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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 08, 2022
Applicant:

Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US);

Inventors:

Michael J. Corbett, Macedonia, OH (US);

Christopher R. Graunke, Piqua, OH (US);

Jamison S. Frady, Sidney, OH (US);

Trisha M. Luthman, Covington, OH (US);

Justin Bennett, Newburgh, IN (US);

Mike Ciholas, Evansville, IN (US);

Sarah Dory, Newburgh, IN (US);

Herb Hollinger, Mount Vernon, IN (US);

Casey Richardson, Evansville, IN (US);

Josh Woody, Newburgh, IN (US);

Assignee:

Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 30/18072 (2013.01); B66F 9/07581 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/0055 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); B60Q 5/00 (2013.01); B60T 7/085 (2013.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02); G08C 2201/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is provided for wireless communication between a wireless remote control device comprising a peripheral device and a controller on a materials handling vehicle comprising a central device. The method may comprise: polling via a plurality of connection event requests, by the central device, communicated with the peripheral device with which the central device is paired, the peripheral device comprising one or more activatable switches. Based on the status of one or more activatable switches, the peripheral device sending reply messages to at least a portion of the plurality of connection requests in accordance with at least one communication operating mode of the peripheral device, wherein each reply message is indicative of the status of the one or more activatable switches. Calculating, by the central device, a number of missed messages.


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