Machine to Machine Communication to Transmit and Receive Machine Information

摘要

A data communication system for construction machines for uploading data from and downloading data to other construction machines that may have better and/or more frequent communication connectivity to an off-board computer that is connected to a computer network.

主权项

1. A data communication system for transmitting data from a construction machine to an off-board computer comprising:
a first construction machine having a communication device associated therewith capable of communicating with an off-board computer and a second construction machine, the communication device being configured to transmit and receive information pertaining to the first construction machine; a second construction machine having a communication device associated therewith capable of communicating with the off-board computer and the first construction machine, the communication device being configured to transmit and receive information pertaining to the second construction machine and the first construction machine; wherein when the communication device of the second construction machine receives information from the first construction machine, the second construction machine transmits the information to the off-board computer.