US 12,297,622 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. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/903,832.
Application 18/903,832 is a continuation of application No. 18/489,178, filed on Oct. 18, 2023.
Application 18/489,178 is a continuation of application No. 18/158,703, filed on Jan. 24, 2023, granted, now 11,821,174, issued on Nov. 21, 2023.
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 2025/0019934 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. 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); G05B 19/04 (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)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An initialization system for a power machine having hardware physically capable of executing at least one function, comprising:
a communication link capable of establishing communication with a remote system; and a machine controller having a non-volatile memory storing a software package with instructions that, when executed, can enable hardware of the power machine to perform at least one function, the software package being installed and uninitialized, and the machine controller being operable to:
receive a first request from an attachment controller of an implement that is removably attachable to the power machine, and
responsive to the first request, execute the at least one function to enable operation of the implement, the software package having been initialized in response to an initialization indicator received from the remote system, such that the instructions of the software package are executable to execute the at least one function.