ASSOCIATING A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A method of associating a transmitter and a receiver in a supplemental remote control system for materials handling vehicles comprising:
- initiating a power on sequence to enable a materials handling vehicle for operation, said materials handling vehicle having a receiver for receiving wirelessly transmitted travel commands;
pairing said receiver and a corresponding controller on said vehicle to a select one of a plurality of wireless remote control devices comprising;
receiving pairing mode confidence signals at said receiver of said vehicle, wherein each pairing mode confidence signal provides a transmitter identification code that uniquely identifies a corresponding one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices within range of said receiver;
displaying a list of all received pairing mode confidence signals by corresponding transmitter identification codes, said displayed transmitter identification codes being ordered by signal strength; and
matching a known transmitter identification code associated with said select one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices with a corresponding one of the pairing mode confidence signals received by said receiver; and
synchronizing said select one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices to said receiver and said controller of said vehicle such that said materials handling vehicle acknowledges remote travel commands from said select one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices.
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Abstract
A method of associating a transmitter and a receiver in a supplemental remote control system for materials handling vehicles includes initiating a power on sequence to enable a vehicle for operation, the vehicle having a receiver for receiving wirelessly transmitted travel commands, and pairing and synchronizing the receiver and a corresponding vehicle controller to a select one of a plurality of wireless remote control devices. Pairing mode confidence signals are received at the vehicle receiver, wherein each pairing mode confidence signal provides a transmitter identification that uniquely identifies a corresponding wireless remote control device within range of the receiver. A known transmitter identification code associated with the select wireless remote control device is matched with a corresponding one of the pairing mode confidence signals received by the receiver, and the matched wireless remote control device is synchronized to the receiver and the controller of the vehicle for communication therebetween.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of associating a transmitter and a receiver in a supplemental remote control system for materials handling vehicles comprising:
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initiating a power on sequence to enable a materials handling vehicle for operation, said materials handling vehicle having a receiver for receiving wirelessly transmitted travel commands; pairing said receiver and a corresponding controller on said vehicle to a select one of a plurality of wireless remote control devices comprising; receiving pairing mode confidence signals at said receiver of said vehicle, wherein each pairing mode confidence signal provides a transmitter identification code that uniquely identifies a corresponding one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices within range of said receiver; displaying a list of all received pairing mode confidence signals by corresponding transmitter identification codes, said displayed transmitter identification codes being ordered by signal strength; and matching a known transmitter identification code associated with said select one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices with a corresponding one of the pairing mode confidence signals received by said receiver; and synchronizing said select one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices to said receiver and said controller of said vehicle such that said materials handling vehicle acknowledges remote travel commands from said select one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of associating a transmitter and a receiver in a supplemental remote control system for materials handling vehicles comprising:
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initiating a power on sequence to enable a materials handling vehicle for operation, said materials handling vehicle having a receiver for receiving wirelessly transmitted travel commands; pairing said receiver and a corresponding controller on said vehicle to a select one of a plurality of wireless remote control devices comprising; receiving pairing mode confidence signals at said receiver of said vehicle, wherein each pairing mode confidence signal provides a transmitter identification code that uniquely identifies a corresponding one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices within range of said receiver; and matching a known transmitter identification code associated with said select one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices with a corresponding one of the pairing mode confidence signals received by said receiver comprising; synchronizing said select one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices to said receiver and said controller of said vehicle such that said materials handling vehicle acknowledges remote travel commands from said select one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices; storing a receiver identification code that uniquely identifies said vehicle in said select one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices; clearing said receiver identification code stored in said select one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices when said select one of said plurality of wireless remote control devices is installed in a corresponding charging station; and clearing said transmitter identification code stored in said controller on said vehicle after powering down said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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