VEHICLE-DISPATCHING METHOD AND VEHICLE-DISPATCHING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A vehicle-dispatching method for use with a service center and a plurality of vehicles, the vehicle-dispatching method comprising steps of:
- communicating the service center with hosts of respective vehicles, thereby establishing a database and a dispatching priority ranking table in the service center;
selecting a vehicle from the database according to the dispatching priority ranking table when the service center receives a vehicle service request;
issuing an inquiry signal from the service center to the host of the selected vehicle;
issuing a vehicle service confirming signal from the host of the selected vehicle if the host of the selected vehicle receives the inquiry signal and consents to accept a vehicle service task; and
adjusting the host of the selected vehicle to a lower priority ranking in the dispatching priority ranking table when the service center receives the vehicle service confirming signal from the host of the selected vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle-dispatching system includes a service center and a plurality of hosts disposed in respective vehicles. For equally distributing the chances of accepting a reserved vehicle service task, a vehicle-dispatching method is provided. Firstly, the service center is in communication with the hosts of respective vehicles, thereby establishing a database and a dispatching priority ranking table. When the service center receives a vehicle service request, a vehicle is selected from the database according to the dispatching priority ranking table. If the host of the selected vehicle receives the inquiry signal and consents to accept a vehicle service task, a vehicle service confirming signal is issued from the host of the selected vehicle. When the service center receives the vehicle service confirming signal from the host of the selected vehicle, the host of the selected vehicle is adjusted to a lower priority ranking in the dispatching priority ranking table.
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22 Claims
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1. A vehicle-dispatching method for use with a service center and a plurality of vehicles, the vehicle-dispatching method comprising steps of:
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communicating the service center with hosts of respective vehicles, thereby establishing a database and a dispatching priority ranking table in the service center; selecting a vehicle from the database according to the dispatching priority ranking table when the service center receives a vehicle service request; issuing an inquiry signal from the service center to the host of the selected vehicle; issuing a vehicle service confirming signal from the host of the selected vehicle if the host of the selected vehicle receives the inquiry signal and consents to accept a vehicle service task; and adjusting the host of the selected vehicle to a lower priority ranking in the dispatching priority ranking table when the service center receives the vehicle service confirming signal from the host of the selected vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle-dispatching system for use with a plurality of vehicles, the vehicle-dispatching system comprising:
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a plurality of hosts disposed in respective vehicles; and a service center communicating with the hosts, thereby establishing a database and a dispatching priority ranking table in the service center, wherein the service center selects a vehicle from the database according to the dispatching priority ranking table when the service center receives a vehicle service request, an inquiry signal is issued from the service center to the host of the selected vehicle, and the host of the selected vehicle is adjusted to a lower priority ranking in the dispatching priority ranking table when the service center receives a vehicle service confirming signal from the host of the selected vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle-dispatching method for use with a service center and a plurality of vehicles, the vehicle-dispatching method comprising steps of:
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communicating the service center with hosts of respective vehicles, thereby establishing a database in the service center, wherein the database includes dispatching condition sets of respective vehicles; selecting a vehicle from the database according to a vehicle-requiring condition corresponding to a vehicle service request when the service center receives the vehicle service request; and issuing an inquiry signal from the service center to the host of the selected vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle-dispatching system for use with a plurality of vehicles, the vehicle-dispatching system comprising:
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a plurality of hosts disposed in respective vehicles; and a service center communicating with the hosts to establish a database in the service center, the database including dispatching condition sets of respective vehicles, wherein when the service center receives a vehicle service request, the service center selects a vehicle from the database according to a vehicle-requiring condition corresponding to the vehicle service request, and the service center issues an inquiry signal to the host of the selected vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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