ON-LINE VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An on-line vehicle management system, comprising:
- a plurality of vehicles, each vehicle being equipped with an in-vehicle telematics unit and being part of a vehicle group;
a call center in selective operative communication with each of the in-vehicle telematics units, the call center configured to i) receive vehicle data from each of the plurality of vehicles in response to a predetermined trigger, and ii) store the received vehicle data for each of the plurality of vehicles in a database; and
an Internet-enabled program in selective communication with the call center, the Internet-enabled program including a Gregorian calendar with spreadsheet functionality, the Internet-enabled program configured to automatically receive at least some of the stored vehicle data from the call center and input the received data into predetermined cells of the Gregorian calendar, and the Internet-enabled program also configured, in response to a predetermined user request, to i) render the received vehicle data accessible to an authorized user associated with the vehicle group, ii) generate reports based on the received vehicle data, and iii) at least one of derive or calculate information from the received vehicle data.
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Abstract
An on-line vehicle management system includes a vehicle group having a plurality of vehicles and an in-vehicle telematics unit in each vehicle. A call center is in selective operative communication with each telematics unit and an Internet-enabled program. The call center receives vehicle data from each vehicle in response to a predetermined trigger, and stores the received data in a database. The Internet-enabled program includes a Gregorian calendar with spreadsheet functionality. The Internet-enabled program automatically receives at least some of the stored data from the call center, and inputs the received data into predetermined calendar cells. The Internet-enabled program is also configured, in response to a predetermined user request, to i) render the received data accessible to an authorized user associated with the vehicle group, ii) generate reports based on the received data, and iii) at least one of derive or calculate information from the received data.
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15 Claims
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1. An on-line vehicle management system, comprising:
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a plurality of vehicles, each vehicle being equipped with an in-vehicle telematics unit and being part of a vehicle group; a call center in selective operative communication with each of the in-vehicle telematics units, the call center configured to i) receive vehicle data from each of the plurality of vehicles in response to a predetermined trigger, and ii) store the received vehicle data for each of the plurality of vehicles in a database; and an Internet-enabled program in selective communication with the call center, the Internet-enabled program including a Gregorian calendar with spreadsheet functionality, the Internet-enabled program configured to automatically receive at least some of the stored vehicle data from the call center and input the received data into predetermined cells of the Gregorian calendar, and the Internet-enabled program also configured, in response to a predetermined user request, to i) render the received vehicle data accessible to an authorized user associated with the vehicle group, ii) generate reports based on the received vehicle data, and iii) at least one of derive or calculate information from the received vehicle data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle management Internet-enabled program, comprising:
a report page having at least one of daily, weekly, and monthly presentation means based on a Gregorian calendar with spreadsheet functionality, the report page including; first cells configured to be automatically filled with predetermined vehicle data transmitted from a call center in operative communication with the Internet-enabled program, the call center also being in selective operative communication with a plurality of vehicles in a vehicle group, wherein the predetermined vehicle data is raw vehicle data; color-coding for at least some of the first cells, wherein each color for the color-coding is associated with a particular event; second cells configured to be color-coded to correspond with data derived from the raw vehicle data; and result cells configured to calculate at least one of totals or averages for at least one of the predetermined vehicle data and the derived data automatically filled in the first and second cells. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for managing a vehicle group, comprising:
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recognizing a predetermined trigger via an in-vehicle telematics unit of a vehicle in the group; in response to the predetermined trigger, transmitting vehicle data from the in-vehicle telematics unit to a call center in selective operative communication with each vehicle in the vehicle fleet; and automatically populating at least some of the vehicle received at the call center into predetermined cells of a Gregorian calendar associated with an Internet-enabled program in selective communication with the call center, the Gregorian calendar having spreadsheet functionality. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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