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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2010
Joe P. Crookham, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Antonio Rivera, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Michael B. Foster, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Ryan A. Marsh, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Walter R. Tippett, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Patrick K. Cooley, Muscatine, IA (US);
Joe P. Crookham, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Antonio Rivera, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Michael B. Foster, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Ryan A. Marsh, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Walter R. Tippett, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Patrick K. Cooley, Muscatine, IA (US);
Musco Corporation, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and systems to control remote devices or equipment via existing cellular telephone networks wherein information from a customer concerning a specific function is communicated and performed at the remote equipment. To achieve this, a Central Control receives information from the customer and correlates it to a specific cellular telephone MIN number which has been pre-programmed. The MIN number is then sent to a cellular provider. The cellular provider then transmits the MIN number to an antenna, which transmits the MIN number to a remote equipment controller at the remotely located equipment. The remote equipment controller then takes a part of the MIN and gives these numbers to a PLC at the remote equipment controller. The PLC then memory maps part of the MIN to a specific function to be carried out by the remote equipment controller, and the specific function is carried out.