System and method for managing access of a fleet of mobile machines to a resource having multiple entry points
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1. A system for managing a resource shared by at least one mobile machine, said resource including a first entry point and a second entry point, comprising:
- a queue manager located on each of said at least one mobile machine, said queue manager being adapted to generate a queue position request signal in response to one of said at least one mobile machine approaching said resource; and
a resource manager adapted to establish a first queue and a second queue to control access to said resource, said first queue and said second queue corresponding to said first entry point and said second entry point respectively, said resource manager being adapted to receive said queue position request signal and responsively determine a queue position in one of said first queue and said second queue and responsively communicate a queue position signal to said one of said at least one mobile machine.
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Abstract
The invention is a system and method for managing a resource having multiple entry points. Each mobile machine includes a queue manager for generating a queue position request upon approach to the resource. A resource manager establishes queues, one for each entry point to the resource, to control access to the resource. Upon receiving a queue position request from an approaching mobile machine, the resource manager determines which queue to place the mobile machine, and then generates a queue position and sends a queue position signal to the approaching mobile machine.
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1. A system for managing a resource shared by at least one mobile machine, said resource including a first entry point and a second entry point, comprising:
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a queue manager located on each of said at least one mobile machine, said queue manager being adapted to generate a queue position request signal in response to one of said at least one mobile machine approaching said resource; and a resource manager adapted to establish a first queue and a second queue to control access to said resource, said first queue and said second queue corresponding to said first entry point and said second entry point respectively, said resource manager being adapted to receive said queue position request signal and responsively determine a queue position in one of said first queue and said second queue and responsively communicate a queue position signal to said one of said at least one mobile machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing a resource shared by at least one mobile machine, each of said at least one mobile machine including a queue manager, said queue manager being adapted to generate a queue position request signal in response to said one of said at least one mobile machine approaching said resource, said resource including a first entry point and a second entry point, the method comprising:
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establishing a first queue and a second queue to control access to said resource, said first queue and said second queue corresponding to said first entry point and said second entry point, respectively; receiving a queue position request signal from said one of said at least one mobile machine; responsively determining a queue position in one of said first queue and said second queue; and communicating said queue position to said one of said at least one mobile machine. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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