FLEET MANAGEMENT PORTAL FOR OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT
First Claim
1. A data management server system comprising:
- a network interface configured to receive data via a network from a plurality of remote devices, wherein the data comprises information about outdoor power equipment, the outdoor power equipment'"'"'s performance, and/or the outdoor power equipment'"'"'s environment, and wherein the data further includes identification (ID) information that can be used to identify the operator of each piece of outdoor power equipment for which data is received; and
a processing device configured to use the network interface and the data to provide over the network a portal that provides users with information about outdoor power equipment with which the user is associated and information about the operators of the outdoor power equipment.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a fleet management system that assists with management and monitoring fleets of powered machines and their operators, such as fleets engaged in landscaping, grounds care, and forestry service. In this regard, embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for automatically gathering data about one or more pieces of outdoor power equipment and one or more human operators of the equipment, processing the data into more useful data and data formats, and providing useful feedback, data, and tools to users of the system via, for example, a web portal that either assists users with management of a fleet of equipment and operators or provides useful information to owner-operators of outdoor power equipment about their performance and their machines.
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16 Claims
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1. A data management server system comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive data via a network from a plurality of remote devices, wherein the data comprises information about outdoor power equipment, the outdoor power equipment'"'"'s performance, and/or the outdoor power equipment'"'"'s environment, and wherein the data further includes identification (ID) information that can be used to identify the operator of each piece of outdoor power equipment for which data is received; and a processing device configured to use the network interface and the data to provide over the network a portal that provides users with information about outdoor power equipment with which the user is associated and information about the operators of the outdoor power equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for monitoring the running of at least one powered machine comprising:
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a) providing the at least one machine with a communication device including a memory and means for wire-less communication, b) obtaining values of at least one parameter associated with running of the machine and storing the values in said memory, wherein said at least one parameter includes position of a throttle valve or geographic position of the machine/s and/or operator/s running the machine, c) connecting the communication device to a server for transmitting the values to said server, and e) displaying the values associated with running of the machine in the server or in a terminal connected to said server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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