System for mobile workforce, vehicle, asset and service management

• US 20080052346A1
• Filed: 04/27/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ClickSoftware Technologies, Ltd. (Salesforce.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ClickSoftware Technologies, Ltd. (Salesforce.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Goldberg, Yaron, Bassat, Moshe Ben, Beniaminy, Israel
• Application Number:
  US11/796,456
• Publication Number:
  US 20080052346A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54

Abstract

An integrated, pervasive service management system of a service organization for a mobile workforce and vehicle that includes an application server to coordinate communications between the system and field service entities that include service technician communication devices. The system also includes an integration hub server to communicate between the service optimization suite and back office systems of the service organization and a universal service model to automatically coordinate the details of a service contract concerning service to be provided to customers of the organization. A optional service optimization suite to provide integrated, optimized service can also be provided.

Claims

1. An integrated, pervasive service management system of a service organization for a mobile workforce and vehicle comprising:

an application server to coordinate communications between said system and field service entities comprising at least service technician communication devices;

an integration hub server to communicate between said service optimization suite and back office systems of said service organization; and

a universal service model to automatically coordinate the details of a service contract concerning service to be provided to customers of said organization.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a work order database linked with and to provide data for said universal service model.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a service optimization suite to provide integrated, optimized service.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one back office system linked with said integration hub server.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said service technician communication devices comprises at least one of:

a laptop;

a technician'"'"'s hand-held communication device; and

a phone.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising at least one of:

a vehicle;

a field engineer'"'"'s mobile phone;

parts being monitored; and

equipment being monitored.

7. The system of claim 5, further comprising a global positioning system (GPS) provided to enable said application server to ascertain the location of said technician'"'"'s hand-held communication device.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein said parts being monitored are provided with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein said parts being monitored are provided with barcodes.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said universal service model automatically coordinates the details of a service contract concerning service to be provided to customers of said organization by coordination the by who, what, when, where, for whom and how specified by said service contract.