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

Claim 7:
8. A controller of a machine, the controller comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors configured to:
configure the machine to operate in a plurality of modes including a remote control mode and an autonomous control mode;
receive a request to cause the machine to perform an action;
determine a requested mode of operation of the machine associated with the request,
wherein the requested mode of operation is one of the plurality of modes; and

selectively deny the request or enable the machine to perform the action based on a priority assigned to a 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.