to operate the information manager as specified by said system and data events, measured and calculated parameters, and gauges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.