Electronic badge to authenticate and track industrial vehicle operator

US10558907B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Crown Equipment Corporation · US

Inventors

• Andreas Simon · Munich, DE
• Juergen Buchmann · Pliening, DE
• Lewis H. Manci · New Bremen, US
• Sebastian Sick · Vaterstetten, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 3, 2019
• Grant date: Feb 11, 2020
• Expiry date: Jan 3, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C2009/00301
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for controlling an industrial vehicle comprises an information linking device, a badge communicator, an operator badge, and a controller. The controller controls the industrial vehicle operating state by identifying that an operator possessing the operator badge has approached the industrial vehicle, communicating with the server via the information linking device to authenticate the operator as authorized to operate the industrial vehicle, and pairing the operator badge with the industrial vehicle upon determining that the operator is authorized to operate the industrial vehicle. Moreover, the controller controls the industrial vehicle operating state by controlling the industrial vehicle based upon a location of the operator badge relative to the industrial vehicle.