Wireless communications with a payload handling apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9944501-B2
Application number	US-201415103701-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2014
Priority date	Dec 13, 2013
Publication date	Apr 17, 2018
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018

Abstract

There is provided a computer program product, a mobile device capable of wireless communications and method for a mobile device capable of wireless communications with a payload handling apparatus for handling payload in a payload handling area. A message from the payload handling apparatus is received and on the basis of the received message it is determined when the mobile device is within the payload handling area of the payload handling apparatus.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for a mobile device comprising a user interface, the mobile device being capable of wireless communications with a payload handling apparatus for handling payload in a payload handling area, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving a message from the payload handling apparatus;
determining on the basis of the received message when the mobile device is within the payload handling area of the payload handling apparatus; and
causing an alert on the user interface, on the basis of the received message, when the received message includes a condition level of the payload handling apparatus or a part of the payload handling apparatus.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
causing an alert on the user interface, when the mobile device is within the payload handling area of the payload handling apparatus.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising the steps of:
deriving information from the received message; and
determining to cause the alert on the basis of the derived information indicating the payload handling apparatus or a sensor attached to the payload handling apparatus as the source of the message.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
determining that the mobile device is within the payload handling area of the payload handling apparatus;
determining a position of the mobile device; and
transmitting the determined position or information of the determined position to the payload handling apparatus for adapting the operation of the payload handling apparatus.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless communications is provided by a coverage area of wireless signals from the payload handling apparatus, and the payload handling area is a part of the coverage area.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless communications comprises a wireless local area network provided by a wireless transceiver arranged to the payload handling apparatus, and the wireless transceiver being connected to one or more sensors of the payload handling apparatus via the wireless transceiver.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes a display and at least one view for the display, said view corresponding to a condition level of the payload handling apparatus or a condition level of a part of the payload handling apparatus, the method further comprising the steps of:
receiving a message from a sensor attached to the payload handling apparatus or a part of the payload handling apparatus;
deriving a condition level measured by the sensor from the message; and
determining a view to be displayed on the basis of the derived condition level.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the user interface includes a plurality of views for the display and the method further comprises the step of:
displaying the view from the plurality of views that corresponds to a condition level received from a sensor attached to the payload handling apparatus or a part of the payload handling apparatus.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes a display and at least one view, where a condition level of the payload handling apparatus or a part of the payload handling apparatus is displayed by a circular element having at least two portions arranged on the circumference of the circular element, wherein the portions comprise a first portion corresponding to an amount of the condition level that is remaining and a second portion corresponding to an amount of the condition level that is lost.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes a display and at least one view, where a condition level of the payload handling apparatus or a part of the payload handling apparatus is displayed by a circular element having a circumference and portion on the circumference extending between two ends of the circular element, said ends being arranged on the circumference, wherein the distance between the condition level of the payload handling apparatus or a part of the payload handling apparatus is defined by a distance between the ends on the circumference.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an alert is caused on the user interface, when the received message indicates a condition level that meets a threshold value for the condition level from a plurality of condition levels of the payload handling apparatus.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless communications comprises communications over a wireless local area network, WLAN, connection or over a Bluetooth connection.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the payload handling apparatus is a gantry crane or a bridge crane.

14. A mobile device capable of wireless communications with a payload handling apparatus for handling payload in a payload handling area, the mobile device comprising means for performing the steps of:
receiving a message from the payload handling apparatus;
determining on the basis of the received message when the mobile device is within the payload handling area of the payload handling apparatus; and
causing an alert on the user interface, on the basis of the received message, when the received message includes a condition level of the payload handling apparatus or a part of the payload handling apparatus.

15. The mobile device according to claim 14 , wherein the payload handling apparatus is a gantry crane or a bridge crane.

16. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program being configured to control a processor to perform the steps of:
receiving, by wireless communications between a mobile device and a payload handling apparatus, a message from the payload handling apparatus;
determining on the basis of the received message when the mobile device is within the payload handling area of the payload handling apparatus; and
causing an alert on the user interface, on the basis of the received message, when the received message includes a condition level of the payload handling apparatus or a part of the payload handling apparatus.

Assignees

• Konecranes Global Corp

Inventors

• Härkönen Tuomo
• Martinkallio Tuomas

Classifications

• B66C19/007

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• H04W4/02 Primary

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• B66C13/44

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• B66C15/065 Primary

  electrical · CPC title

• B66C15/06

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