System and method for managing access of a fleet of mobile machines to a service resource
First Claim
1. A system for managing a service resource shared by at least one mobile machine, said service resource comprising:
- a queue manager located on each of said at least one mobile machine, said queue manager generating a queue position request signal in response to one of said at least one mobile machine approaching said service resource;
a service manager located on each of said at least one mobile machine, said service manager generating service request signal in response to a condition of said mobile machine; and
a resource manager establishing and controlling a queue to control access to said service resource, said resource manager receiving said queue position request signal, said resource manager receiving said service request signal and allow said at least one mobile machine to access said service resource as a function of said condition of each of said at least one mobile machine.
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Abstract
The invention is a system and method for managing a service resource by a fleet of mobile machines. Each of the mobile machines has a queue manager adapted to generate a queue position request signal as the mobile machine approaches the service resource. A service manager is on each mobile machine, and is adapted to generate a service request signal in response to a condition of the mobile machine. A resource manager is adapted to establish and control a queue to control access to the resource in response to receiving a queue request position signal. The resource manager is also adapted to receive a service request signal, and responsively determine when to allow the mobile machine to access the service resource based on a condition of each of the mobile machine in the fleet.
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1. A system for managing a service resource shared by at least one mobile machine, said service resource comprising:
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a queue manager located on each of said at least one mobile machine, said queue manager generating a queue position request signal in response to one of said at least one mobile machine approaching said service resource; a service manager located on each of said at least one mobile machine, said service manager generating service request signal in response to a condition of said mobile machine; and a resource manager establishing and controlling a queue to control access to said service resource, said resource manager receiving said queue position request signal, said resource manager receiving said service request signal and allow said at least one mobile machine to access said service resource as a function of said condition of each of said at least one mobile machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for managing a service resource shared by at least one mobile machine, including the steps of:
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establishing and controlling a queue to control access to said service resource; and determining to allow one of said at least one mobile machine to access said service resource as a function of a condition of each of said mobile machine. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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