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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2019
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Monica Repiscak, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Terry Ray Stoe, Champlin, MN (US);
Steven Paul Goutermont, Saint Michael, MN (US);
Tobin Dale Rasmusson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving first information indicative of a first selection of a machine disposed at a worksite, wherein the first information is received from an electronic device disposed remote from the worksite. The method also includes receiving second information from the electronic device, wherein the second information is indicative of a second selection of a component of the machine. The method further includes determining, using at least one sensor, that an area surrounding the machine is free from unknown objects, and receiving third information indicative of a request to activate the component. The method also includes causing activation of the component based at least in part on the third information.