Patent ID: 8798873
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a power take-off (PTO) system of an engine equipped vehicle, wherein a user has access to one or more control devices for controlling the PTO system and the vehicle includes a control system for operating the PTO system, comprising: receiving a first action request from a first control device; receiving a second action request via a wired connection from a second control device; determining what engine and PTO system actuation commands are associated with the first action request and whether the first action request is one of a wireless first action request and a wired first action request; when the first action request is a wireless first action request, transmitting the actuation commands to the engine and PTO system via a data bus only if the vehicle is stationary; when the first action request is a wired first action request, transmitting the actuation commands regardless as to whether the vehicle is stationary; determining whether the second action request is a valid action request; and when the second action request is a valid request: determining what engine and PTO system actuation commands are associated with the second action request; transmitting engine and PTO system status information to the first control device and transmitting engine and PTO system status information to the second control device.