US 12,331,490 B2
Working vehicle and attachment usage system
Yuji Fukuda, Sakai (JP); and Ryota Hamamoto, Sakai (JP)
Assigned to KUBOTA CORPORATIN, Osaka (JP)
Filed by KUBOTA CORPORATION, Osaka (JP)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/243,204.
Prior Publication US 2025/0084618 A1, Mar. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. E02F 9/26 (2006.01); E02F 3/43 (2006.01); G01S 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 9/264 (2013.01) [E02F 3/431 (2013.01); G01S 1/0428 (2019.08); G01S 1/047 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A working vehicle comprising:
a hitch to attach and detach an attachment thereto and therefrom;
a receiver to receive one or more wireless signals which are transmitted periodically from one or more transmitters in or on one or more of the attachments, which include respective one or more pieces of identification information of the one or more attachments, and which are compliant with a near field communication standard; and
a controller; wherein
the controller is configured or programmed to:
cause a first memory to store, for a period of time, the one or more pieces of identification information included in the one or more wireless signals received by the receiver;
when one of the one or more attachments is attached to the hitch, select a piece of identification information of the attachment attached to the hitch from the one or more pieces of identification information stored in the first memory and start a predetermined process according to the selected piece of identification information; and
even if the receiver receives one or more wireless signals from one or more transmitters before the attachment is allowed to be detached from the hitch, continue to perform the predetermined process without performing selection of a piece of identification information again.