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Apparatus and method for conserving power on an earth moving machine having a mobile communicator

US6374169B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 23, 1999
Grant dateApr 16, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/3203
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for conserving power on a machine having a mobile communicator. The method includes the steps of determining a current status of the machine, determining a duration since entering the current status, and determining one of a plurality of power conservation modes in response to the current status, and the status duration.

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