Integrated fleet vehicle management system
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1. An integrated vehicle management system comprising:
- a telematics server that receives vehicle state data from an onboard unit of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle state data is transmitted from the vehicle over a wireless network to the telematics server, and the telematics server stores connectivity parameters for at least one of web-service-based connectivity and file-based connectivity to connect to an integration subsystem and transmit the vehicle state data to the integration subsystem;
the integration subsystem comprising at least one processor and a mapping and transformation module and a connectivity module executed by the at least one processor,wherein the integration subsystem determines a destination of the vehicle state data, and the destination comprises at least one of a database and analytics layer and an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application associated with vehicle management and hosted on a different platform from the database and analytics layer, andthe mapping and transformation module;
determines a format for the vehicle state data according to the at least one of the database and analytics layer and the ERP application associated with vehicle management, and a source of the vehicle state data,maps fields from the source of the vehicle state data to corresponding fields in the destination, the fields comprising a data type field; and
transforms the vehicle state data to the determined format, based on the mapping;
the connectivity module determines connectivity parameters to establish communication with the destination, wherein the connectivity module establishes a communication between the integration subsystem and the destination by selecting an adapter,the establishing a communication based on the connectivity parameters and a compatibility of the integration subsystem with a connectivity type, andthe adapter being one of;
a file adapter for file-based connectivity,a web service adapter for web-service-based connectivity, anda database adapter for database based connectivity; and
the database and analytics layer includes data storage and stores the vehicle state data in the data storage, and determines whether an actionable vehicle event occurs from the vehicle state data, wherein the actionable vehicle event is associated with service or use of the vehicle, andin response to determining the actionable vehicle event occurred, the database and analytics layer;
transmitting information for the actionable vehicle event to the ERP application via the integration subsystem, andreceiving a service ticket generated by the ERP application via the integration sub system,wherein the database and analytics layer retrieves, from the data storage vehicle, information related to the service ticket; and
a mobility server transmitting the service ticket and vehicle information to a remote computer via a network.
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Abstract
An integrated fleet vehicle management system provides remote management and diagnostics and analysis of vehicles. The system provides integration across many layers including on board units (OBUs) in vehicles, a telematics layer collecting OBU data, enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, a data and analytics layer platform including data storage, and a mobility platform. The above integration enables management and diagnostics of vehicles and analysis of vehicle data for servicing and determining productivity.
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1. An integrated vehicle management system comprising:
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a telematics server that receives vehicle state data from an onboard unit of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle state data is transmitted from the vehicle over a wireless network to the telematics server, and the telematics server stores connectivity parameters for at least one of web-service-based connectivity and file-based connectivity to connect to an integration subsystem and transmit the vehicle state data to the integration subsystem; the integration subsystem comprising at least one processor and a mapping and transformation module and a connectivity module executed by the at least one processor, wherein the integration subsystem determines a destination of the vehicle state data, and the destination comprises at least one of a database and analytics layer and an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application associated with vehicle management and hosted on a different platform from the database and analytics layer, and the mapping and transformation module; determines a format for the vehicle state data according to the at least one of the database and analytics layer and the ERP application associated with vehicle management, and a source of the vehicle state data, maps fields from the source of the vehicle state data to corresponding fields in the destination, the fields comprising a data type field; and transforms the vehicle state data to the determined format, based on the mapping; the connectivity module determines connectivity parameters to establish communication with the destination, wherein the connectivity module establishes a communication between the integration subsystem and the destination by selecting an adapter, the establishing a communication based on the connectivity parameters and a compatibility of the integration subsystem with a connectivity type, and the adapter being one of; a file adapter for file-based connectivity, a web service adapter for web-service-based connectivity, and a database adapter for database based connectivity; and the database and analytics layer includes data storage and stores the vehicle state data in the data storage, and determines whether an actionable vehicle event occurs from the vehicle state data, wherein the actionable vehicle event is associated with service or use of the vehicle, and in response to determining the actionable vehicle event occurred, the database and analytics layer; transmitting information for the actionable vehicle event to the ERP application via the integration subsystem, and receiving a service ticket generated by the ERP application via the integration sub system, wherein the database and analytics layer retrieves, from the data storage vehicle, information related to the service ticket; and a mobility server transmitting the service ticket and vehicle information to a remote computer via a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An integrated fleet vehicle management system comprising:
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an integration subsystem that interfaces a telematics server providing vehicle state data from a plurality of vehicles with a database and analytics layer platform, and that interfaces the database and analytics layer platform with an ERP platform, wherein the integration subsystem receives the vehicle state data from a telematics server collecting the vehicle state data from onboard units of the plurality of vehicles, and the integration subsystem comprises at least one processor and a mapping and transformation module and a connectivity module executed by the at least one processor, wherein the integration subsystem determines a destination of the vehicle state data, the destination comprising at least one of the database and analytics layer platform and the ERP platform, wherein the ERP platform hosts an ERP application associated with vehicle management, the connectivity module determines connectivity parameters to establish communication with the destination, wherein the connectivity module is to establish a communication between the integration subsystem and the destination by selecting an adapter, the establishing a communication based on the connectivity parameters and a compatibility of the integration subsystem with a connectivity type, wherein the adapter is one of a file adapter for file-based connectivity, a web service adapter for web-service-based connectivity, and a database adapter for database based connectivity, and the mapping and transformation module, determines a format for the vehicle state data according to the at least one of the database and analytics layer and the ERP platform, and a source of the vehicle state data; maps fields from the source of the vehicle state data to corresponding fields in the destination, the fields comprising a data type field; and transforms the vehicle state data to the determined format, based on the mapping; the database and analytics layer includes data storage and stores the vehicle state data in the data storage and determines whether an actionable vehicle event occurs from the vehicle state data, wherein the actionable vehicle event includes at least one of detection of a vehicle state that invokes generation of a service ticket, a determination that any of the plurality of vehicles is not being used in accordance with stored parameters, and a determination that any of the plurality of vehicles is being used outside of a previously agreed upon geographic location, and in response to determining the actionable vehicle event occurred, generating information related to the actionable vehicle event; and a mobility server providing the information related to the actionable vehicle event in a dashboard comprising a graphical user interface to a remote computer via a network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of integrated fleet vehicle management comprising:
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receiving, at an integration subsystem, vehicle state data from a telematics server collecting vehicle state data from onboard units of a plurality of vehicles; determining connectivity parameters and a format for storing data in a database and analytics layer platform; formatting the vehicle state data for the database and analytics layer platform based on transforming the vehicle state data to the format determined for the database and analytics layer platform, wherein the formatting comprises mapping fields from the source of the vehicle state data to corresponding fields in the destination, the fields comprising a data type field; sending the formatted vehicle state data to the database and analytics layer platform according to the connectivity parameters, wherein sending comprises establishing a communication between the integration subsystem and the destination by selecting an adapter, the establishing a communication based on the connectivity parameters and a compatibility of the integration subsystem with a connectivity type, wherein the adapter is one of a file adapter for file-based connectivity, a web service adapter for web-service-based connectivity, and a database adapter for database based connectivity; determining, at the database and analytics layer, whether a vehicle service is needed based on the vehicle state data and at least one rule; in response to determining the vehicle service is needed, sending a request for a service ticket and the vehicle state data to an ERP application hosted on an ERP platform different from the database and analytics layer platform via the integration subsystem, wherein the integration subsystem formats the vehicle state data for the ERP platform and sends the vehicle state data formatted for the ERP to the ERP platform according to connectivity parameters for the ERP platform; receiving, at the database and analytics layer platform, the service ticket from the ERP application via the integration subsystem, wherein the integration subsystem sends the service ticket according to connectivity parameters for the database and analytics layer platform; and presenting the service ticket and vehicle information related to the service ticket via a dashboard, comprising a graphical user interface, over the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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