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US 12,559,914 · App. 17/660,893 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Excavator management system, mobile terminal for excavator, and recording medium

Inventor: Soutarou Otoh (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
E02F9/26H04N5/765E02F9/2228E02F9/2285E02F9/2292E02F9/2296
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Patent No.
US 12,559,914
App. No.
17/660,893
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An excavator management system includes an excavator configured to acquire state quantity information representing a state quantity of the excavator detected by a plurality of sensors; and a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a communication control part configured to transmit, to the excavator, a request signal requesting the excavator to transmit the state quantity information.

Claims (67)

1 . An excavator management system comprising:

an excavator configured to acquire a plurality of state quantities of the excavator detected by a plurality of sensors; and

a mobile terminal, wherein

the mobile terminal includes

a hardware processor configured to

transmit, to the excavator, a request signal requesting the excavator to transmit the plurality of state quantities,

record a video of the excavator,

start to receive the plurality of state quantities from the excavator in response to starting to record the video of the excavator, and

display one or more state quantities among the plurality of state quantities received from the excavator and the video of the excavator in synchronization with each other on a display.

2 . The excavator management system according to claim 1 , wherein

the mobile terminal further includes

an imaging device configured to capture the video of the excavator in synchronization with a period during which the plurality of state quantities are received.

3 . The excavator management system according to claim 2 , wherein

the hardware processor is further configured to

display a recording screen on the display in response to receiving an instruction to record the video of the excavator, and

the video of the excavator that is being recorded and a waveform of at least one state quantity included in the plurality of state quantities are simultaneously displayed on the recording screen.

4 . The excavator management system according to claim 3 , wherein information by which the excavator is identified, information indicating a date and time of starting to record the video, and information indicating an operation being performed by the excavator are displayed on the recording screen.

5 . The excavator management system according to claim 2 , wherein

the hardware processor is further configured to

display a screen including a list of one or more prescribed operations of the excavator on the display, and

transmit, to the excavator, an operation instruction to perform a prescribed operation selected from the list of the one or more prescribed operations, and

the video of the excavator is obtained by capturing an image of the excavator that is performing the selected prescribed operation.

6 . The excavator management system according to claim 2 , wherein

the hardware processor is further configured to

display, on the display, a selection screen for selecting, as an operation performed by the excavator, an operation according to an operation by an operator or an unmanned operation, and

display, on the display, a confirmation screen including information to prompt confirmation as to whether there is an obstacle around the excavator, in response to determining that the unmanned operation is selected.

7 . The excavator management system according to claim 2 , wherein

the mobile terminal further includes

a storage configured to store state record data in which the plurality of state quantities and the video of the excavator recorded while the plurality of state quantities are received are associated with each other, and

the hardware processor is further configured to play back the state record data stored in the storage.

8 . The excavator management system according to claim 7 , wherein

the hardware processor is further configured to

display a playback screen of the state record data on the display, and

play back the state record data stored in the storage, in response to receiving, on the playback screen, an instruction to play back the state record data.

9 . The excavator management system according to claim 8 , wherein

a video representing video data included in the state record data and a waveform of the one or more state quantities included in the state record data are displayed on the playback screen.

10 . The excavator management system according to claim 9 , wherein

another video captured by a camera included in the excavator is displayed together with the video and the waveform on the playback screen.

11 . The excavator management system according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a management apparatus configured to perform communication with the mobile terminal, wherein

the management apparatus includes

a hardware processor configured to

acquire the state record data from the mobile terminal;

diagnose a state of the excavator based on the state record data;

evaluate an operation of the excavator based on the state record data; and

output a result of diagnosing the state of the excavator and a result of evaluating the operation of the excavator to the mobile terminal.

12 . The excavator management system according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is configured to display the one or more state quantities and the video of the excavator in synchronization with each other such that as the video of the excavator is played back, a value of the one or more state quantities corresponding to a playback time of the video of the excavator is indicated.

13 . The excavator management system according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to display, on the display, a screen for specifying the one or more state quantities from the plurality of state quantities and display the one or more state quantities specified on the screen and the video of the excavator in synchronization with each other on the display.

14 . The excavator management system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the mobile terminal includes an operation button and,

wherein the hardware processor is configured to (i) record the video and start to receive the plurality of state quantities from the excavator in response to an operation of the operation button, or (ii) stop receiving the plurality of state quantities from the excavator in response to stopping recording of the video.

15 . The excavator management system according to claim 1 , wherein the received plurality of state quantities includes a hydraulic oil temperature, an engine water temperature, an engine fuel injection amount, a hydraulic pressure of a boom cylinder, a hydraulic pressure of an arm cylinder, a hydraulic pressure of a bucket cylinder, a hydraulic pressure of a turning hydraulic motor, a discharge pressure of a main pump, an operation pressure of an operation lever, or a control pressure of a regulator.

16 . A mobile terminal comprising:

a hardware processor configured to

transmit, to an excavator that acquires a plurality of state quantities of the excavator detected by a plurality of sensors, a request signal requesting the excavator to transmit the plurality of state quantities,

record a video of the excavator,

start to receive the plurality of state quantities from the excavator in response to starting to record the video of the excavator, and

display one or more state quantities among the plurality of state quantities received from the excavator and the video of the excavator in synchronization with each other on a display.

17 . The mobile terminal according to claim 16 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to display, on the display, a screen for specifying the one or more state quantities from the plurality of state quantities and display the one or more state quantities specified on the screen and the video of the excavator in synchronization with each other on the display.

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer of a mobile terminal to execute a process, the process comprising:

transmitting, to an excavator that acquires a plurality of state quantities of the excavator detected by a plurality of sensors, a request signal requesting the excavator to transmit the plurality of state quantities,

recording a video of the excavator,

starting to receive the plurality of state quantities from the excavator in response to starting to record the video of the excavator, and

displaying one or more state quantities among the plurality of state quantities received from the excavator and the video of the excavator in synchronization with each other on a display.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 18 , wherein

the process further comprises displaying, on the display, a screen for specifying the one or more state quantities from the plurality of state quantities, and

the one or more state quantities specified on the screen and the video of the excavator are displayed in synchronization with each other on the display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2022
From: OTOH, SOUTAROU
To: SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060944/0733 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-199300 · Oct 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020040844 · Oct 30, 2020
Related Publication 20220251806A1 · Aug 11, 2022
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