Communication System and Work Vehicle

• US 20170294938A1
• Filed: 02/27/2015
• Published: 10/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Inventors: Mizutani, Eiji, Koshi, Takayuki
• Granted Patent: US 9,991,928 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/046 involving external transmission of data to or from the vehicle, e.g. via telemetry, satellite, Global Positioning System [GPS]
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/0205 Diagnosing or detecting failures; Failure detection models
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/045 Monitoring control system parameters
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2054 Fleet management
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/26 Indicating devices E02F5/145 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/268 with failure correction follow-up actions
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A communication system provided to a working vehicle includes: an information receiving unit that communicates with identification devices and receives identification information; a first area information storage that stores first area information indicating an area where use of the information receiving unit is permitted; a comparing unit that compares the first area information with second area information indicating an area where the working vehicle is used; and a communication control unit that prohibits the information receiving unit from outputting electric waves when the second area information is not included in the first area information.

Claims

1. A communication system provided to a working vehicle, comprising:

an information receiving unit that outputs electric waves to communicate with an identification device in which identification information is stored, and receives the identification information;

a first area information storage that stores a first area information indicating an area where a use of the information receiving unit is permitted;

a comparing unit that compares the first area information with a second area information indicating the area where the working vehicle is used; and

a communication control unit that prohibits the information receiving unit from outputting the electric waves when the comparing unit judges that the second area information is not included in the first area information.

2. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein when an instruction to acquire the identification information is inputted, the comparing unit judges whether or not the second area information is included in the first area information stored in the first area information storage,

the communication control unit permits the information receiving unit to output the electric waves when the comparing unit judges that the second area information is included in the first area information, and

the communication control unit prohibits the information receiving unit from outputting the electric waves when the comparing unit judges that the second area information is not included in the first area information.

3. The communication system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an input device that selects a service mode in which a maintenance of the working vehicle is performed, wherein

the second area information is inputted using the input device with the service mode being selected.

4. The communication system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a current position detector that detects the area where the working vehicle is used, wherein

the second area information is set based on the area detected by the current position detector.

5. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein

the working vehicle comprises:

a communication device; and

an instructing unit that instructs the communication device to acquire the identification information,

the communication device comprises;

an instruction judging unit that receives and judges the instruction to acquire the identification information;

the information receiving unit;

the first area information storage;

the comparing unit;

the communication control unit; and

an information transmitter that transmits the acquired identification information, and

the instructing unit comprises;

a second area information storage that stores the second area information;

a second communication control unit that outputs the instruction to acquire the identification information and the second area information to the communication device; and

a second reception judging unit that judges whether or not the information is received from the communication device.

6. The communication system according to claim 5, wherein the communication device of the working vehicle comprises a first communication device and a second communication device,

the first communication device further comprises a second communication device control unit that controls the second communication device,

the second communication control unit of the instructing unit outputs the instruction to acquire the identification information and the second area information to the first communication device,

the second communication device control unit of the first communication device outputs the instruction to acquire the identification information, which is outputted from the instructing unit, and the second area information to the second communication device, and

the second communication device comprises an information transmitter that transmits the information to the first communication device.

7. A working vehicle comprising the communication system according to claim 1.

8. A communication system provided to a hydraulic excavator, comprising:

an information receiving unit that outputs electric waves to communicate with an IC tag in which identification information is stored and receives the identification information;

a first area information storage that stores a first area information indicating an area where a use of the information receiving unit is permitted;

a second area information storage that stores a second area information indicating an area where the hydraulic excavator is used;

a comparing unit that compares the first area information with the second area information; and

a communication control unit that permits the information receiving unit to output the electric waves when the comparing unit judges that the second area information is included in the first area information and prohibits the information receiving unit from outputting the electric waves when the comparing unit judges that the second area information is not included in the first area information.