Method and apparatus for tracking vehicle location
DCFirst Claim
1. A database system for computer aided dispatching comprising:
- mobile position information, including position data about a plurality of mobile units;
raster information, including digitized data about a first selected segment of interest;
vector information, including intelligent data about a second selected segment of interest; and
a computer operably coupled to access the mobile position, raster, and vector information, configured to provide interrelated position data regarding at least one of the plurality of mobile units.
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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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28 Claims
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1. A database system for computer aided dispatching comprising:
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mobile position information, including position data about a plurality of mobile units; raster information, including digitized data about a first selected segment of interest; vector information, including intelligent data about a second selected segment of interest; and a computer operably coupled to access the mobile position, raster, and vector information, configured to provide interrelated position data regarding at least one of the plurality of mobile units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A database system for computer aided dispatching comprising:
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mobile position information, including position data about a plurality of mobile units; raster information, including digitized data about a first selected segment of interest; vector information, including intelligent data about a second selected segment of interest; a computer operably coupled to access the mobile position, raster, and vector information, configured to provide interrelated position data regarding at least one of the plurality of mobile units; a fleet management system operably coupled to the mobile position, raster, and vector information, configured to operate a fleet of the plurality of mobile units; and a dispatch management system operably coupled to the mobile position, raster, and vector information, configured to manage the computer aided dispatching. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A database system for computer aided dispatching comprising:
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mobile position information, including position data about a plurality of mobile units; vector information, including intelligent data about a selected segment of interest; a computer operably coupled to access the mobile position and vector information, configured to provide interrelated position data regarding at least one of the plurality of mobile units; and a fleet management system operably coupled to the computer, configured to operate a fleet of the plurality of mobile units, wherein the database system is coupled to a monitoring system configured to provide information regarding the database system. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A database system for computer aided dispatching comprising:
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mobile position information, including position data about a plurality of mobile units; vector information, including intelligent data about a selected segment of interest; a computer operably coupled to access the mobile position and vector information, configured to provide interrelated position data regarding at least one of the plurality of mobile units; and a fleet management system operably coupled to the computer, configured to operate a fleet of the plurality of mobile units, wherein the database system is coupled to a routing system configured to select an appropriate route for a selected one of the mobile units. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A database system for computer aided dispatching comprising:
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mobile position information, including position data about a plurality of mobile units; vector information, including intelligent data about a selected segment of interest; a computer operably coupled to access the mobile position and vector information, configured to provide interrelated position data regarding at least one of the plurality of mobile units; a fleet management system operably coupled to the computer, configured to operate a fleet of the plurality of mobile units; and order data from customers, the order data having a portion being transferred from a data acquisition device coupled to a radio in one of the plurality of mobile units.
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