SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MOBILE CLIENT DEVICES FOR SUPERVISING INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A system comprising a management server, a plurality of industrial vehicles, and a mobile client device, wherein:
- the management server comprises one or more server processors;
each of the industrial vehicles comprises one or more vehicular processors, and is communicatively coupled to the management server;
the mobile client device comprises a display, a wireless communication circuit, and one or more client processors, and is communicatively coupled to the management server;
the one or more vehicular processors of each of the industrial vehicles execute vehicle functions to;
(i) determine a localized position with respect to an inventory transit surface of an industrial facility;
(ii) detect an operational characteristic;
(iii) transmit vehicular data indicative of the localized position and the operational characteristic to the management server; and
(iv) navigate along the inventory transit surface of the industrial facility to change respective positions of the industrial vehicles;
the one or more server processors of the management server execute server functions to;
(i) determine based upon the vehicular data that an impact has occurred involving one of the industrial vehicles; and
(ii) derive an impact descriptor indicative of the impact from the vehicular data;
the wireless communication circuit of the mobile client device receives the impact descriptor; and
the one or more client processors of the mobile client device execute client functions to;
(i) display a topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the topographical warehouse object comprises a geometric representation indicative of the inventory transit surface of the industrial facility;
(ii) display a vehicular object contemporaneously with the topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the vehicular object is positioned with respect to the topographical warehouse object to indicate an impact position of the one of the industrial vehicles corresponding to the localized position of the one of the industrial vehicles at an occurrence of the impact; and
(iii) display an impact path object contemporaneously with and superimposed on the topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the impact path object is indicative of movement of the one of the industrial vehicles from a pre-impact position to the impact position, from the impact position to a post-impact position, or from the pre-impact position to the post-impact position.
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Abstract
The embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods for presenting information from a management server on a mobile client device to facilitate the management of industrial vehicles. Embodiments of the system can include a plurality of industrial vehicles communicatively coupled to the management server, and a mobile client device communicatively coupled to the management server. The mobile client device can include a display, a wireless communication circuit, and one or more client processors. Encoded objects, vehicular objects, or combinations thereof can be presented upon the display of the mobile client device to present information from the management server.
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23 Claims
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1. A system comprising a management server, a plurality of industrial vehicles, and a mobile client device, wherein:
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the management server comprises one or more server processors; each of the industrial vehicles comprises one or more vehicular processors, and is communicatively coupled to the management server; the mobile client device comprises a display, a wireless communication circuit, and one or more client processors, and is communicatively coupled to the management server; the one or more vehicular processors of each of the industrial vehicles execute vehicle functions to; (i) determine a localized position with respect to an inventory transit surface of an industrial facility; (ii) detect an operational characteristic; (iii) transmit vehicular data indicative of the localized position and the operational characteristic to the management server; and (iv) navigate along the inventory transit surface of the industrial facility to change respective positions of the industrial vehicles; the one or more server processors of the management server execute server functions to; (i) determine based upon the vehicular data that an impact has occurred involving one of the industrial vehicles; and (ii) derive an impact descriptor indicative of the impact from the vehicular data; the wireless communication circuit of the mobile client device receives the impact descriptor; and the one or more client processors of the mobile client device execute client functions to; (i) display a topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the topographical warehouse object comprises a geometric representation indicative of the inventory transit surface of the industrial facility; (ii) display a vehicular object contemporaneously with the topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the vehicular object is positioned with respect to the topographical warehouse object to indicate an impact position of the one of the industrial vehicles corresponding to the localized position of the one of the industrial vehicles at an occurrence of the impact; and (iii) display an impact path object contemporaneously with and superimposed on the topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the impact path object is indicative of movement of the one of the industrial vehicles from a pre-impact position to the impact position, from the impact position to a post-impact position, or from the pre-impact position to the post-impact position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile client device comprising a display, a wireless communication circuit, and one or more client processors, wherein:
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the mobile client device is communicatively coupled to a management server; the management server comprises one or more server processors; the management server is communicatively coupled to a plurality of industrial vehicles; each of the industrial vehicles comprises one or more vehicular processors; the one or more vehicular processors of each of the industrial vehicles execute vehicle functions to; (i) determine a localized position with respect to an inventory transit surface of an industrial facility; (ii) detect an operational characteristic; (iii) transmit vehicular data indicative of the localized position and the operational characteristic to the management server; and (iv) navigate along the inventory transit surface of the industrial facility to change respective positions of the industrial vehicles; the one or more server processors of the management server execute server functions to; (i) determine based upon the vehicular data that an impact has occurred involving one of the industrial vehicles; and (ii) derive an impact descriptor indicative of the impact from the vehicular data; the wireless communication circuit of the mobile client device receives the impact descriptor; and the one or more client processors of the mobile client device execute client functions to; (i) display a topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the topographical warehouse object comprises a geometric representation indicative of the inventory transit surface of the industrial facility; (ii) display a vehicular object contemporaneously with the topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the vehicular object is positioned with respect to the topographical warehouse object to indicate an impact position of the one of the industrial vehicles corresponding to the localized position of the one of the industrial vehicles at an occurrence of the impact; and (iii) display an impact path object contemporaneously with and superimposed on the topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the impact path object is indicative of movement of the one of the industrial vehicles from a pre-impact position to the impact position, from the impact position to a post-impact position, or from the pre-impact position to the post-impact position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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disposing each of a plurality of industrial vehicles upon an inventory transit surface of an industrial facility, wherein each of the plurality of industrial vehicles are in communication with a management server and the management server is in communication with a mobile client device, and wherein the mobile client device comprises a display, a wireless communication circuit, and one or more client processors; determining a localized position of each of the industrial vehicles with respect to the industrial facility; detecting an operational characteristic of each of the industrial vehicles; determining based upon the localized position and the operational characteristic of each of the industrial vehicles that an impact has occurred involving one of the industrial vehicles; navigating each of the industrial vehicles upon the inventory transit surface of the industrial facility to change respective positions of the industrial vehicles; receiving, automatically with the wireless communication circuit of the mobile client device, an impact descriptor indicative of the impact of the one of the industrial vehicles; displaying a topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the topographical warehouse object comprises a geometric representation indicative of the inventory transit surface of the industrial facility; displaying a vehicular object contemporaneously with the topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the vehicular object is positioned with respect to the topographical warehouse object to indicate an impact position of the one of the industrial vehicles corresponding to the localized position of the one of the industrial vehicles at an occurrence of the impact; and displaying an impact path object contemporaneously with and superimposed on the topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the impact path object is indicative of movement of the one of the industrial vehicles from a pre-impact position to the impact position, from the impact position to a post-impact position, or from the pre-impact position to the post-impact position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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