Patent ID: 11920402
Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ENTRANCE SYSTEMS AB
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G  B | IPC B  E  G

Claim 7:
8. A system for controlling operation of loading dock equipment at a loading dock, the system comprising:
a display screen;
a processor operably connectable to the display screen; and
a computer-readable medium containing instructions that cause the processor to—
display, via the display screen, a first control element in the absence of a second control element, wherein—
the first control element is associated with a piece of loading dock equipment and the second control element is associated with the display screen, and
selection of the first control element by a user causes the processor to activate a first functional operation of the piece of loading dock equipment; and

after receiving a signal that the first functional operation of the piece of loading dock equipment has been completed, automatically display, via the display screen, the second control element in the absence of the first control element, wherein selection of the second control element by the user causes the processor to display, via the display screen, a third control element in the absence of the first and second control elements, and wherein the third control element is associated with the piece of loading dock equipment and selection of the third control element by the user causes the processor to activate a second function of the piece of loading dock equipment different than the first function.