1. A method for operating a transport vehicle (201) provided with a container (211) with due regard to a weight of a received material in said container characterized in that the method comprises the step of receiving information associated to the weight of the received material in said container from an external source (501), and in response to the weight information controlling operation of said vehicle (503).
2. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the method comprises the step of receiving information associated to the weight of the received material from a work machine (101) loading the material on the container.
3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the method comprises the step of, in response to the weight information, controlling operation of said vehicle when said vehicle transports the received material to a designation (314).
4. A method according to claim 3, characterized in that the method comprises the step of interrupting the control of the transport vehicle operation in response to the weight information when the vehicle has reached the designation (505).
5. A method according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the method comprises the step of interrupting the control of the transport vehicle operation in response to the weight information when the material has been unloaded at the designation.
6. A method according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the method comprises the step of wirelessly receiving information associated to the weight of the received material.
7. A method according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the method comprises the step of automatically controlling operation of said transport vehicle in response to the weight information.
8. A method according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the method comprises the step of presenting information associated to the weight for a driver of said transport vehicle for manually controlling operation of said vehicle in response thereto.
9. A method according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the method comprises the step of controlling a suspension system (417) of the transport vehicle in response to the weight information.
10. A method according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the method comprises the step of controlling a powertrain (415) of the transport vehicle in response to the weight information.
11. A method according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the method comprises the step of controlling a power source (419) of the transport vehicle in response to the weight information.
12. A method according to claim 11, characterized in that the method comprises the step of selecting an engine curve from a plurality of available curves and controlling an internal combustion engine in accordance with the selected engine curve.
13. A method according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the method comprises the step of selecting a gear change mode from a plurality of available gear change modes and controlling a gearbox (421) in accordance with the selected gear change mode.
14. A method according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the method comprises the step of controlling a differential gear (425) of the transport vehicle in response to the weight information.
15. A method according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the method comprises the step of controlling a cruise control function in the transport vehicle in response to the weight information.
16. A method according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the method comprises the step of storing the weight information in an electronic storage (429) associated to the individual driver of said transport vehicle.
17. A transport vehicle provided with a container, which is configured for receipt of material, characterized in that the transport vehicle comprises a means (411) for wirelessly receiving information associated to a weight of a material received in the container and a controller (413) operatively connected to said receipt means, wherein the controller is adapted for controlling for at least one system (415,417) in the vehicle in response to the weight information.
18. A transport vehicle according to claim 17, characterized in that the vehicle is an articulated hauler (201).
19. A method for controlling operation of a work site comprising a work machine (101) configured for loading material at an elevated position above the ground and a transport vehicle (201) provided with a container (211), which is configured for receipt of material from the work machine, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of weighing a material and loading the material on the container, wirelessly transmitting information associated to the weight of the material to said transport vehicle (201), and in response to the transmitted weight information controlling operation of said transport vehicle.
20. A work site system comprising a work machine (101) configured for loading material at an elevated position above the ground and a transport vehicle (201) provided with a container for receiving material from the work machine, characterized in that the work machine comprises a means (403,405) for weighing the material which is loaded on the container and a means (409) for sending a signal with information associated to the weight of the material, said transport vehicle (101) comprises a means (411) for receiving a signal with information associated to the weight of the material received in the container, and a controller (413) operatively connected to said receipt means, wherein the controller is adapted for controlling at least one system (415,417) in the vehicle in response to the weight information.
21. A work site system according to claim 20, characterized in that the vehicle is an articulated hauler.
22. A work site system according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that the work machine is a wheel loader.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A recording medium configured to be accessed by a recordingreproducing apparatus, comprising:
an encoding key;
encoded information that is encoded using the encoding key; and
at least two usage right files each having usage rights corresponding to a respective one of two physically distinct media types,
wherein the encoding key, the encoded information, and the at least two usage right files are recorded in predetermined regions of the recording medium, and a physically distinct property of the recording medium is detected by the presence of eight-to-fourteen modulation (EFM) data in a region further towards the center than the table of content (TOC) in the lead-in area by the recordingreproducing apparatus for determining which of the two physically distinct media types corresponds to the recording medium, the recordingreproducing apparatus selecting the corresponding usage right file of the at least two usage right files to manage reproduction of the encoded information.
2. An information playback apparatus that plays back information from a recording medium, the recording medium including an encoding key, encoded information that is encoded using the encoding key, and at least two usage right files each having usage rights corresponding to a respective one of two physically distinct media types, wherein the encoding key, the encoded information, and the at least two usage right files are recorded in predetermined regions of the recording medium, said information playback apparatus comprising:
characteristic identifying means for extracting a physically distinct property by detecting the presence of eight-to-fourteen (EFM) data in a region further towards the center than the table of contents (TOC) in the lead-in area of the recording medium;
controlling means for determining which of the two physically distinct media types corresponds to the recording medium based on the physically distinct property and for generating a control signal for the usage right file of the at least two usage right files corresponding to the determined medium; and
information processing means for processing the encoded information based on the control signal generated by the controlling means.
3. An information playback apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the controlling means obtains the encoding key from the recording medium and transfers the encoding key to the information processing means.
4. An information playback apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the information processing means decodes the encoded information using the encoding key, and processes the information based on the control signal.
5. An information playback apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the controlling means reads the usage rights from the recording medium.
6. An information playback apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the controlling means checks for tampering based on the usage rights.
7. An information playback apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the characteristic identifying means for extracting a physically distinct property further detects the presence of a wobbled groove of the recording medium.
8. An information playback method for playing back information from a recording medium, an encoding key; encoded information that is encoded using the encoding key; and at least two usage right files each having usage rights corresponding to a respective one of two physically distinct media types, wherein the encoding key, the encoded information, and the at least two usage right files are recorded in predetermined regions of the recording medium, said information playback method comprising:
extracting a physically distinct property by detecting the presence of eight-to-fourteen (EFM) data in a region further towards the center than the table of contents (TOC) in the lead-in area of the recording medium;
determining which of the two physically distinct media types corresponds to the recording medium based on the physically distinct property and generating a control signal for the usage right file of the at least two usage right files corresponding to the determined medium; and
processing the encoded information based on the control signal generated.
9. An information recording and playback apparatus that plays back information from a recording medium and that records information to another recording medium, the recording medium including an encoding key; encoded information that is encoded using the encoding key; and at least two usage right files each having usage rights corresponding to a respective one of two physically distinct media types, wherein the encoding key, the encoded information, and the at least two usage right files are recorded in predetermined regions of the recording medium, said information recording and playback apparatus comprising:
characteristic identifying means for extracting a physically distinct property by detecting the presence of eight-to-fourteen (EFM) data in a region further towards the center than the table of contents (TOC) in the lead-in area of the recording medium;
controlling means for determining which of the two physically distinct media types corresponds to the recording medium based on the physically distinct property and for generating a control signal for the usage right file of the at least two usage right files corresponding to the determined medium; and
information processing means for playing back the encoded information and recording the encoded information to another recording medium based on the control signal generated by the controlling means.
10. An information recording and playback apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controlling means obtains the encoding key from the recording medium and transfers the encoding key to the information processing means.
11. An information recording and playback apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the information processing means decodes the encoded information using the encoding key, and processes the information based on the control signal.
12. An information recording and playback apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controlling means reads the usage rights from the recording medium.
13. An information recording and playback apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the controlling means checks for tampering based on the usage rights.