Patent ID: 11868114
Assignee: CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. A machine, comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
receive a request to cause the machine to perform an action;
determine a current mode of operation of the machine and a requested mode of operation of the machine associated with the request,
wherein the current mode of operation is one of a remote control mode or an autonomous control mode, and
wherein the requested mode of operation is another one of the remote control mode or the autonomous control mode; and

selectively deny the request or enable the machine to perform the action based on a priority assigned to the current mode of operation of the machine and a priority assigned to the requested mode of operation,
wherein the request is denied when the priority assigned to the current mode of operation is a higher priority than the priority assigned to the requested mode of operation, and
wherein the machine is enabled to perform the action when the priority assigned to the requested mode of operation is a higher priority than the priority assigned to the current mode of operation.