Vehicle control module with signal switchboard and output tables
First Claim
1. A computer-based vehicle control module capable of operating on one of first and second materials handling vehicles comprising:
- a module output table comprising a superset of module output elements,wherein the superset of module output elements comprises a first subset of module output elements related to a first set of hardware devices provided on the first vehicle and a second subset of module output elements related to a second set of hardware devices provided on the second vehicle;
vehicle function output elements related to vehicle function outputs utilized on the first vehicle and the second vehicle;
at least one configuration table comprising respective configuration elements corresponding to ones of the superset of module output elements,wherein each respective configuration element comprises data related to determining a transformed value associated with the corresponding module output element of the module output table;
structure for determining a value of a vehicle function output element corresponding to a module output element of the module output table, transforming the value to the transformed value, and storing the transformed value based on the corresponding module output element.
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Abstract
A control module capable of operating on one of first and second vehicles can include a) a module output table comprising a superset of module output elements comprising a first subset of module output elements related to a first set of hardware devices provided on the first vehicle and a second subset of module output elements related to a second set of hardware devices provided on the second vehicle; b) vehicle function output elements related to vehicle function outputs utilized on the first and second vehicles; and c) a configuration table comprising configuration elements corresponding to the module output elements. The module can also include computer-based structure for determining a value of a vehicle function output element corresponding to a module output element of the module output table, transforming the value to the transformed value, and storing the transformed value based on the corresponding module output element.
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72 Claims
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1. A computer-based vehicle control module capable of operating on one of first and second materials handling vehicles comprising:
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a module output table comprising a superset of module output elements, wherein the superset of module output elements comprises a first subset of module output elements related to a first set of hardware devices provided on the first vehicle and a second subset of module output elements related to a second set of hardware devices provided on the second vehicle; vehicle function output elements related to vehicle function outputs utilized on the first vehicle and the second vehicle; at least one configuration table comprising respective configuration elements corresponding to ones of the superset of module output elements, wherein each respective configuration element comprises data related to determining a transformed value associated with the corresponding module output element of the module output table; structure for determining a value of a vehicle function output element corresponding to a module output element of the module output table, transforming the value to the transformed value, and storing the transformed value based on the corresponding module output element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for a vehicle control module capable of operating on one of first and second materials handling vehicles comprising:
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providing, by the vehicle control module, a module output table comprising a superset of module output elements, wherein the superset of module output elements comprises a first subset of module output elements related to a first set of hardware devices provided on the first vehicle and a second subset of module output elements related to a second set of hardware devices provided on the second vehicle; providing, by the vehicle control module, vehicle function output elements related to vehicle function outputs utilized on the first vehicle and the second vehicle; providing, by the vehicle control module, at least one configuration table comprising respective configuration elements corresponding to ones of the superset of module output elements, wherein each respective configuration element comprises data related to determining a transformed value associated with the corresponding module output element of the module output table; determining, by the vehicle control module, a value of a vehicle function output element corresponding to a module output element of the module output table; transforming, by the vehicle control module, the value to the transformed value; and storing, by the vehicle control module, the transformed value based on the corresponding module output element. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-based vehicle control module capable of operating on one of first and second materials handling vehicles comprising:
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a module output table comprising a first superset of module output elements, wherein the first superset of module output elements comprises a first subset of module output elements related to a first set of hardware devices provided on the first vehicle and a second subset of module output elements related to a second set of hardware devices provided on the second vehicle; a vehicle function output table comprising a set of vehicle function output elements related to vehicle function outputs utilized on the first vehicle and the second vehicle; at least one configuration table comprising respective configuration elements corresponding to ones of the first superset of module output elements, wherein each respective configuration element comprises data related to determining a transformed value associated with the corresponding module output element of the module output table; structure comprising a routing table and routing engine for determining a value of a vehicle function output element of the vehicle function output table corresponding to a module output element of the module output table, transforming the value to the transformed value, and linking the transformed value with the corresponding module output element. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for a vehicle control module capable of operating on one of first and second materials handling vehicles comprising:
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providing, by the vehicle control module, a module output table comprising a first superset of module output elements, wherein the first superset of module output elements comprises a first subset of module output elements related to a first set of hardware devices provided on the first vehicle and a second subset of module output elements related to a second set of hardware devices provided on the second vehicle; providing, by the vehicle control module, a vehicle function output table comprising a set of vehicle function output elements related to vehicle function outputs utilized on the first vehicle and the second vehicle; providing, by the vehicle control module, at least one configuration table comprising respective configuration elements corresponding to ones of the first superset of module output elements, wherein each respective configuration element comprises data related to determining a transformed value associated with the corresponding module output element of the module output table; determining, by the vehicle control module, a value of a vehicle function output element of the vehicle function output table corresponding to a module output element of the module output table, transforming, by the vehicle control module, the value to the transformed value, and linking, by the vehicle control module, the transformed value with the corresponding module output element. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A computer-based vehicle control module capable of operating on one of first and second materials handling vehicles comprising:
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a module output table comprising a first superset of source elements, wherein the first superset of module output elements comprises a first subset of module output elements related to a first set of hardware devices provided on the first vehicle and a second subset of module output elements related to a second set of hardware devices provided on the second vehicle; a vehicle function output table comprising a set of vehicle function output elements related to vehicle function outputs utilized on the first vehicle and the second vehicle; a module output configuration table comprising respective module output configuration elements corresponding to ones of the first superset of module output elements, wherein each respective module output configuration element comprises data related to a transformed value associated with the corresponding module output element of the module output table; a routing table comprising entries related to; a) associated vehicle function output elements, and b) associated module output elements of one of the first and second subsets of module output elements corresponding to one of the first and the second vehicle on which the vehicle control module is operating; and a routing engine, that when executed on the one of the first and second vehicles, is configured, for each entry of the routing table, to; a) determine the module output element associated with the vehicle function output element that is associated with the entry, b) determine the module output configuration element of the module output configuration table corresponding to the associated module output element, c) determine a first value associated with the related vehicle function output element of the vehicle function output table, d) based on the corresponding module output configuration element, transform the value to the transformed value, and e) link the transformed value with the associated module output element. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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