Fleet management system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented process of operating a materials handling vehicle based upon tasks, the process comprising:
- receiving, by a processor on a materials handling vehicle, an operator login of an operator of the materials handling vehicle;
transmitting, wirelessly to a remote server computer, an identification of the operator based upon the received operator login;
collecting operational information communicated across a materials handling vehicle network bus of the materials handling vehicle, the operational information derived by monitoring an operation performed on the materials handling vehicle by the operator;
transmitting, wirelessly to the remote server computer, the collected operational information;
receiving, wirelessly from the remote server computer, an instruction for the operator about an assigned task associated with the operator login where the instruction is derived at least in part on the operational information wirelessly transmitted to the remote server computer;
communicating, by the processor on the materials handling vehicle, a command to an electronic component on the materials handling vehicle, where the command is communicated across the materials handling vehicle network bus based upon the received instruction; and
executing, by the electronic component of the materials handling vehicle, an action that affects operation of the materials handing vehicle responsive to the command and responsive to the task.
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Abstract
A process of operating a materials handling vehicle based upon tasks comprises receiving an operator login of an operator and wirelessly transmitting an identification of the operator to a remote server based upon the received operator login. Further, an operation on the materials handling vehicle by the operator is monitored to derive operational information communicated across a materials handling vehicle network bus of the materials handling vehicle. The operational information is then wirelessly transmitted to the remote server. An instruction that is derived from blending a task related activity associated with the operator login and the operational information is wirelessly received from the server. A command, based on the received instruction, is communicated across the vehicle network bus to an electronic component on the materials handling vehicle. The electronic component executes an action that affects operation of the materials handing vehicle responsive to the command and the task related activity.
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1. A computer-implemented process of operating a materials handling vehicle based upon tasks, the process comprising:
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receiving, by a processor on a materials handling vehicle, an operator login of an operator of the materials handling vehicle; transmitting, wirelessly to a remote server computer, an identification of the operator based upon the received operator login; collecting operational information communicated across a materials handling vehicle network bus of the materials handling vehicle, the operational information derived by monitoring an operation performed on the materials handling vehicle by the operator; transmitting, wirelessly to the remote server computer, the collected operational information; receiving, wirelessly from the remote server computer, an instruction for the operator about an assigned task associated with the operator login where the instruction is derived at least in part on the operational information wirelessly transmitted to the remote server computer; communicating, by the processor on the materials handling vehicle, a command to an electronic component on the materials handling vehicle, where the command is communicated across the materials handling vehicle network bus based upon the received instruction; and executing, by the electronic component of the materials handling vehicle, an action that affects operation of the materials handing vehicle responsive to the command and responsive to the task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19, 20)
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12. A computer-implemented process of operating a materials handling vehicle based upon tasks, the process comprising:
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receiving, by a processor on a materials handling vehicle, an operator login of an operator of the materials handling vehicle; transmitting, wirelessly to a remote server computer, an identification of the operator based upon the received operator login; collecting operational information communicated across a materials handling vehicle network bus of the materials handling vehicle, the operational information derived by monitoring an operation on the materials handling vehicle by the operator; identifying, based upon the operational information, that the operator is performing a task involving the operation of the materials handing vehicle; generating a training command responsive to the identified task; communicating the training command to an output device on the materials handling vehicle; and storing information responsive to the communicated training command and the operator login. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a materials handling vehicle comprising; a vehicle network bus; and a native control module coupled to the vehicle network bus of the materials handling vehicle, which generates vehicle-related data and sends the vehicle-related data over the vehicle network bus; an information linking device physically coupled to the materials handling vehicle comprising; a vehicle network bus interface coupled to the vehicle network bus of the materials handling vehicle, wherein the information linking device extracts the vehicle-related data off of the vehicle network bus and communicates with the native control module across the vehicle network bus; and an interface controller having a processor and memory, the memory configured to store the vehicle-related data extracted off of the vehicle network bus; where the processor of the information linking device is programmed to perform a materials handling vehicle customization operation, and wherein; a transceiver physically coupled to the materials handling vehicle, receives a customization parameter across a network environment from a remote computer processing device based upon at least one operation specific preference assigned from the remote processing device; and the information linking device implements the customization operation by communicating across the vehicle network bus to the native control module of the materials handling vehicle to customize the materials handling vehicle according to the received customization parameter.
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