Patent ID: 11892836
Assignee: LIEBHERR MINING EQUIPMENT NEWPORT NEWS CO.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  E | IPC B  E  G

Claim 15:
16. A method for a portable device configured to communicate with a plurality of autonomous vehicles on a mine site, the method comprising:
displaying, on a user interface including a display of the portable device, an indication of one or more autonomous vehicles of the plurality of autonomous vehicles that are within a predefined distance from the portable device;
responsive to a user input selecting an autonomous vehicle of the one or more autonomous vehicles indicated on the user interface, sending an inhibit command from the portable device to only the selected autonomous vehicle, the inhibit command configured to inhibit and/or stop motion of the selected autonomous vehicle;
pairing and unpairing the portable device to a centralized platform;
monitoring connection to the portable device when paired to the centralized platform; and
initiating an emergency action if the connection to the portable device is lost for a predetermined time.