MOBILE RESOURCE TASK SCHEDULING

• US 20100287025A1
• Filed: 12/17/2009
• Published: 11/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited (Trimble Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited (Trimble Inc.)
• Inventors: Collins, Robert, Fletcher, Brian, Laithwaite, Robert
• Application Number:
  US12/641,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20100287025A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40

Abstract

In a method for scheduling tasks for a mobile resource, task schedule data for a mobile resource is accessed. The task schedule data comprises a scheduled location of the mobile resource, and the task schedule data is planned before initiation of the task. The task schedule data and the real-time location data of the mobile resource are correlated. An alert is transmitted in real-time based on correlating the task schedule data and the real-time mobile resource location data.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for mobile resource task scheduling, said method comprising:

accessing task schedule data for a mobile resource, said task schedule data comprising a scheduled location of said mobile resource, wherein said task schedule data is planned before initiation of said task;

accessing real-time location data of said mobile resource;

correlating said task schedule data and said real-time location data of said mobile resource; and

transmitting an alert in real-time based on said correlated task schedule data and real-time mobile resource location data.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

dynamically changing said task schedule data in response to said real-time mobile resource location data.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing mobile resource input data.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said correlating said task schedule data and said real-time location data of said mobile resource comprises:

correlating said task schedule data, said real-time location data of said mobile resource and mobile resource input data.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein said correlating said task schedule data, said real-time location data of said mobile resource and mobile resource input data comprises:

determining compliance of said scheduled location of said mobile resource with a real-time location of said mobile resource.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein said correlating said task schedule data, said real-time location data of said mobile resource and mobile resource input data comprises:

determining compliance of a task vicinity with a real-time location of said mobile resource.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting an alert in real-time in response to correlating said task schedule data and said real-time mobile resource location data comprises:

transmitting an alert in real-time in response to correlating said task schedule data, said real-time mobile resource location data and mobile resource input data.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting an alert in real-time in response to determining said real-time mobile resource location data or mobile resource input data is non-compliant with said scheduled data.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting an alert in real-time in response to determining said real-time mobile resource location data and mobile resource input data is non-compliant with said scheduled data.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting an alert in real-time comprises:

transmitting a late start alert in response to said mobile resource not moving from a start location within a scheduled start time window.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting an alert in real-time comprises:

transmitting a task completion proximity alert in response to said task associated with said mobile resource not being closed within a period of time before a scheduled task completion time.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting an alert in real-time comprises:

transmitting a task completion proximity alert in response to said task associated with said mobile resource not being closed within a period of time after a scheduled task completion time.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting an alert in real-time comprises:

transmitting a moved before closing task alert in response to said mobile resource moving outside a task vicinity before said task is registered to be completed.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting an alert in real-time comprises:

transmitting a closed task no movement alert in response to said mobile resource not moving to a next planned location within a configurable time window.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting an alert in real-time comprises:

transmitting an outside task vicinity alert in response to said mobile resource being located outside of a defined task vicinity.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting an alert in real-time comprises:

transmitting a late arrival at task alert in response to said mobile resource expected to arrive late to a scheduled task location.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting an alert in real-time comprises:

transmitting an early finish alert in response to said mobile resource arriving early, within a configurable time window, before a planned finish time.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting an alert in real-time comprises:

transmitting a safe finish alert in response to said mobile resource failing to arrive at a finish location, within a configurable time window, after a planned finish time.

19. A computer-usable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for mobile resource task scheduling, said method comprising:

accessing task schedule data for a mobile resource, said task schedule data comprising a scheduled location of said mobile resource, wherein said task schedule data is planned before initiation of said task;

accessing real-time location data of said mobile resource;

accessing mobile resource input data;

correlating said task schedule data, said mobile resource input data and said real-time location data of said mobile resource; and

transmitting an alert in real-time based on said correlated task schedule data, said mobile resource input data and said real-time mobile resource location data.

20. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising instructions for:

displaying said dynamically changed task schedule data and said real-time mobile resource location data on a display screen.

21. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 20, wherein displaying said dynamically changed task schedule data and said real-time mobile resource location on a display screen comprising instructions for:

displaying said dynamically changed task schedule data and said real-time mobile resource location data on said display screen at said mobile resource.

22. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising instructions for:

dynamically changing said task schedule data in response to said real-time mobile resource location data.

23. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 19, wherein said transmitting an alert in real-time further comprises instructions for:

transmitting said alert in real-time in response to determining said real-time mobile resource location data that is non-compliant with said scheduled location.

24. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising instructions for:

transmitting a performance summary report to said mobile resource.

25. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising instructions for:

transmitting an aggregated performance summary report for a group of mobile resources.

26. A system comprising:

a task schedule data accessor configured to access task schedule data of a task for a mobile resource, said task schedule data comprising a scheduled location of said mobile resource, wherein said task schedule data is planned before initiation of said task;

a real-time mobile resource location data accessor configured to access real-time location of said mobile resource;

a mobile resource input data accessor configured to access input data of said mobile resource;

a correlator configured to correlate said task schedule data, said mobile resource input data and said real-time mobile resource location data; and

an alert generator configured to generate an alert base on said correlated real-time mobile resource location data, said mobile resource input data and said scheduled location data.

27. The system of claim 26, further comprising:

a report generator configured to generate a report associated with said mobile resource and said task.

28. The system of claim 26, further comprising:

a display, wherein said display displays dynamically rescheduled task schedule data and said real-time mobile resource location.

29. The system of claim 26, further comprising:

a dynamic task rescheduler configured to dynamically reschedule said task based at least on said real-time mobile resource location data.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein said dynamic task rescheduler is further configured to cause said dynamically rescheduled task schedule data and said real-time mobile resource location data to concurrently display on a map at said mobile resource.

31. The system of claim 26, wherein said correlator further comprises:

a compliance determinor configured to determine compliance of said scheduled location of said mobile resource associated with said real-time location of said mobile resource.

32. The system of claim 26, wherein said alert generator configured to generate an alert comprises:

an alert generator configured to generate said alert based on said correlated real-time mobile resource location data, said scheduled location data and said mobile resource input data.