Method and apparatus for tracking vehicle location
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of mobile units, the mobile units each including a communication device and a navigation tracking device, the navigational tracking device including a microprocessor operably coupled to a global positioning system (GPS) navigational sensor and a mobile radio modem operably coupled to the microprocessor; and
a computer aided dispatch system, the computer aided dispatch system comprising order data from customers, the order data having a portion being transferred from a data acquisition device coupled to the computer aided dispatch system to the mobile unit communication device.
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Abstract
A method computer aided dispatching. The present method includes providing a display 510 having a first display segment 530. The first display segment 530 includes a digitized representation of a selected area from a raster map, intelligent area data superimposed upon the selected area to provide intelligence, and a user locatable mark 520. The user locatable mark 520 defines a mobile unit position based upon a first value and a second value. The present method also includes using a dispatch system 811 operably coupled to the display. The dispatch system 811 includes order data from customers. A portion of the order data is transferred from a data acquisition 801, 808 device to the mobile unit 610.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of mobile units, the mobile units each including a communication device and a navigation tracking device, the navigational tracking device including a microprocessor operably coupled to a global positioning system (GPS) navigational sensor and a mobile radio modem operably coupled to the microprocessor; and a computer aided dispatch system, the computer aided dispatch system comprising order data from customers, the order data having a portion being transferred from a data acquisition device coupled to the computer aided dispatch system to the mobile unit communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer aided dispatching method comprising:
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operating a plurality of mobile units, the mobile units each including a communication device and a navigation tracking device, the navigational tracking device including a microprocessor operably coupled to a global positioning system (GPS) navigational sensor and a mobile radio modem operably coupled to the microprocessor; and operating a computer aided dispatch system, the computer aided dispatch system comprising order data from customers, the order data having a portion being transferred from a data acquisition device coupled to the computer aided dispatch system to the mobile unit communication device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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