MOBILE TERMINAL, SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR UPDATING A WORK PLAN

• US 20080153510A1
• Filed: 12/22/2006
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Zhang, Peng, Kulkki, Jari, Haikonen, Mikko, Niittukari, Jani, Sulander, Saku A., Soitinaho, Jouni
• Granted Patent: US 9,449,289 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/28 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A method, a computer program product, a mobile terminal, and system are provided. For example, the method includes receiving a work plan comprising at least one work item with a mobile terminal, wherein the work item includes an initial location of at least one identification device. The method also includes reading identification information contained on the identification device with the mobile terminal and identifying a deployed location of the identification device. Moreover, the method includes providing the identification information and the deployed location such that the work plan can be updated.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a work plan comprising at least one work item to a mobile terminal, wherein the at least one work item includes an initial location of at least one identification device;

reading identification information contained on the identification device with the mobile terminal;

identifying a deployed location of the at least one identification device; and

providing the identification information and the corresponding deployed location that are associated with the identification device to permit the work plan to be updated.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein providing the identification information and the corresponding deployed location comprises transmitting the identification information and corresponding deployed location to a network entity for updating the work plan.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein identifying a deployed location of the at least one identification device comprises receiving user input of the location of the mobile terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein identifying a deployed location of the at least one identification device comprises determining a location of the mobile terminal with a location device residing on the mobile terminal.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising defining a deployed location of at least one identification device in the work plan according to the location of the mobile terminal prior to reading the identification information.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising allowing a user to select at least one work item within the work plan based on the deployed location of the at least one identification device defined by the location of the mobile terminal prior to reading the identification information.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein identifying a deployed location of the at least one identification device comprises defining the deployed location of the identification device according to the location of the mobile terminal.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising displaying the defined deployed location of the identification device on the mobile terminal.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein reading the identification information occurs approximately simultaneously with defining a deployed location of the at least one identification device according to the location of the mobile terminal.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising attaching the at least one identification device to a physical location associated with a work item.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising storing the identification information and the corresponding deployed location with the mobile terminal.

12. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium containing computer-readable program instructions comprising:

a first executable portion to receive a work plan comprising at least one work item at the mobile terminal, wherein the at least one work item includes an initial location of at least one identification device;

a second executable portion to read identification information contained on the identification device with the mobile terminal;

a third executable portion to identify a deployed location of the at least one identification device; and

a fourth executable portion to provide the identification information and the corresponding deployed location that are associated with the identification device to permit the work plan to be updated.

13. The computer program product according to claim 12, wherein the fourth executable portion is further configured to transmit the identification information and corresponding deployed location to a network entity for updating the work plan.

14. The computer program product according to claim 12, wherein the third executable portion is further configured to receive user input of the location of the mobile terminal.

15. The computer program product according to claim 12, wherein the third executable portion is further configured to determine a location of the mobile terminal with a location device residing on the mobile terminal.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising a fifth executable portion for defining a deployed location of at least one identification device in the work plan according to the location of the mobile terminal prior to reading the identification information.

17. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the third executable portion is further configured to define the deployed location of the identification device according to the location of the mobile terminal.

18. The computer program product according to claim 17, further comprising a fifth executable portion to display the defined deployed location of the identification device on the mobile terminal.

19. The computer program product according to claim 17, wherein the second executable portion is further configured to read the identification information approximately simultaneously with defining the deployed location of the at least one identification device according to the location of the mobile terminal.

20. The computer program product according to claim 12, further comprising a fifth executable portion to store the identification information and the corresponding deployed location.

21. A mobile terminal comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a work plan comprising at least one work item including an initial location of at least one identification device;

a reader configured to read identification information contained on the at least one identification device; and

a processor configured to receive the work plan from the receiver and the identification information from the reader, the processor also configured to receive a deployed location of the at least one identification device to permit the work plan to be updated.

22. The mobile terminal according to claim 21, further comprising a user interface configured to allow a user to provide the deployed location of the at least one identification device.

23. The mobile terminal according to claim 21, further comprising a location device configured to provide a location of the reader, wherein the processor is further configured to interpret the location of the reader as the deployed location of the at least one identification device.

24. The mobile terminal according to claim 23, wherein the location device comprising a global positioning system.

25. The mobile terminal according to claim 21, further comprising a display configured to display the deployed location of the at least one identification device and associated identification information.

26. The mobile terminal according to claim 21, further comprising a memory configured to store the deployed location of the at least one identification device and associated identification information.

27. A system comprising:

a processor configured to receive a work plan comprising at least one work item including an initial location of at least one identification device, the processor also configured to receive;

(i) identification information contained on the at least one identification device and (ii) a deployed location of the at least one identification device to permit the work plan to be updated; and

a network entity configured to receive the identification information and deployed location to permit the work plan to be updated.

28. A system according to claim 27, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the identification information and the deployed location of the at least one identification device to the network entity to permit the work plan to be updated.

29. A system according to claim 27, wherein the processor is further configured to update the work plan based upon the identification information and the deployed location of the at least one identification device.

30. A system according to claim 27, wherein the processor is further configured to receive the deployed location from a user interface.

31. A system according to claim 27, wherein the processor is further configured to receive the deployed location from a location device.

32. A system comprising:

means for receiving a work plan comprising at least one work item, wherein the at least one work item includes an initial location of at least one identification device;

means for reading identification information contained on the identification device;

means for identifying a deployed location of the at least one identification device; and

means for providing the identification information and the corresponding deployed location that are associated with the identification device to permit the work plan to be updated.