Patent ID: 9322146
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: E02F,G05B,G05G

Claim Text:
1. A method for generating a command for a work machine by arbitrating between inputs from a first input device and a second input device, each located on a joystick of a work machine, comprising: receiving a first input from the first input device on the joystick of a work machine; receiving a second input from the second input device on the joystick of the work machine; wherein said first input and said second input are capable of being received concurrently, generating a first command for a first operation carried out by the work machine based on the first input from the first input device if the first input has a non-zero value; generating a second command for the first operation based on the second input from the second input device if the first input has a zero value and the second input has a non-zero value; arbitrating between the first command and the second command; and executing the first operation based upon either one of the first command or the second command depending upon said arbitrating.