US 12,258,732 B2
Remote feature activation in power machines
Joel Honeyman, Horace, ND (US); Matt Sagaser, Bismarck, ND (US); Dennis Agnew, Moffit, ND (US); Justin Odegaard, West Fargo, ND (US); Spencer Mindeman, West Fargo, ND (US); and Dana Nelson, Dilworth, MN (US)
Assigned to Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc., West Fargo, ND (US)
Filed by Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc., West Fargo, ND (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/489,178.
Application 18/489,178 is a continuation of application No. 18/158,703, filed on Jan. 24, 2023, granted, now 11,821,174.
Application 18/158,703 is a continuation of application No. 16/541,965, filed on Aug. 15, 2019, granted, now 11,560,691, issued on Jan. 24, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/764,731, filed on Aug. 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0191473 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 8/61 (2018.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01); H04L 67/141 (2022.01); E02F 9/22 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 9/2058 (2013.01) [E02F 9/2025 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01); H04L 67/141 (2013.01); E02F 9/2296 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2641 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An initialization system for a power machine having hardware physically capable of executing at least one function, comprising:
a machine controller having a non-volatile memory storing:
a software package with instructions that, when executed, can control the at least one function, the software package being installed and uninitialized; and
a communication link capable of establishing communication with a remote system, the machine controller initializing the software package in response to an initialization indicator received from the remote system, such that the machine controller is enabled to execute the instructions of the software package to control the at least one function.