Machine control over the web
US6739078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45012
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system to control a piece of construction equipment or other piece of heavy equipment at a remote location via a data network in which a user provides movement instructions via a graphical user interface at a user PC to a programmable controller interfaced to the data network and the hydraulic movement systems of the heavy equipment. The graphical user interface includes a visual representation portion and a user control portion. A visual representation of the moveable elements of the heavy equipment is provided to the user via the graphical user interface, and the user inputs movement instructions via the user control portion of the graphical user interface.
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