Centralized Services Management (CSM) System

• US 20090164631A1
• Filed: 12/20/2007
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Marcus L. Wooley
• Original Assignee: Marcus L. Wooley
• Inventors: Wooley, Marcus L.
• Application Number:
  US11/960,707
• Publication Number:
  US 20090164631A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/026 for alarm, monitoring and auditing in vending machines or means for indication, e.g. when empty

Abstract

In this presentation, we show a system and method for in-depth tracking and information, reporting capabilities, and maintaining a high level of availability for its customer information and tracking database facility. The purpose is to show an effective and economical way to automate and monitor/manage the whole operation for centralized services management. Automating the whole process and tracking all the components and issues provide efficiency and saving to the users, with less chance of error, down-time, and under-estimating/over-estimating the resources or inventories.

Claims

1. A centralized services management system to manage a network of the vending machines, said system comprising:

A user interface,

A data warehouse,

Operations management module,

Tracking module,

Monitoring schedule module,

Customer call receiving module, and

Customer inquiry replying module,

Wherein a customer initiates a request,

Wherein a dispatcher creates a service ticket,

Wherein a route driver performs an inventory operation,

Wherein a manager initiates an equipment move request for one or more vending machines,

Wherein said manager interacts with a master movement list, and

Wherein a rolling terminal is connected to an application server and a database server through a computer or communication network.

2. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 1, wherein said system further comprising:

a master route list.

3. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 2, wherein said master route list comprises a route schedule and a route driver list.

4. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 1, wherein said system further comprising:

a master inventory list.

5. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 4, wherein said master inventory list comprises a customer account, a location list, and an equipment list.

6. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 1, wherein said system further comprising:

a master service request list.

7. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 6, wherein said master service request list comprises a customer complaints list, a parts request list, a service request list, and a service work order list.

8. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 1, wherein said computer or communication network is a local area network.

9. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 1, wherein an installer prepares an equipment for move.

10. A centralized services management system to manage a network of the vending machines, said system comprising:

A user interface,

A data warehouse,

Operations management module,

Tracking module,

Monitoring schedule module,

Customer call receiving module, and

Customer inquiry replying module,

Wherein a customer initiates a request,

Wherein a dispatcher creates a service ticket,

Wherein a route driver performs an inventory operation,

Wherein a manager initiates an equipment move request for one or more vending machines,

Wherein said manager interacts with a master movement list,

Wherein said system manages old customer complaints and new customer complaints,

Wherein said system manages routing, old tickets, and new tickets, and

Wherein a delay in the scheduled service or operation triggers a shift or adjustment of tickets in queue, with an automatic notice sent to said customer.

11. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 10, wherein said tracking module comprises an RFID tag.

12. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 10, wherein said tracking module comprises a GPS module to find a coordinate or location.

13. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 10, wherein said automatic notice sent to said customer is done by e-mail or text messaging.

14. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 10, wherein said automatic notice sent to said customer is done by telephone or video-phone.

15. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 10, wherein a scheduler schedules an equipment move request.

16. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 10, wherein a scheduler applies a quality assurance procedure.

17. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 10, wherein said manager optimizes the routing and scheduling.

18. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 10, wherein the scheduling and routing information is stored in a distributed network of databases, computers, storages, or servers.

19. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 10, wherein said system is based on neural network training and fuzzy logic membership function.

20. A centralized services management system as recited in claim 10, wherein the access of different users to said system is based on biometrics, encryption, PKI, password, role-based, context-based, fee-based, permission-based, temporary-based, DRM-based, contract-based, or license-based.