Working machine, data communcation system for working machine, operation system for working machine, and setting change system for working machine

• US 9,165,127 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2012
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Schwartz, Darren B
• Application Number:
  US13/820,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20130167227A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,182 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.1, 340/5.2, 340/5.21, 340/5.22, 340/5.23, 340/5.24, 340/5.25, 340/5.28, 340/5.3, 340/5.31, 340/5.32, 340/5.33, 340/5.7
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 35/22 Display screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/65 Instruments specially adapted for specific vehicle types or users, e.g. for left- or right-hand drive
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/85 Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
• 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 configured to make wireless communication with a mobile terminal and including a working machine-use ID code and a registration code stored therein, the working machine-use ID code being different from the registration code, wherein the machine-use ID code is pre-assigned to said working machine when manufactured, and the registration code is pre-set for said working machine and used for a user registration,

said control device comprising:

an ID code registration device configured to perform said user registration by checking whether a registration code inputted by a user matches with said registration code stored in the control device, and configured to, only when the registration code inputted by the user matches with said registration code stored in the control device, transmit the working machine-use ID code stored in the control device to the mobile terminal and to instruct the mobile terminal to register said transmitted working machine-use ID code as a mobile-use ID code, said mobile-use ID code being saved in a storage part of the mobile terminal and used for an authentication process;

an ID code checking device configured to, during said authentication process, check whether said mobile-use ID code stored in the mobile terminal and said working machine-use ID code stored in the control device match with each other; and

a data communication device configured to enable data communication between the mobile terminal and the control device when the ID code checking device establishes matching between the mobile-use ID code and the working machine-use ID code and to disable the data communication when the ID code checking device does not establish the matching.

2. A data communication system for a working machine, comprising:

a mobile terminal including a storage part;

a control device provided in the working machine, and configured to make data communication with the mobile terminal, the control device including a working machine-use ID code and a registration code stored therein, the working machine-use ID code being different from the registration code, wherein the machine-use ID code is pre-assigned to said working machine when manufactured, and the registration code is pre-set for said working machine and used for a user registration;

an ID code registration device configured to perform said user registration by checking whether a registration code inputted by a user matches with said registration code stored in the control device, and configured to, only when the registration code inputted by the user matches with said registration code stored in the control device, transmit the working machine-use ID code stored in the control device to the mobile terminal and to instruct the mobile terminal to register said transmitted working machine-use ID code as a mobile-use ID code, said mobile-use ID code being saved in the storage part of the mobile terminal and used for an authentication process;

an ID code checking device configured to, during said authentication process, check whether said mobile-use ID code stored in the mobile terminal and said working machine-use ID code stored in the control device match with each other; and

a data communication device configured to enable data communication between the mobile terminal and the control device when the ID code checking device establishes matching between the mobile-use ID code and the working machine-use ID code and to disable the data communication when the ID code checking device does not establish the matching.

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

a management configured to manage the working machine;

a mobile terminal configured to make wireless communication with said working machine and with said management server;

a working unit configured to perform working, the working unit being provided to the working machine; and

a control device provided to said working machine, the control device including a working machine-use ID code and a registration code stored therein, the working machine-use ID code being different from the registration code, wherein the machine-use ID code is pre-assigned to said working machine when manufactured, and the registration code is pre-set for said working machine and used for a user registration, and wherein the control device is configured to perform said user registration by checking whether a registration code inputted by a user matches with said registration code stored in the control device, wherein;

said management server comprises;

an ID code transmitting device configured to, only when the registration code inputted by the user matches with said registration code stored in the control device, transmit the working machine-use ID code stored in the control device to the mobile terminal and to instruct the mobile terminal to register said transmitted working machine-use ID code as a mobile-use ID code, the mobile-use ID code being issued based on the user registration and saved in the mobile terminal for use for an authentication process,

said mobile terminal comprises;

a data storage device configured to receive the transmitted working machine-use ID code transmitted from said ID code transmitting device and to store the received mobile-use ID code, and

a data transmitting device configured to transmit said mobile-use ID code stored in said data storage device to said working machine for the authentication process, and

said control device comprises;

an ID code checking device configured to, during said authentication process, check whether the mobile-use ID code transmitted from said mobile terminal and said working machine-use ID code stored in the control device match with each other; and

a control restriction device configured to allow normal control of the control device when the ID code checking device establishes matching between the mobile-use ID code and the working machine-use ID code and not to allow the normal control when the ID code checking device does not establish the matching.

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

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

the data storage device of said mobile terminal is configured to store the mobile-use ID code and the operation allowable time each transmitted from said ID code transmitting device, relating the mobile-use ID code and the operation allowable time to each other,

the data transmitting device 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 device of said control device is configured to allow, within said operation allowable time, the normal operation based on the established matching between the mobile-use ID code and the working machine-use ID code.