Machine having automatic component registration
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1. A component registration system for a machine, comprising:
- a component for the machine;
a data system remote from the machine;
a locating device configured to determine a global location of the machine; and
a controller in communication with the component, the locating device, and the data system, the controller being configured to;
automatically collect information from the component upon installation of the component onto the machine;
store information associating the component with a first user;
automatically send the information to the data system to initiate a registration process;
compare the determined global location received from the locating device to a plurality of predefined global locations;
compare a first of the plurality of predefined global locations to a second of the plurality of predefined global locations; and
remove the information associating the component with the first user and store information associating the component with a second user, in response to the comparison indicating the machine has moved from the first of the plurality of predefined global locations to the second of the plurality of predefined global locations.
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Abstract
A component registration system for a machine is disclosed. The component registration system has a component located on the machine, a data system remote from the machine, and a controller in communication with the component and the data system. The controller is configured to automatically collect information from the component upon installation of the component onto the machine and automatically send the information to the data system to initiate a registration process.
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1. A component registration system for a machine, comprising:
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a component for the machine; a data system remote from the machine; a locating device configured to determine a global location of the machine; and a controller in communication with the component, the locating device, and the data system, the controller being configured to; automatically collect information from the component upon installation of the component onto the machine; store information associating the component with a first user; automatically send the information to the data system to initiate a registration process; compare the determined global location received from the locating device to a plurality of predefined global locations; compare a first of the plurality of predefined global locations to a second of the plurality of predefined global locations; and remove the information associating the component with the first user and store information associating the component with a second user, in response to the comparison indicating the machine has moved from the first of the plurality of predefined global locations to the second of the plurality of predefined global locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of registering a component upon installation onto a machine, the component and a data system remote from the machine being in communication with a controller, the method comprising:
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using the controller to automatically collect information from the component upon installation of the component onto the machine; and using the controller to automatically send the information to the data system to initiate a registration process for the component; determining a global location of the machine; comparing the determined global location to a plurality of predefined global locations; and at least one of limiting functionality of the component or automatically generating a request for enrollment for the component based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A machine, comprising:
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a power source configured to produce a power output; an interface control module configured to monitor an operational aspect of the power source; a positioning device configured to determine a global location of the machine and to generate a signal indicative of the global location; and a controller in communication with the interface control module, the positioning device, and an offboard data system, the controller being configured to; automatically collect information from the interface control module upon installation of the interface control module; automatically collect information related to a first user of the interface control module; automatically send the collected information to the offboard data system to initiate a registration process; receive the signal from the positioning device; and automatically initiate a registration update process with the offboard data system in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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