Tool and tool setting management system and method configured to pair with the tool to change how the tool can function

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a tool and a tool setting management system and method. The tool setting management system of the present disclosure is configured to pair with the tool of the present disclosure to change how the tool can function.

The invention is claimed as follows: 
     
         1 . A method of operating a strapping device setting management system, said method comprising:
 pairing a user device and a strapping device such that wireless communication devices of the user device and the strapping device can communicate with one another over a network;   receiving, by an input device of the user device, a modification to a set of a plurality of available strapping device settings of the paired strapping device; and   communicating, by the wireless communication device of the user device, the modification to the set of available strapping device settings to the wireless communication device of the paired strapping device to cause the paired strapping device to change a set of available strapping device settings in accordance with the modification.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the strapping device setting includes a tension level setting. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the strapping device includes a handheld strap tensioning tool. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication devices of the user device and the strapping device are Bluetooth devices. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes receiving, by the wireless communication device of the user device and from the wireless communication device of the paired strapping device, confirmation that the paired strapping device has changed the set of available tool settings. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the set of strapping device settings cannot be modified other than via receipt of the modification from the wireless communication device of the user device. 
     
     
         7 . A strap tensioning device comprising:
 a body;   a tensioner supported by the body and including a tensioning motor;   a battery supported by the body and configured to power the tensioning motor;   a strap tension level selection device supported by the body;   a first wireless communication device pairable with a second wireless communication device of a user device such that the first wireless communication device can send data to and receive data from the second wireless communication device; and   a controller including a memory device storing a set of a plurality of available strap tensioning device settings each associated with a tension level, the controller configured to: (1) designate one of the strap tensioning device settings following receipt of an actuation of the strap tension level selection device; (2) control the tensioning motor in accordance with the designated strap tensioning device setting to tension a strap until a strap tension of the strap reaches the first tension level, and (3) after the first wireless communication device is paired with the second wireless communication device and the first wireless communication device receives a request to modify the set of available strap tensioning device settings from the second wireless communication device, modify the set of available strap tensioning device settings.   
     
     
         8 . The strap tensioning device of  claim 7 , wherein the set of available strap tensioning device settings cannot be modified other than via receipt of the request to modify from the second wireless communication device. 
     
     
         9 . The strap tensioning device of  claim 7 , which includes a power device actuatable to power the strap tensioning device on and off. 
     
     
         10 . The strap tensioning device of  claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to pair the first wireless communication device with the second wireless communication device upon receiving a pair request from the second wireless communication device. 
     
     
         11 . The strap tensioning device of  claim 7 , wherein the first and second wireless communication devices are Bluetooth devices. 
     
     
         12 . The strap tensioning device of  claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to cause the first wireless communication device to, after modifying the set of available strap tensioning device settings, send confirmation to the second wireless communication device that the set of available strap tensioning device settings has been modified. 
     
     
         13 . The strap tensioning device of  claim 7 , which is a handheld strap tensioning tool.