Refuse vehicle QR code systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11727230-B2
Application number	US-202217587378-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2022
Priority date	Apr 17, 2020
Publication date	Aug 15, 2023
Grant date	Aug 15, 2023

Abstract

A vehicle system includes a vocational vehicle, a tag, and a data management controller. The vocational vehicle includes a chassis and a body. The chassis includes a first subcomponent. The body includes a second sub component supported by the chassis. The body defines a receptacle. The tag is attached to at least one of the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent. The tag includes an identifier that encodes tag data. The data management controller is configured to receive tag data associated with the tag. The data management controller is configured to provide material from a tag database stored by the data management controller to a user device based on the tag data. The material is associated with the at least one of the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle system, comprising:
a vocational vehicle, comprising:
a chassis comprising a first subcomponent; and
a body comprising a second subcomponent supported by the chassis, the body defining a receptacle;

a tag attached to at least one of the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent, the tag comprising an identifier that encodes tag data;
a data management controller configured to:
receive the tag data associated with the tag; and
provide material from a tag database stored by the data management controller to a user device based on the tag data, the material associated with the at least one of the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent, wherein the material includes a plurality of formats, including at least one of videos, recordings, diagrams, images, manuals, and instructions.

2. The vehicle system of claim 1 , wherein the data management controller is further configured to:
receive user input from the user device; and
update at least one of the tag database and a product performance database based on the user input.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the user input includes information regarding at least one of effectiveness of the tag, effectiveness of the material matched with the tag, and a reason why a particular issue is occurring.

4. The vehicle system of claim 3 , wherein the data management controller is further configured to match the tag data from the tag with material from the tag database.

5. The vehicle system of claim 4 , wherein the tag database is configured to store the material associated with the at least one of the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent and the product performance database is configured to store data relating to the performance of the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent.

6. The vehicle system of claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of tags, wherein each of the plurality of tags corresponds to a different subcomponent of the vocational vehicle.

7. The vehicle system of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of tags includes a unique identifier, wherein each of the plurality of tags corresponds with different material from the tag database.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vocational vehicle further comprises a lifting system, the lifting system comprising:
lift arms configured to eject waste from a temporary holding container into the receptacle;
a hydraulic cylinder configured to actuate the lift arms;
a compactor configured to compress the refuse within the receptacle; and
an ejector configured to discharge the refuse from the receptacle.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the identifier of the tag is a quick response code.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the identifier of the tag is a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag and a sensor of the user device is an RFID reader device, wherein the user device is configured to transmit the tag data to the data management controller.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the material forms a part of an application, wherein providing the material to the user device comprises providing the application to the user device.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data management controller is further configured to generate a user interface to be displayed on the user device, the user interface comprising:
a header including an image of the identifier of the tag and a name of at least one of the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent of the vocational vehicle; and
a content area including at least one interactive point and substantive material.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data management controller is further configured to solicit feedback by presenting a user with a questionnaire via the user device, wherein the questionnaire is a part of the material or is included as a separate module.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the questionnaire includes at least one question related to at least one of a step-by-step training operation being demonstrated in the material, a rating of helpfulness of the material, a type of subcomponent of the refuse vehicle being used, and a performance of subcomponent of the refuse vehicle being used.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the data management controller is further configured to transmit a notice to a third-party computing system, wherein the notice includes updates made to the tag database and a product performance database and the feedback from the questionnaire.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the notice is transmitted to a customer service representative assigned to at least one of the first subcomponent or the second subcomponent of the refuse vehicle.

17. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a data management controller, tag data from a tag attached to at least one of a first subcomponent and a second subcomponent of a vocational vehicle; and
providing, by the data management controller, material from a tag database stored by the data management controller to a user device based on the tag data, the material associated with the at least one of the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent, the material including a plurality of formats, including at least one of videos, recordings, diagrams, images, manuals, and instructions.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
updating, by the data management controller, at least one of the tag database and a product performance database; and
transmitting, by the data management controller, a notice to a third part including updates made to the at least one of the tag database and the product performance database.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions embodied therein that, when executed, cause the data management controller to perform operations comprising:
receiving tag data from a tag attached to at least one of a first subcomponent and a second subcomponent of a vocational vehicle; and
providing material from a tag database stored by the data management controller to a user device based on the tag data, the material associated with the at least one of the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent, wherein the material includes a plurality of formats, including at least one of videos, recordings, diagrams, images, manuals, and instructions.

Assignees

• Oshkosh Corp

Inventors

• Kappers Jerrod
• Koga Jeff

Classifications

• G06K7/10861 Primary

  sensing of data fields affixed to objects or articles, e.g. coded labels (postal sorting B07C3/14, conveying articles B65G47/48) · CPC title

• G06F16/2365

  Ensuring data consistency and integrity · CPC title

• G06K7/1417

  2D bar codes · CPC title

• G06K19/06028

  using bar codes · CPC title

• G06K19/0723

  the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs · CPC title