US 11,947,361 B2
Fleet management system
Timothy A. Wellman, Coldwater, OH (US); and Dean E. Winner, Celina, OH (US)
Assigned to Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US)
Filed by Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/826,669.
Application 14/918,708 is a division of application No. 13/480,976, filed on May 25, 2012, granted, now 9,202,186, issued on Dec. 1, 2015.
Application 13/480,976 is a division of application No. 11/956,045, filed on Dec. 13, 2007, granted, now 8,249,910, issued on Aug. 21, 2012.
Application 16/826,669 is a continuation of application No. 15/491,010, filed on Apr. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,599,160.
Application 15/491,010 is a continuation of application No. 14/918,708, filed on Oct. 21, 2015, granted, now 9,632,506, issued on Apr. 25, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/869,845, filed on Dec. 13, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2020/0218283 A1, Jul. 9, 2020
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/00 (2023.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); B66F 9/24 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0639 (2023.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0291 (2013.01) [B66F 9/07581 (2013.01); B66F 9/24 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05D 1/0282 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06316 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0639 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06398 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/08 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0216 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system that controls an industrial vehicle responsive to encountering working environment tags, the system comprising:
a transceiver on an industrial vehicle that communicates over a wireless connection to a remote server;
a tag reader mounted on the industrial vehicle, the tag reader configured to read tags detected within a work area proximate to the industrial vehicle as the industrial vehicle is performing an industrial task comprising at least one of a lift operation, a steer operation, or a travel operation;
an information processing device on the industrial vehicle, the information processing device communicably coupled to the transceiver, the information processing device further communicably coupled to the tag reader, wherein the information processing device comprises a processor in data communication with memory, the processor programmed to:
receive an identifier of a tag detected by the tag reader, the tag within the work area proximate to the industrial vehicle as the industrial vehicle is performing the industrial task;
access electronically, a predetermined action based upon the identifier of the detected tag; and
communicate information across a vehicle network bus to at least one electronic component of the industrial vehicle to perform the predetermined action, wherein the predetermined action automatically modifies a working state of the industrial vehicle so as to affect the performance of the task.