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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Tien Dzung Doan, Morton, IL (US);
William Edward Allen, Peoria, IL (US);
John James Krone, Peoria, IL (US);
Tien Dzung Doan, Morton, IL (US);
William Edward Allen, Peoria, IL (US);
John James Krone, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A loading system for use with a haul vehicle and a loading machine configured to load material onto the haul vehicle is disclosed. The loading system has an identification tag located on the haul vehicle, an identification tag reader configured to recognize the identification tag, and a transmitter configured to deliver a first signal including information related to the identification tag. The loading system also has a transceiver configured to receive the first signal and deliver a second signal including loading information to the loading machine to initiate loading of the haul vehicle.