PROVIDING AN AUTONOMOUS POSITION OF A POINT OF INTEREST TO A LIFTING DEVICE TO AVOID COLLISION
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1. A method for monitoring a lifting device with respect to a jobsite object comprising:
- receiving location information from a first position determiner module coupled to a first point of interest associated with said lifting device;
determining an autonomous position of said first point of interest based on said location information;
accessing an autonomous position of a jobsite object proximate said lifting device; and
monitoring said lifting device based on comparing said autonomous position of said first point of interest to said autonomous position of said jobsite object.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring a lifting device is disclosed. The method receives location information from a position determiner module coupled with a point of interest associated with the lifting device and determines an autonomous position of the point of interest based on the location information. The method further includes accessing position information associated with a jobsite object and monitoring the lifting device based on the autonomous position of the point of interest and based on the position information of the jobsite object to prevent collision.
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1. A method for monitoring a lifting device with respect to a jobsite object comprising:
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receiving location information from a first position determiner module coupled to a first point of interest associated with said lifting device; determining an autonomous position of said first point of interest based on said location information; accessing an autonomous position of a jobsite object proximate said lifting device; and monitoring said lifting device based on comparing said autonomous position of said first point of interest to said autonomous position of said jobsite object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 39)
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22. A system for monitoring a lifting device with respect to a jobsite object comprising:
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a location receiver module for receiving location information from a position determiner module coupled to a first point of interest on said lifting device, said location information indicating an autonomous position of said first point of interest; a jobsite object position receiver for receiving location information associated with one or more jobsite objects; and a lifting device monitoring module for monitoring said lifting device based on said autonomous position of said first point of interest and based on said location information associated with said one or more jobsite objects. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for improving utilization of a lifting device comprising:
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accessing location information associated with one or more jobsite objects; determining at least one preferred movement of a first point of interest of said lifting device for moving one of said jobsite objects from a first point to a second point based on said location information associated with said one or more jobsite objects; receiving location information from a position determiner module coupled to said first point of interest; determining an autonomous position of said first point of interest based on said location information; and monitoring said autonomous position of said first point of interest with respect to said preferred movement. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for preventing collisions between a lifting device and jobsite objects comprising:
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receiving location information from a position determiner module coupled to a first point of interest associated with said lifting device; determining an autonomous position of said first point of interest based on said location information; receiving position information associated with at least one jobsite object; monitoring said lifting device based on said autonomous position of said first point of interest and based on said information associated with said at least one jobsite object by comparing said autonomous position of said first point of interest to said location information associated with said at least one jobsite object to prevent said lifting device from colliding with said jobsite object. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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