Caterpillar Inc.

Jeffrey David Rule

Joshua D Reed

Harold Duane Dabbs

Arjun Veneshetty

Kirk S Shively

Paul William Bierdeman

Bradley Bergerhouse

Derek J Light

Sudhakar Subramaniyan

Rohinikumar Adivi

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

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Peoria, IL, United States of America

Jeffrey David Rule