Patent ID: 8626541

Claim:
A loading system for use at a worksite with a haul vehicle and a loading machine configured to load material onto the haul vehicle, the loading system comprising: an identification tag located on the haul vehicle; an identification tag reader associated with a loading site and configured to recognize the identification tag; a transmitter configured to deliver a first signal including information related to the identification tag in response to the identification tag reader recognizing the identification tag; and a transceiver configured to: receive the first signal and deliver a second signal including loading information to the loading machine to initiate loading of the haul vehicle; receive, from the loading machine after loading of the haul vehicle, first information indicative of an amount of material loaded into the haul vehicle; and receive, from a source at the worksite different from the loading machine, second information indicative of the amount of material loaded into the haul vehicle by the loading machine, the source at the worksite measuring the amount of material loaded into the haul vehicle; and a communications sub-system associated with the transceiver and configured to: compare the second information indicative of the amount of material loaded into the haul vehicle with a target amount of material; generate a signal indicating success of the loading operation if the second information indicative of the amount of material loaded into the haul vehicle is within a predetermined range of the target amount; and generate a fault signal if the second information indicative of the amount of material loaded into the haul vehicle is not within the predetermined range of the target amount, wherein the fault signal is identified as indicative of an error associated with the first information.