Method and apparatus for fleet management
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for fleet management, said system comprising:
- a graphical user interface apparatus comprising a display and a user interface, said graphical user interface apparatus including a central processor;
a main process manager operably coupled to said display through said central processor;
a current report receiver operably coupled to said display through said central processor; and
a history report receiver operably coupled to said display through said central processor,wherein said history report receiver transfers a historical vehicle position report from a mobile information center to said graphical user interface apparatus.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system for fleet management having a main process 1501 and client processes 1503, 1505. The system has a graphical user interface user apparatus 1508 having a display and user interface such as a keyboard. The system also uses a main process manager 1501 operably coupled to the display 1508 through a central processor. The child processes include a current report receiver 1503 operably coupled to the display through said central processor, and a history report receiver 1505 operably coupled to the display through the central processor. The child processes are also each operably coupled to a mobile information center, which provides vehicle position data and the like. This vehicle position data are received and transmitted to a fleet of vehicles (e.g., couriers, etc.) through the mobile information center.
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41 Claims
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1. A system for fleet management, said system comprising:
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a graphical user interface apparatus comprising a display and a user interface, said graphical user interface apparatus including a central processor; a main process manager operably coupled to said display through said central processor; a current report receiver operably coupled to said display through said central processor; and a history report receiver operably coupled to said display through said central processor, wherein said history report receiver transfers a historical vehicle position report from a mobile information center to said graphical user interface apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for fleet management, said system comprises:
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a client process operably coupled to a user interface apparatus, said client process providing vehicle position data to said user interface apparatus, said vehicle position data comprising a vehicle latitude/longitude and a vehicle address; and a geocoder operably coupled to said client process, said geocoder comprising a search engine and a library, said library comprising latitude and longitude data and address data, said geocoder converts said vehicle latitude/longitude into said vehicle address. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for fleet management comprising:
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providing a vehicle latitude/longitude from a vehicle; transferring said vehicle latitude/longitude into a client process, said client process operably coupled to a user interface apparatus; transferring said vehicle latitude/longitude from said client process into a geocoder, said geocoder being operably coupled to said client process, said geocoder comprising a search engine and a library, said library comprising latitude and longitude data and address data; converting said vehicle latitude/longitude using said search engine and said library in said geocoder to a vehicle address; and using said vehicle address in a graphical user interface apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for fleet management, said system comprising:
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a user interface apparatus comprising a display, a user interface, and a central processor; a main process manager operably coupled to said display through said central processor; a first report receiver operably coupled to said display through said central processor; a second report receiver operably coupled to said display through said central processor; and a computer aided dispatch station operably coupled to said user interface apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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