Caterpillar Inc.

Bradley Bergerhouse

Joshua D Reed

Arjun Veneshetty

Harold Duane Dabbs

Kirk S Shively

Paul William Bierdeman

Mark T DeCou

Derek J Light

Albert Kulicz

Rohinikumar Adivi

Jeffrey David Rule

Scott E Ligeski

Liliana Olaru

Sudhakar Subramaniyan

An example described herein may include receiving a signal associated with a short range wireless communication device. The signal may be received via a receiver device configured to receive the signal when the short range wireless communication device is within an angular range of detection associated with the device. An example may involve determining a value of a parameter associated with the signal and/or determining that the short range wireless communication device is within a threshold distance of a machine based on the value of the parameter. An example may involve performing an action based on the short range wireless communication device being within the threshold distance of the machine.

Proximity detection using a short range wireless communication device

A system and method to access a machine through a mobile device includes sending a machine key to a controller on-board the machine, and a mobile device key to the mobile device using a remote server. The mobile device sends a mobile device ID to the controller. The controller determines the mobile device key based on the mobile device ID and the machine key. The controller sends a random number to the mobile device. The mobile device processes the random number to derive a first processed random number, and sends the first processed random number to the controller. The controller processes the random number to derive a second processed random number. The controller enables a start button to send a request to start the machine, when the first processed random number matches the second processed random number. The controller starts the machine upon receiving the request to start the machine.

Starting a machine through a mobile device

A sender device is provided. The sender device may include a peripheral device, a transceiver in communication with at least one recipient device, and a controller in communication with the peripheral device and the transceiver. The controller may be configured to receive a signal from the peripheral device, determine a state of the sender device based on the signal, select an advertisement packet based on the state of the sender device, and transmit the advertisement packet to at least one recipient device including data requested by the recipient device.

Dynamic advertisement data

A tracking system for a work tool is disclosed. The tracking system may include a tracking device coupled to the work tool and configured to transmit a work tool identification signal and a scanning device configured to scan and detect the work tool identification signal within the area around the scanning device and the tracking device. A location identification module and a communication module may be coupled to the scanning device and configured to receive the work tool identification signal, generate a work tool location signal including a location indicator and an identification of the work tool, add a date and time stamp to the work tool location signal and transmit the work tool location signal to an asset location center. The tracking system may further include a controller configured to receive and save the work tool location signal with the date and time stamp into an asset location database.

Asset tracking and work tool identification

A method for wireless authentication of a device to a machine is provided. The device has a sensor and the method includes sensing, by a sensor of the device, a first input pattern of physical parameters received at the device. The method includes wirelessly transmitting, from the device, an identification signal to a machine upon said sensing of the first input pattern. The method includes wirelessly receiving, at the device, an authentication signal indicating an authentication of the device, wherein the device is configured to interact with the machine upon the wireless receiving of the authentication.

System and method for wirelessly authenticating a device having a sensor

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Peoria, IL, United States of America

Bradley Bergerhouse