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1. A method for managing a fleet of locomotives, the method comprising:
- providing a data base containing data regarding locomotives;
monitoring a plurality of operating parameters for each of a plurality of locomotives;
determining the location of each locomotive;
transferring data regarding location and operating parameters for each locomotive to the data base;
providing information derived from the data base to a user via an Internet web page, wherein the step of providing information comprises displaying a map of a railroad on an Internet web page and indicating the location of each of the plurality of locomotives on the map.
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Abstract
A method for managing a fleet of mobile assets utilizing the Internet to display information regarding the location and performance parameters of the mobile assets. A user has access to multimedia information regarding the design parameters operating statistics, inspection reports, and maintenance recommendations regarding each of the mobile assets. A service provider may be linked via the Internet to a centralized data center for the analysis of data and updating of the Internet web pages.
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1. A method for managing a fleet of locomotives, the method comprising:
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providing a data base containing data regarding locomotives;
monitoring a plurality of operating parameters for each of a plurality of locomotives;
determining the location of each locomotive;
transferring data regarding location and operating parameters for each locomotive to the data base;
providing information derived from the data base to a user via an Internet web page, wherein the step of providing information comprises displaying a map of a railroad on an Internet web page and indicating the location of each of the plurality of locomotives on the map. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for managing a fleet of locomotives, the method comprising:
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providing a data base containing data regarding locomotives;
monitoring a plurality of operating parameters for each of a plurality of locomotives;
determining the location of each locomotive;
transferring data regarding location and operating parameters for each locomotive to the data base;
providing information derived from the data base to a user via an Internet web page, using the data regarding operating parameters to prepare operating statistics; and
providing the operating statistics to the user via an Internet web page.
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4. A method for managing a fleet of locomotives, the method comprising:
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providing a data base containing data regarding locomotives;
monitoring a plurality of operating parameters for each of a plurality of locomotives;
determining the location of each locomotive;
transferring data regarding location and operating parameters for each locomotive to the data base;
providing information derived from the data base to a user via an Internet web page, monitoring the operating parameters to identify an anomaly in a first of the locomotives; and
displaying information related to the anomaly on an Internet web page. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method for managing a fleet of locomotives, the method comprising:
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providing a data base containing data regarding locomotives;
monitoring a plurality of operating parameters for each of a plurality of locomotives;
determining the location of each locomotive;
transferring data regarding location and operating parameters for each locomotive to the data base;
providing information derived from the data base to a user via an Internet web page, monitoring the operating parameters to identify an anomaly in a first of the locomotives;
developing a maintenance recommendation in response to the anomaly; and
displaying information related to the anomaly and maintenance recommendation on at least one Internet web page. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
displaying information related to a maintenance service on an Internet web page;
providing a link from the at least one Internet web page displaying information related to the anomaly and maintenance recommendation to the Internet web page displaying information related to the maintenance service.
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11. A method for managing a fleet of land-based vehicles, the method comprising:
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providing a data base;
monitoring a plurality of operating parameters for each of a plurality of land-based vehicles;
transferring data regarding operating parameters for each land-based vehicle to the data base;
providing information derived from the data base to a user via an Internet web page;
storing maintenance records for each land-based vehicle in the data base;
analyzing the maintenance records and the operating parameters to develop a maintenance recommendation for each land-based vehicle; and
displaying data related to the maintenance recommendations on an Internet web page. - View Dependent Claims (12)
storing data related to a parts inventory in the database;
analyzing the data related to the maintenance recommendations and the parts inventory to generate a parts order list;
displaying data related to the parts order list on an Internet web page.
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13. A method for managing a fleet of land-based vehicles, the method comprising:
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providing a data base;
monitoring a plurality of operating parameters for each of a plurality of land-based vehicles;
transferring data regarding operating parameters for each land-based vehicle to the data base;
providing information derived from the data base to a user via an Internet web pages;
monitoring the operating parameters to identify an anomaly in the operating parameters of a first of the land-based vehicles;
developing a maintenance recommendation for the first of the land-based vehicles in response to the anomaly; and
posting the maintenance recommendation on an Internet web page. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for managing a fleet of land-based vehicles, the method comprising:
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providing a data base;
monitoring a plurality of operating parameters for each of a plurality of land-based vehicles;
transferring data regarding operating parameters for each land-based vehicle to the data base;
providing information derived from the data base to a user via an Internet web page; and
providing a graphical display of the locations of the land-based vehicles to the user on an Internet web page.
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16. A method for managing a fleet of land-based vehicles, the method comprising:
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providing a data base;
monitoring a plurality of operating parameters for each of a plurality of land-based vehicles;
transferring data regarding operating parameters for each land-based vehicle to the data base;
providing information derived from the data base to a user via an Internet web page;
monitoring the operating parameters in real time to identify a critical fault in a first of the land-based vehicles;
transferring data related to the critical fault from the first of the land-based vehicles to the data base; and
displaying information related to the critical fault on an Internet web page. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for managing a fleet of land-based vehicles, the method comprising:
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providing a data base;
monitoring a plurality of operating parameters for each of a plurality of land-based vehicles;
transferring data regarding operating parameters for each land-based vehicle to the data base;
providing information derived from the data base to a user via an Internet web page, wherein the step of providing information derived from the data base to a user via an Internet web page further comprises;
displaying information derived from the database on a password protected Internet web pages; and
providing the user with the password for the password protected Internet web page.
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