Automatically adjusting parameters of a lifting device by identifying objects to be lifted
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1. A system comprising:
- a data tag attached to an object to be lifted by a lifting device, said lifting device having an adjustable parameter, said data tag for storing a value defining the adjustable parameter related to handling of the object by the lifting device, wherein the adjustable parameter comprises clamping pressure; and
an interrogator module linked to the lifting device, said interrogator module for communicating with the data tag to obtain the value and adjust the adjustable parameter as a function of the value obtained from the data tag to affect handling of the object by the lifting device.
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Abstract
Automatically adjusting parameters of a lifting device for a material to be lifted. An interrogator module reads data from a data tag attached to an object. The data includes an identifier associated with the object. A database module retrieves a value from a memory area based on the read identifier. The value corresponds to the parameter of the lifting device. An adjustment module adjusts the parameter of the lifting device as indicated by the retrieved value. Adjusting the parameters of the lifting device for a particular material improves handling of the material thereby reducing waste of the material and delay in processing the material.
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36 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a data tag attached to an object to be lifted by a lifting device, said lifting device having an adjustable parameter, said data tag for storing a value defining the adjustable parameter related to handling of the object by the lifting device, wherein the adjustable parameter comprises clamping pressure; and an interrogator module linked to the lifting device, said interrogator module for communicating with the data tag to obtain the value and adjust the adjustable parameter as a function of the value obtained from the data tag to affect handling of the object by the lifting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a data tag attached to an object to be lifted by a lifting device, said lifting device having an adjustable parameter, said data tag for storing an identifier, wherein the adjustable parameter comprises clamping pressure; a memory area for correlating the identifier with a value defining the adjustable parameter related to handling of the object by the lifting device; and an interrogator module linked to the lifting device, said interrogator module for communicating with the data tag to obtain the identifier, for communicating with the memory area to retrieve the value based on the obtained identifier, and for adjusting the adjustable parameter responsive to the retrieved value to affect handling of the object by the lifting device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computerized method comprising:
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reading data from a data tag attached to an object, said data including an identifier associated with the object; retrieving a value from a memory area based on the read identifier, said value defining a parameter of a lifting device related to handling of the object by the lifting device, wherein the parameter comprises clamping pressure; and adjusting the parameter of the lifting device as indicated by the retrieved value to affect handling of the object by the lifting device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computerized method comprising:
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reading data from a data tag attached to an object, said data including a value defining a parameter of a lifting device related to handling of the object by the lifting device, wherein the parameter comprises clamping pressure; and adjusting the parameter of the lifting device as indicated by the read value to affect handling of the object by the lifting device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable components comprising:
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an interrogator module for reading data from a data tag attached to an object, said data including an identifier associated with the object; a database module for retrieving a value from a memory area based on the identifier read by the interrogator module, said value defining a parameter of a lifting device related to handling of the object by the lifting device, wherein the parameter comprises clamping pressure; and an adjustment module for adjusting the parameter of the lifting device as indicated by the value retrieved by the database module to affect handling of the object by the lifting device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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