FLEET TRACKING METHOD USING UNICAST AND MULTICAST COMMUNICATION
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1. A method of tracking a fleet of machines, comprising:
- receiving at a central controller an unacknowledged message from communicating devices onboard the fleet of machines that includes a current location of each of the fleet of machines determined by locating devices onboard the fleet of machines;
updating a location listing of the fleet of machines with the current location; and
repetitively multicasting the location listing to the communicating devices.
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Abstract
A method of tracking a fleet of machines operating at a common worksite is disclosed. The method may include receiving at a central controller an unacknowledged message from communicating devices onboard the fleet of machines, the unacknowledged message including a current location of each of the fleet of machines determined by locating devices onboard the fleet of machines. The method may also include updating a location listing of the fleet of machines with the current location, and repetitively multicasting the location listing to the communicating devices.
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1. A method of tracking a fleet of machines, comprising:
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receiving at a central controller an unacknowledged message from communicating devices onboard the fleet of machines that includes a current location of each of the fleet of machines determined by locating devices onboard the fleet of machines; updating a location listing of the fleet of machines with the current location; and repetitively multicasting the location listing to the communicating devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of tracking a fleet of machines, comprising:
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repetitively receiving at a central controller and at a first frequency an unacknowledged message from communicating devices onboard the fleet of machines that includes a current location of each of the fleet of machines determined by locating devices onboard the fleet of machines; updating a location listing of the fleet of machines with the current location; and repetitively multicasting at a second frequency less than the first frequency the location listing to the communicating devices, wherein repetitively receiving the unacknowledged message includes; repetitively receiving the unacknowledged message at the second frequency when an associated machine of the fleet of machines is traveling at a speed less than a threshold speed; repetitively receiving the unacknowledged message at a frequency that increases with at least one of an increasing travel speed of the associated machine that is faster than the threshold speed and a decreasing proximity of the associated machine to another machine of the fleet of machines.
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16. A method of tracking a fleet of machines, comprising:
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repetitively receiving at a central controller an unacknowledged message from communicating devices onboard the fleet of machines from different regions of a worksite, each of the messages including a current location of each of the fleet of machines determined by locating devices onboard the fleet of machines; updating a plurality of different location listings of the fleet of machines with the current location; and repetitively multicasting the plurality of different location listings to particular communicating devices based on co-location of the associated machines within particular regions of the worksite. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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