GROUND FLEET OPERATIONS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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1. A vehicle behavior monitoring system, comprising:
- a plurality of ground vehicles, each vehicle comprising an electronic gateway module and a vehicle display, wherein the gateway module is in communication with a subsystem of the vehicle and wherein the gateway module is in communication with the vehicle display;
a centralized server, wherein the centralized server is connected to the Internet;
a communications link, wherein the communications link allows the gateway module to exchange information with the centralized server;
a plurality of external applications, wherein the external applications are connected to and can exchange information with the centralized server;
whereby a condition of at least one vehicle of the plurality of ground vehicles can be communicated to the centralized server;
whereby the centralized server can collect and process the conditions collectively for the plurality of ground vehicles and make the collected and processed conditions available to the vehicle display through the gateway module; and
whereby the centralized server can make the collected and processed conditions available to the plurality of external applications.
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Abstract
A ground fleet operations quality management system for use with one or more vehicles which includes a gateway module mounted on each vehicle, a centralized data server to collect, store and pre-process data from multiple vehicles, and a web application designed to provide access to and analysis of the conditions of the entire fleet of vehicles.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle behavior monitoring system, comprising:
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a plurality of ground vehicles, each vehicle comprising an electronic gateway module and a vehicle display, wherein the gateway module is in communication with a subsystem of the vehicle and wherein the gateway module is in communication with the vehicle display; a centralized server, wherein the centralized server is connected to the Internet; a communications link, wherein the communications link allows the gateway module to exchange information with the centralized server; a plurality of external applications, wherein the external applications are connected to and can exchange information with the centralized server; whereby a condition of at least one vehicle of the plurality of ground vehicles can be communicated to the centralized server; whereby the centralized server can collect and process the conditions collectively for the plurality of ground vehicles and make the collected and processed conditions available to the vehicle display through the gateway module; and whereby the centralized server can make the collected and processed conditions available to the plurality of external applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle behavior monitoring system for a ground vehicle, which system comprises:
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an electronic gateway module mounted on the vehicle and in communication with a subsystem of the vehicle; a vehicle display mounted on the vehicle and connected to the gateway module; a centralized server configured for connection to the Internet; a communications link between the gateway module and the centralized server and configured for exchanging information therebetween; said system configured for communicating vehicle subsystem information to the centralized server via the gateway module; and said centralized server configured for processing and transforming the vehicle subsystem information. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A vehicle behavior monitoring method, comprising the steps of:
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equipping each vehicle of a plurality of ground vehicles with an electronic gateway module and a vehicle display, wherein the gateway module is in communication with a subsystem of the vehicle and wherein the gateway module is in communication with the vehicle display; collecting information on a condition of at least one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles in the gateway module of the at least one vehicle; sending the information on the condition to the centralized server; collecting and processing the data using the centralized server; and providing access to the collected and processed data to a plurality of external applications, wherein the external applications are connected to and can exchange information with the centralized server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle behavior monitoring method, comprising the steps of:
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equipping each vehicle of a plurality of ground vehicles with an electronic gateway module and a vehicle display, wherein the gateway module is in communication with a subsystem of the vehicle and wherein the gateway module is in communication with the vehicle display; collecting information on a condition of at least one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles in the gateway module of the at least one vehicle; providing an Internet-based centralized server; providing a wireless communications link via the cloud, wherein the communications link allows the gateway module to exchange information with the centralized server; providing a communications link, wherein the communications link allows the gateway module to exchange information with the centralized server, wherein the centralized server is connected to the Internet; sending the information on the vehicle condition to the centralized server; collecting and processing the data using the centralized server; providing access to the collected and processed data to an external application configured for exchanging information including an environmental condition affecting the vehicle with the centralized server; said external application comprises a web application; and providing summary information on the plurality of ground vehicles via the web application. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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