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Patent · US11924716B2 · B2 · US

Automatic connection to work site equipment groupings

(11) Publication number
US11924716B2
(21) Application number
18/124,274
(22) Filing date
2023-03-21
(30) Priority date
2021-01-15
(43) Publication date
2024-03-05
(45) Date of grant
2024-03-05
(51) IPC
B66F 11/04; B66F 9/075; B66F 9/12; G05B 19/4155; G05D 1/00; G06F 16/93; G06F 3/0482; G06F 3/0484; G06F 3/0488; G06Q 10/20; G06Q 30/0601; G07C 5/00; G07C 5/08; G08B 21/18; G08B 3/00; G08B 5/36; G08B 7/06; H04L 67/52; H04L 67/63; H04W 4/00; H04W 4/029; H04W 4/08; H04W 4/30; H04W 4/35; H04W 4/40; H04W 4/70; H04W 4/80; H04W 48/16; H04W 76/14; H04W 76/15; H04W 76/23; H04W 8/00; H04W 84/12; H04W 84/18; H04W 88/08
(52) CPC
  • H04W Wireless communication networks: 4/08, 4/021, 4/029, 4/30, 4/35, 4/38, 4/40, 4/44, 4/46, 4/70, 4/80, 48/16, 76/14, 76/15, 76/23, 8/005, 84/12, 84/18, 88/08, 88/085
  • B66F Hoisting, lifting, hauling or pushing, not otherwise provided for, e.g. devices which apply a lifting or pushing force directly to the surface of a load: 11/04, 11/046, 17/006, 9/06, 9/0755, 9/07581, 9/12, 9/24
  • G05B Control or regulating systems in general; functional elements of such systems; monitoring or testing arrangements for such systems or elements: 19/4155, 2219/45049
  • G05D Systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables: 1/0022, 1/0027, 1/0044, 1/005, 1/224, 1/2246, 1/225, 1/226, 1/692, 1/86, 2201/0216
  • G06F Electric digital data processing: 16/93, 3/0482, 3/0484, 3/0488
  • G06Q Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for: 10/06, 10/20, 30/0251, 30/0611, 30/0631, 30/0641
  • G07C Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere: 5/006, 5/0825
  • G08B Signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems; order telegraphs; alarm systems: 21/18, 3/00, 5/36, 7/06
  • H04L Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication: 67/12, 67/125, 67/52, 67/56, 67/63
(73) Assignee
Oskhosh Corp
(72) Inventors
Korry D. Kobel; Fredric L. Yutzy; Dan Adamson; Stefan Eshleman; Patrick Booth
(54) Title
Automatic connection to work site equipment groupings
(57) Abstract

A work site equipment grouping system includes a plurality of work machines including a first work machine and a second work machine. Each work machine is configured to wirelessly communicate with other work machines. The system further includes a local area network including a plurality of communicatively connected nodes, the nodes including the first work machine and the second work machine. The system further includes a third work machine configured to detect one of the first work machine or the second work machine within a signal range of the third work machine and, upon detecting one of the first work machine or the second work machine, automatically join the local area network.

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  1. A work site equipment grouping system, the system comprising: a plurality of work machines including a first work machine and a second work machine, each work machine configured to wirelessly communicate with other work machines; a local area network including a plurality of communicatively connected nodes, the nodes comprising the first work machine and the second work machine, a third work machine configured to: detect one of the first work machine or the second work machine within a signal range of the third work machine; and upon detecting one of the first work machine or the second work machine, automatically join the local area network.
  2. The system of claim 1, wherein each machine is configured to transmit, via the local area network, machine-specific data to the other machines.
  3. The system of claim 2, wherein the machine-specific data comprises at least one of a location of a work machine, an operational height of a lifting implement of a work machine, a location of the lifting implement, a speed of a work machine, a direction of travel of a work machine, or environmental sensor readings.
  4. The system of claim 1, wherein the local area network is a mesh network, wherein each node in the mesh network is configured to simultaneously connect with each other node within a signal range of the respective node.
  5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user device, wherein at least one node is communicatively connected to the user device, and wherein the user device is configured to display a list o(Original) f machines connected to the local area network as a group.
  6. The system of claim 5, wherein the user device is configured to receive a notification when a machine joins or leaves the local area network.
  7. The system of claim 5, wherein machines are configured to be removed from the local area network based on inputs from the user device or based on predefined criteria.
  8. The system of claim 1, wherein automatically joining the local area network comprises transmitting an access code to at least one machine connected to the local area network.
  9. The system of claim 1, wherein each work machine is communicatively connected to the local area network via a connectivity module coupled to each respective work machine.
  10. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes includes a connectivity hub configured to broadcast a work site identification signal.
  11. The system of claim 10, wherein the connectivity hub is communicatively connected to a remote computing system configured to process data from the local area network.
  12. A first work machine comprising: a chassis; a lifting implement coupled to the chassis; a connectivity module coupled to the chassis, the connectivity module configured to wirelessly communicate with nodes in a network; one or more processing circuits coupled to the connectivity module, the one or more processing circuits comprising one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, the one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: detect, via the connectivity module, a second work machine within a signal radius of the connectivity module, the second work machine being communicatively coupled to a third work machine in a local area network; upon detecting the second work machine, automatically join the local area network; and after joining the local area network, communicate with the third work machine.
  13. The first work machine of claim 12, wherein communicating with the third work machine comprises communicating with the third work machine via a communicative connection to the second work machine when the third work machine is outside the signal radius of the connectivity module of the first work machine.
  14. The first work machine of claim 12, wherein the connectivity module comprises a beacon, and wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: instruct, in response to the first work machine joining the local area network, the beacon to provide an audible or visual indication that the first work machine has joined the local area network.
  15. The first work machine of claim 14, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: instruct, in response to detecting that the first work machine has been disconnected from the local area network, the beacon to provide an indication that the first work machine has left the local area network.
  16. The first work machine of claim 12, wherein automatically joining the local area network comprises: receiving, via the connectivity module, a message from the second work machine inviting the first work machine to join the local area network; and sending, via the connectivity module, a confirmatory message to the second work machine.
  17. The first work machine of claim 12, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to send, via the connectivity module, a notification to a user device communicatively coupled to the local area network that the first work machine has been added to the local area network.
  18. The first work machine of claim 17, wherein the connectivity module is configured to connect to the user device via a connectivity hub of the local area network.
  19. The first work machine of claim 12, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: detect, via the connectivity module that one of the second work machine or the third work machine has been disconnected from the local area network; send, via the connectivity module in response to detecting that the second work machine has been disconnected the local area network, a notification to a user device communicatively coupled to the local area network that the second work machine has left the local area network; and send, via the connectivity module in response to detecting that the third work machine has left the local area network, a notification to the user device that the third work machine has left the local area network.
  20. The first work machine of claim 12, wherein the connectivity module is configured to simultaneously connect with each work machine in the local area network within the signal radius.

Description

Work equipment such as lifts and telehandlers sometimes require tracking, tasking, monitoring, and servicing at a work site. Managers and operators of working machines typically rely on discrete systems, applications, and methods to perform these functions for each piece of equipment.

One exemplary embodiment relates to a system for automatic generation of a work site equipment grouping. The system includes a plurality of work machines, each work machine configured to wirelessly communicate with other work machines, and a local area network including a plurality of communicatively connected nodes, the nodes comprising the work machine. The work machines are configured to create and join the local area network when the work machines are within a signal range of one or more of the plurality of nodes.

In some aspects, each machine is configured to transmit, via the local area network, machine-specific data to the other machines. The machine-specific data may include on or more of, a location of a machine, an operational height of a lifting implement of a machine, a location of the lifting implement, a speed of a machine, a direction of travel of a machine, or environmental sensor readings. In some aspects, at least one node is communicatively connected to a remote computing system, and wherein the remote computing system is configured to process data from the local area network. In some aspects, a network identifier is automatically generated when the local area network is created. In some aspects, the local area network is a mesh network.

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  "abstract": "A work site equipment grouping system includes a plurality of work machines including a first work machine and a second work machine. Each work machine is configured to wirelessly communicate with other work machines. The system further includes a local area network including a plurality of communicatively connected nodes, the nodes including the first work machine and the second work machine. The system further includes a third work machine configured to detect one of the first work machine or the second work machine within a signal range of the third work machine and, upon detecting one of the first work machine or the second work machine, automatically join the local area network.",
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    "1. A work site equipment grouping system, the system comprising: a plurality of work machines including a first work machine and a second work machine, each work machine configured to wirelessly communicate with other work machines; a local area network including a plurality of communicatively connected nodes, the nodes comprising the first work machine and the second work machine, a third work machine configured to: detect one of the first work machine or the second work machine within a signal range of the third work machine; and upon detecting one of the first work machine or the second work machine, automatically join the local area network.",
    "2. The system of claim 1, wherein each machine is configured to transmit, via the local area network, machine-specific data to the other machines.",
    "3. The system of claim 2, wherein the machine-specific data comprises at least one of a location of a work machine, an operational height of a lifting implement of a work machine, a location of the lifting implement, a speed of a work machine, a direction of travel of a work machine, or environmental sensor readings.",
    "4. The system of claim 1, wherein the local area network is a mesh network, wherein each node in the mesh network is configured to simultaneously connect with each other node within a signal range of the respective node.",
    "5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user device, wherein at least one node is communicatively connected to the user device, and wherein the user device is configured to display a list o(Original) f machines connected to the local area network as a group.",
    "6. The system of claim 5, wherein the user device is configured to receive a notification when a machine joins or leaves the local area network.",
    "7. The system of claim 5, wherein machines are configured to be removed from the local area network based on inputs from the user device or based on predefined criteria.",
    "8. The system of claim 1, wherein automatically joining the local area network comprises transmitting an access code to at least one machine connected to the local area network.",
    "9. The system of claim 1, wherein each work machine is communicatively connected to the local area network via a connectivity module coupled to each respective work machine.",
    "10. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes includes a connectivity hub configured to broadcast a work site identification signal.",
    "11. The system of claim 10, wherein the connectivity hub is communicatively connected to a remote computing system configured to process data from the local area network.",
    "12. A first work machine comprising: a chassis; a lifting implement coupled to the chassis; a connectivity module coupled to the chassis, the connectivity module configured to wirelessly communicate with nodes in a network; one or more processing circuits coupled to the connectivity module, the one or more processing circuits comprising one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, the one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: detect, via the connectivity module, a second work machine within a signal radius of the connectivity module, the second work machine being communicatively coupled to a third work machine in a local area network; upon detecting the second work machine, automatically join the local area network; and after joining the local area network, communicate with the third work machine.",
    "13. The first work machine of claim 12, wherein communicating with the third work machine comprises communicating with the third work machine via a communicative connection to the second work machine when the third work machine is outside the signal radius of the connectivity module of the first work machine.",
    "14. The first work machine of claim 12, wherein the connectivity module comprises a beacon, and wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: instruct, in response to the first work machine joining the local area network, the beacon to provide an audible or visual indication that the first work machine has joined the local area network.",
    "15. The first work machine of claim 14, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: instruct, in response to detecting that the first work machine has been disconnected from the local area network, the beacon to provide an indication that the first work machine has left the local area network.",
    "16. The first work machine of claim 12, wherein automatically joining the local area network comprises: receiving, via the connectivity module, a message from the second work machine inviting the first work machine to join the local area network; and sending, via the connectivity module, a confirmatory message to the second work machine.",
    "17. The first work machine of claim 12, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to send, via the connectivity module, a notification to a user device communicatively coupled to the local area network that the first work machine has been added to the local area network.",
    "18. The first work machine of claim 17, wherein the connectivity module is configured to connect to the user device via a connectivity hub of the local area network.",
    "19. The first work machine of claim 12, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: detect, via the connectivity module that one of the second work machine or the third work machine has been disconnected from the local area network; send, via the connectivity module in response to detecting that the second work machine has been disconnected the local area network, a notification to a user device communicatively coupled to the local area network that the second work machine has left the local area network; and send, via the connectivity module in response to detecting that the third work machine has left the local area network, a notification to the user device that the third work machine has left the local area network.",
    "20. The first work machine of claim 12, wherein the connectivity module is configured to simultaneously connect with each work machine in the local area network within the signal radius."
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