Method and system for managing the hand-off between control terminals
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1. A system for controlling dynamic equipment, which system comprises:
- a first control terminal including a first display;
a second control terminal including a second display;
an electronic control module including a first connection to said first control terminal and a second connection to said second control terminal;
said electronic control module being connected to said dynamic equipment and adapted for receiving control signals from said first and second control terminals and controlling and monitoring one or more functions of said dynamic equipment in response to said control signals;
a software algorithm hosted on said electronic control module and adapted to manage the handoff of control of said one or more dynamic equipment functions between said first control terminal and said second control terminal;
wherein said first control terminal is mounted on or within said dynamic equipment; and
wherein said dynamic equipment includes an agricultural vehicle and an agricultural implement connected to said vehicle, said first and second control terminals being configured to control and monitor said agricultural implement.
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Abstract
A vehicle control and gateway module comprising an electronic control module controlling one or more vehicle systems, a vehicle communications bus, a wireless communications module, an electronic gateway module acting as a translator of information between the vehicle communications bus and the wireless communications module, and a software program, whereby an operator using a remote mobile device can send and receive wireless commands to and from the vehicle with the electronic gateway module translating messages from one data protocol to the other as required.
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1. A system for controlling dynamic equipment, which system comprises:
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a first control terminal including a first display; a second control terminal including a second display; an electronic control module including a first connection to said first control terminal and a second connection to said second control terminal; said electronic control module being connected to said dynamic equipment and adapted for receiving control signals from said first and second control terminals and controlling and monitoring one or more functions of said dynamic equipment in response to said control signals; a software algorithm hosted on said electronic control module and adapted to manage the handoff of control of said one or more dynamic equipment functions between said first control terminal and said second control terminal; wherein said first control terminal is mounted on or within said dynamic equipment; and wherein said dynamic equipment includes an agricultural vehicle and an agricultural implement connected to said vehicle, said first and second control terminals being configured to control and monitor said agricultural implement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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