User Interface for Fleet Management

• US 20160117059A1
• Filed: 01/02/2015
• Published: 04/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Inventors: Folken, Keith, Revankar, Girish, Babu, Madhavan, Rajendran, Praveen, RT, Murthy, Kasiviswanathan, Prakash
• Application Number:
  US14/588,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20160117059A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations

Abstract

A user interface is provided for a fleet management web portal for a manufacturer, operator, or user to manage a fleet of equipment and/or machines. The fleet of equipment and/or machines may be linked with the fleet management web portal and the manufacturer, operator, or user may access alerts and other information associated with the equipment and/or machines using an electronic device. The user interface is compatible with electronic devices of various sizes and enables a user to interact with information associated with fleet of equipment and/or machines.

Claims

1. A display device for displaying a graphical user interface of a management system, the graphical user interface comprising:

a first screen configured to display a first panel including equipment information; and

one or more selection tabs or links configured to access at least a second screen, the second screen being configured to facilitate management of one or more pieces of equipment associated with the management system,

wherein the first panel is configured to display equipment summary information.

2. The display device for displaying a graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the first screen includes at least a second panel configured to display alert information based on an alert type.

3. The display device for displaying a graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the first screen includes at least a second panel configured to display alert information based on a count of alerts in different alert type subcategories, the alert type subcategories including one or more of geographic boundaries, fault codes, engine status, power loss, device status, and battery voltage.

4. The display device for displaying a graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the second screen includes a chart of equipment arranged according to a sortable header, the header including one or more of the following categories:

equipment identification, serial number, make, model, date last reported, hours, last reported status, alert count, last reported location, and last reported location time stamp.

5. The display device for displaying a graphical user interface of claim 4, wherein a column of the chart of equipment relating to equipment identification may include an icon associated with a piece of equipment.

6. The display device for displaying a graphical user interface of claim 5, wherein the icon has a height of between 60 to 70 pixels, and a width of between 40 to 50 pixels.

7. The display device for displaying a graphical user interface of claim 5, wherein the icon includes a selectable sidebar configured to display sub-equipment in the chart of equipment.

8. The display device for displaying a graphical user interface of claim 7, wherein the sub-equipment is displayed in a row or rows directly below a row of the icon including the selectable sidebar.

9. The display device for displaying a graphical user interface of claim 1, the graphical user interface further comprises one or more selection tabs or links configured to access at least a third screen, the third screen being configured to facilitate management of alert rules for the one or more pieces of equipment.

10. The display device for displaying a graphical user interface of claim 1, the graphical user interface further comprises one or more selection tabs or links configured to access at least a fourth screen, the fourth screen being configured to facilitate management of view assignments for the one or more pieces of equipment.

19. The display device for displaying a graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein generating the first screen to display includes generating one or more selection tabs or links configured to access at least a third screen, the third screen being configured to facilitate management of alert rules for the one or more pieces of equipment.

20. The display device for displaying a graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein generating the first screen to display includes generating one or more selection tabs or links configured to access at least a fourth screen, the fourth screen being configured to facilitate management of view assignments for the one or more pieces of equipment.

11. A computer-implemented method for displaying a management system through a user interface, the method comprising:

retrieving information from one or more pieces of equipment associated with the management system;

generating a first screen to display a first panel including equipment information;

generating the first screen to display one or more selection tabs or links configured to access a second screen to facilitate management of one or more pieces of equipment associated with the management system; and

wherein the first panel displays equipment summary information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the first screen includes generating a second panel configured to display alert information based on an alert type.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the first screen includes generating a second panel configured to display alert information based on a count of alerts in different alert type subcategories, the alert type subcategories including one or more of geographic boundaries, fault codes, engine status, power loss, device status, and battery voltage.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising generating the second screen,

wherein the second screen includes a chart of equipment arranged according to a sortable header, the header including one or more of the following categories:

equipment identification, serial number, make, model, date last reported, hours, last reported status, alert count, last reported location, and last reported location time stamp.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein a column of the chart of equipment relating to equipment identification may include an icon associated with a piece of equipment.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the icon has a height of between 60 to 70 pixels, and a width of between 40 to 50 pixels.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the icon includes a selectable sidebar configured to display sub-equipment in the chart of equipment.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the sub-equipment is displayed in a row or rows directly below a row of the icon including the selectable sidebar.