SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACTIVATION OF OPTIONS PRELOADED ON A MATERIAL HANDLING VEHICLE

摘要

Abstract A material handling vehicle comprising: a frame, and a vertically movable platform mounted relative to the frame, the platform being vertically movable between an upper position and a lower position; a controller; a near field communication reader adapted to communicate with the controller; and the controller to activate at least one vehicle option when an active or passive near field communication device encoded with option information is placed within an operable range to the near field communication reader. 5 of 5 500 Vehicle including non- 502 activated option(s) Wireless Card/device ..- 504 with user specific option information 506 | Power-up vehicle FIG. 5 Place wireless card/device in close ..- 508 proximity to vehicle reader Reader reads option information encoded ..- 510 on card/device Controller receives option information from reader and ---- 512 activates option(s) Vehicle utilized with --- 514 option activated Card/Device is --- 516 removed from reader Vehicle returns to --- 518 initial state