WORKING MACHINE, DATA COMMUNCATION SYSTEM FOR WORKING MACHINE, OPERATION SYSTEM FOR WORKING MACHINE, AND SETTING CHANGE SYSTEM FOR WORKING MACHINE

• US 20130167227A1
• Filed: 07/25/2012
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kubota Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kubota Corporation
• Inventors: Miura, Keisuke, Umemoto, Susumu, Araki, Hiroyuki, Uoya, Yasuhisa
• Granted Patent: US 9,165,127 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/19
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 76/00 Parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, not provided for in groups A01B51/00 - A01B75/00
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 77/00 Machines for lifting and treating soil biocides, pest repellants or attractants, plant growth regulators A01N25/00 - A01N65/00; fertilisers C05; soil-conditioning or soil-stabilising materials C09K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 79/005 Precision agriculture
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 1/00 Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles fastening to cables or ropes F16G11/00
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 1/0256 Operating and control devices
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 17/18 for manipulating workpieces during forging operations work-pieces manipulators in forging machines B21J13/10
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2054 Fleet management
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/24 Safety devices , e.g. for preventing overload E02F9/226 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/26 Indicating devices E02F5/145 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 11/076 with pneumatic drive or displacement and speed control or stopping by hydraulic braking
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/275 Control of the prime mover, e.g. hydraulic control
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 2211/324 manually, e.g. by using a lever or pedal
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5166 in combination with interactive voice response systems or voice portals, e.g. as front-ends
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 : Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

A working machine is provided with a control device that can make wireless communication with a mobile terminal storing a mobile-use ID code and stores a working machine-use ID code, wherein the control device is provided with: ID code checking means adapted to check the mobile-use ID code obtained by ID code obtaining means and the working machine-use ID code with each other; data communication means adapted, in the case where as a result of the checking by the checking means, matching between the ID codes is established, to allow data communication between the mobile terminal and the control device, and in the case where the matching is not established, not to allow the data communication; and ID code registration means adapted to register the working machine-use ID code in the mobile terminal as the mobile-use ID code.

Claims

1. A working machine comprising

a control device that can make wireless communication with a mobile terminal and stores a working machine-use ID code, wherein

said control device comprises:

ID code registration means adapted to register said working machine-use ID code in said mobile terminal as said mobile-use ID code;

ID code checking means adapted to check said mobile-use ID code and said working machine-use ID code with each other; and

data communication means adapted to, in a case where as a result of the checking by said checking means, matching between the ID codes is established, enable data communication between the mobile terminal and said control device, and in a case where the matching is not established, disable the data communication.

2. The working machine according to claim 1, wherein:

said control device stores a registration code; and

a registration code different from said mobile-use ID code is transmitted from the mobile terminal to said ID code registration means, and in a case where matching between the registration code transmitted from said mobile terminal and said registration code is established, said ID code registration means transmits the working machine-use ID code to said mobile terminal.

3. A data communication system for a working machine, comprising a mobile terminal, and a control device that can make data communication with the mobile terminal and stores a working machine-use ID code, the data communication system comprising:

ID code registration means adapted to register said working machine-use ID code in said mobile terminal as a mobile-use ID code;

ID code checking means adapted to check said mobile-use ID code and said working machine-use ID code with each other; and

data communication means adapted to, in a case where as a result of the checking by said checking means, matching between the ID codes is established, enable the data communication between the mobile terminal and said control device, and in a case where the matching is not established, disable the data communication.

4. The data communication system for a working machine according to claim 3, wherein:

said control device stores a registration code;

said mobile terminal is adapted to be able to transmit a registration code different from said mobile-use ID code to said control device; and

in a case where matching between the registration code transmitted from said mobile terminal and the registration code stored in said control device is established, said ID code registration means transmits the working machine-use ID code to said mobile terminal.

5. An operation system for a working machine, comprising:

a management server that manages the working machine;

a mobile terminal that can make wireless communication with said working machine and said management server; and

a control device that is provided in said working machine, wherein;

said management server comprises

ID code transmitting means adapted to, after completion of user registration, transmit a mobile-use ID code to said mobile terminal;

said mobile terminal comprises

data storage means adapted to store the mobile-use ID code transmitted from said ID code transmitting means, and

data transmitting means adapted to transmit said mobile-use ID code stored in said data storage means to said working machine; and

said control device comprises

ID code checking means adapted to check the mobile-use ID code transmitted from said mobile terminal and a preliminarily stored working machine-use ID code with each other, and

control restriction means adapted,

in a case where as a result of the checking by said checking means, matching between the ID codes is established, to allow normal control by the control device, and in a case where the matching is not established, not to allow the normal control.

6. The operation system for a working machine according to claim 5, wherein:

the ID code transmitting means of said management server is configured to transmit a preset operation allowable time to said mobile terminal together with the mobile-use ID code;

the data storage means of said mobile terminal is configured to store the mobile-use ID code and the operation allowable time transmitted from said ID code transmitting means with relating the mobile-use ID code and the operation allowable time to each other, and the data transmitting means of said mobile terminal is configured to transmit the mobile-use ID code and the operation allowable time to the working machine; and

the control restriction means of said control device is configured to, within said operation allowable time, allow the normal operation based on the established matching between the ID codes.

7. A working machine comprising a control device that can change a setting of the working machine, the working machine comprising:

content receiving means adapted to receive a setting changed on a mobile terminal side; and

content storage means adapted to store the setting changed on said mobile terminal side as a new setting.

8. The working machine according to claim 7, further comprising

change instruction transmitting means adapted to, through wireless communication, transmit a change instruction signal that instructs a mobile terminal to change said setting, the mobile terminal being able to make communication with said control device through the wireless communication, wherein

in response to said change instruction signal, said content receiving means receives the setting changed on said mobile terminal side.

9. The working machine according to claim 8, wherein

said change instruction transmitting means transmits a setting already stored in said content storage means together with said change instruction signal.

10. The working machine according to claim 8 or 9, wherein

said change instruction transmitting means transmits, together with the change instruction signal, a program for displaying, on a display part of said mobile terminal, a setting screen for changing a setting.

11. The working machine according to any of claims 7 to 9, comprising

content checking means adapted to check the setting received by said content receiving means and the setting transmitted from said mobile terminal with each other, wherein

said content storage means is configured to, in a case where matching between the settings is established, store the setting received by said content receiving means as a new setting.

12. A setting change system for a working machine, comprising:

the working machine comprising a control device that can change a setting of the working machine; and

a mobile terminal that can make communication with said control device through wireless communication, wherein

said working machine comprises;

content receiving means adapted to receive a setting changed on said mobile terminal side; and

content storage means adapted to store the setting received by said content receiving means as a new setting.

13. The setting change system for a working machine according to claim 12, wherein:

said working machine further comprises

change instruction transmitting means adapted to transmit a change instruction signal instructing said mobile terminal to change said setting; and

in response to said change instruction signal, said content receiving means receives the setting changed on said mobile terminal side.

14. The setting change system for a working machine according to claim 13, wherein

said change instruction transmitting means transmits a setting already stored in said content storage means together with said change instruction signal.

15. The setting change system for a working machine according to claim 13 or 14, wherein

said change instruction transmitting means transmits, together with the change instruction signal, a program for displaying, on a display part of said mobile terminal, a setting screen for changing a setting.

16. The setting change system according to any of claims 12 to 14, comprising

content checking means adapted to check the setting received by said content receiving means and the setting transmitted from said mobile terminal with each other, wherein

said content storage means is configured to, in a case where matching between the settings is established, store the setting received by said content receiving means as a new setting.