Apparatus for graphical fleet management
First Claim
1. A computer system including a display coupled to a positioning system and to a vector database, for forming an output display, the computer system comprising a display manager coupled to the display for displaying an image of a particular geographic area on the display;
- a raster database including images of a geographic area;
a raster map loader coupled to the raster database and to the display manager for retrieving the image of the particular geographic area from the raster database;
a distributor coupled to the positioning system for receiving vehicle data and to the vector database for receiving vector data;
an icon manager coupled to the display and to the distributor for determining icons and displaying the icons on the display in response to the vehicle data; and
a data manager coupled to the display and to the distributor for displaying vector data on the display.
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Abstract
A computer system including a display coupled to a positioning system, for forming an output display, includes a display manager coupled to the display for displaying an image of a particular geographic area on the display, a raster map database including images of a geographic area, a raster map loader coupled to the raster map database and to the display manager for retrieving the image of the particular geographic area from the raster map database, an icon manager coupled to the display for displaying icons on the display, a data manager coupled to the display for displaying vehicle data and vector data on the display, and a distributor coupled to the icon manager, to the data manager, and to the positioning system, for receiving the vehicle data and the vector data from the positioning system and for updating the data manager and the icon manager.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer system including a display coupled to a positioning system and to a vector database, for forming an output display, the computer system comprising
a display manager coupled to the display for displaying an image of a particular geographic area on the display; -
a raster database including images of a geographic area;
a raster map loader coupled to the raster database and to the display manager for retrieving the image of the particular geographic area from the raster database;
a distributor coupled to the positioning system for receiving vehicle data and to the vector database for receiving vector data;
an icon manager coupled to the display and to the distributor for determining icons and displaying the icons on the display in response to the vehicle data; and
a data manager coupled to the display and to the distributor for displaying vector data on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer system including a display coupled to a positioning system and to a vector database, for forming an output display, the computer system comprising:
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a display manager coupled to the display for displaying an image of a particular geographic area on the display;
a raster database including images of a geographic area;
a raster map loader coupled to the raster database and to the display manager for retrieving the image of the particular geographic area from the raster database;
a vector map database describing the geographic area;
a vector map loader coupled to the vector map database and to the display manager for forming the image of the particular geographic area;
a distributor coupled to the vector database for receiving vector data, and to a positioning system for receiving the vehicle data;
an icon manager coupled to the display and to the distributor for displaying icons on the display in response to the vehicle data;
a data manager coupled to the display and to the distributor for displaying vector data on the display; and
a callback manager coupled to the display manager and to the distributor for determining the particular geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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16. A computer system including a display coupled to a dispatching system, to a positioning system, and to a geocoder, for forming an output display, the computer system comprising:
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a display manager coupled to the display for displaying an image of a particular geographic area on the display;
a vector database describing a geographical area;
a vector map loader coupled to the vector database and to the display manager for forming the image of the particular geographic area;
a distributor coupled to the geocoder for receiving the vector data, to the positioning system for receiving the vehicle data; and
an icon manager coupled to the display and to the distributor for displaying icons on the display in response to the vehicle data;
a data manager coupled to the display and to the distributor for displaying vector data on the display; and
a callback manager coupled to the display manager and to the distributor for determining the particular geographic area.
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22. A computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable media including;
code that retrieves an image of a particular geographic area from a raster database;
code that directs a display to display the image of a particular geographic area;
code that receives vehicle data;
code that receives vector data;
code that directs the display to display an icon in response to the vehicle data; and
code that directs the display to display the vector data. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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