Industrial Vehicle Operator Authentication Using A Removable Storage Device
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1. A method for restricting operation of an industrial vehicle to an authorized person, said method comprising:
- issuing a portable storage device to the person, wherein the portable storage device stores data that is electronically readable and that authorizes the person to operate the industrial vehicle, wherein the data identifies a plurality of industrial vehicle types that the person is authorized to operate;
inserting the portable storage device into a port of a control system on the industrial vehicle;
the control system reading the data from the portable storage device; and
the control system enabling operation of the industrial vehicle in response to the industrial vehicle corresponding to one of the plurality of authorized industrial vehicle types.
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Abstract
Operation of the industrial vehicle is managed by devices onboard the vehicle. One such management device includes a portable memory device issued to a person authorized to operate the vehicle. The vehicle control system, by reading data from the portable memory device, determines whether the person is permitted to operate that particular industrial vehicle and if so enables that operation. The portable memory device also can be used to transfer operating data between the control system onboard the vehicle and a remote computer.
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1. A method for restricting operation of an industrial vehicle to an authorized person, said method comprising:
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issuing a portable storage device to the person, wherein the portable storage device stores data that is electronically readable and that authorizes the person to operate the industrial vehicle, wherein the data identifies a plurality of industrial vehicle types that the person is authorized to operate; inserting the portable storage device into a port of a control system on the industrial vehicle; the control system reading the data from the portable storage device; and the control system enabling operation of the industrial vehicle in response to the industrial vehicle corresponding to one of the plurality of authorized industrial vehicle types. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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6. (canceled)
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14. A method for restricting operation of an industrial vehicle to an authorized person, said method comprising:
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storing data in a portable storage device that is electronically readable, wherein the data uniquely identify the person and define an operating parameter for the industrial vehicle; issuing the portable storage device to the person; inserting the portable storage device into a port of a control system on the industrial vehicle; the control system reading the data from the portable storage device; the control system making a determination, in response to the data read from the portable storage device, that the person is authorized to operate the industrial vehicle; and the control system, in response to the determination, enabling operation of the industrial vehicle, and wherein while the person is operating the vehicle, a vehicle function is operated in a limited manner in response to the operating parameter read from the portable storage device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. (canceled)
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