REAL TIME MAP RENDERING WITH DATA CLUSTERING AND EXPANSION AND OVERLAY
First Claim
1. A system for controlling display of information pertaining to a fleet of vehicles, the system comprising:
- a memory device configured to store position information for a plurality of vehicles in the fleet of vehicles, the position information comprising locations of the plurality of vehicles on a network of streets in a geographic region;
a communication device configured to transmit and receive the position information pertaining to the plurality of vehicles in the fleet of vehicles; and
a hardware processor in communication with the memory device, the hardware processor configured to;
retrieve the position information from the memory device;
assign each of the plurality of vehicles to one of a plurality of groups according to the position information; and
generate a vehicle management user interface comprising a map and a plurality of group indicators including a first group indicator, the map depicting at least part of the geographic region, the plurality of group indicators being overlaid on the map and each group indicator of the plurality of group indicators providing status information for the each of the plurality of vehicles assigned to the one of the plurality of groups;
wherein the first group indicator corresponds to a first group of the plurality of groups, the first group indicator comprising a geometric shape having an inner area, the inner area comprising an outer periphery section encompassing a perimeter of the inner area and denoting a total number of vehicles assigned to the first group at a center of the inner area, the outer periphery section depicting the status information for one or more of the vehicles assigned to the first group as coloring of portions of the outer periphery section in a plurality of colors; and
wherein, when the first group indicator is selected, a pop-up box with vehicle information for the vehicles assigned to the first group is provided to the vehicle management user interface.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for the organization, management, and graphical display of multiple logically related entities. In some embodiments, the systems and methods provide the real-time display of status and location information for a fleet of tracked vehicles. In some embodiments, the systems and methods permit the automatic clustering of assets based on a user'"'"'s view of an underlying map. In some embodiments, the assets are vehicles that are a part of a managed fleet. In some embodiments, the assets are logically arranged into clusters of like assets. In some embodiments, the clusters provide graphical indications of status or class information of their underlying assets.
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1. A system for controlling display of information pertaining to a fleet of vehicles, the system comprising:
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a memory device configured to store position information for a plurality of vehicles in the fleet of vehicles, the position information comprising locations of the plurality of vehicles on a network of streets in a geographic region; a communication device configured to transmit and receive the position information pertaining to the plurality of vehicles in the fleet of vehicles; and a hardware processor in communication with the memory device, the hardware processor configured to; retrieve the position information from the memory device; assign each of the plurality of vehicles to one of a plurality of groups according to the position information; and generate a vehicle management user interface comprising a map and a plurality of group indicators including a first group indicator, the map depicting at least part of the geographic region, the plurality of group indicators being overlaid on the map and each group indicator of the plurality of group indicators providing status information for the each of the plurality of vehicles assigned to the one of the plurality of groups; wherein the first group indicator corresponds to a first group of the plurality of groups, the first group indicator comprising a geometric shape having an inner area, the inner area comprising an outer periphery section encompassing a perimeter of the inner area and denoting a total number of vehicles assigned to the first group at a center of the inner area, the outer periphery section depicting the status information for one or more of the vehicles assigned to the first group as coloring of portions of the outer periphery section in a plurality of colors; and wherein, when the first group indicator is selected, a pop-up box with vehicle information for the vehicles assigned to the first group is provided to the vehicle management user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling display of information pertaining to a fleet of vehicles, the method comprising:
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by a computer system comprising computer hardware and a communication device; retrieving, from a memory device, position information for a plurality of vehicles in the fleet of vehicles, the position information comprising locations of the plurality of vehicles on a network of streets in a geographic region; assigning each of the plurality of vehicles to one of a plurality of groups according to the position information; and generating a vehicle management user interface comprising a map and a plurality of group indicators including a first group indicator, the map depicting at least part of the geographic region, the plurality of group indicators being overlaid on the map and each group indicator of the plurality of group indicators providing status information for the each of the plurality of vehicles assigned to the one of the plurality of groups; wherein the first group indicator corresponds to a first group of the plurality of groups, the first group indicator comprising a geometric shape having an inner area, the inner area comprising an outer periphery section encompassing a perimeter of the inner area and denoting a total number of vehicles assigned to the first group at a center of the inner area, the outer periphery section depicting the status information for the one or more of the vehicles assigned to the first group as coloring of portions of the outer periphery section in a plurality of colors; and wherein, when the first group indicator is selected, a pop-up box with vehicle information for the vehicles assigned to the first group is provided to the vehicle management user interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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