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US 5,961,560 AGranted
System and method for managing access of a fleet of mobile machines to a service resource
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorCarl A. Kemner
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AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorCarl A. Kemner
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The invention is a system and method for managing a service resource by a fleet of mobile machines. Each of the mobile machines has a queue manager adapted to generate a queue position request signal as the mobile machine approaches the service resource. A service manager is on each mobile machine, and is adapted to generate a service request signal in response to a condition of the mobile machine. A resource manager is adapted to establish and control a queue to control access to the resource in response to receiving a queue request position signal. The resource manager is also adapted to receive a service request signal, and responsively determine when to allow the mobile machine to access the service resource based on a condition of each of the mobile machine in the fleet.
A system for managing a service resource shared by at least one mobile machine, said service resource comprising:
A method for managing a service resource shared by at least one mobile machine, including the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.