System and method for identifying a vehicle based on a load to be transported
First Claim
1. A computerized method for identifying an appropriate vehicle to transport a load, the method comprising:
- receiving information in a computer relating to the load;
identifying with the aid of said computer a vehicle from a set of vehicles based on said received information and size capacity information of vehicles in the set of vehicles, and at least one of the following criteria;
information relating to inefficiencies in packing the vehicle, an availability of vehicles within the inventory of vehicles within a user-defined location set, and special packing requirements for items included in the load; and
presenting information identifying the vehicle.
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Abstract
Data processing systems and methods for recommending vehicles for transporting defined sets of items such as furniture or other property. A user interface allows a user to define characteristics of a transport load. Characteristics include, for example, volume, weight, and quantity of items to be loaded. Defined load characteristics are used in conjunction with additional factors such as, for example, local vehicle availability and/or predicted user packing efficiency, by the data processing system to determine a recommended vehicle or vehicle capacity, and to designate a preferred vehicle from an available inventory. Optionally items may be designated as constituting part of a vehicle load through user selection of system-defined or user-defined graphical representations of the items through using a computer interface controller, and “dragging and dropping” into a load designation field on a graphical interface.
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31 Claims
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1. A computerized method for identifying an appropriate vehicle to transport a load, the method comprising:
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receiving information in a computer relating to the load;
identifying with the aid of said computer a vehicle from a set of vehicles based on said received information and size capacity information of vehicles in the set of vehicles, and at least one of the following criteria;
information relating to inefficiencies in packing the vehicle, an availability of vehicles within the inventory of vehicles within a user-defined location set, and special packing requirements for items included in the load; and
presenting information identifying the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computerized method for identifying an appropriate vehicle to transport a load, the method comprising:
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receiving information in a computer relating to the load;
identifying with the aid of said computer a vehicle from a set of vehicles based on said received information and size capacity information of vehicles in the set of vehicles, and at least one of the following criteria;
information relating to inefficiencies in packing the vehicle, an availability of vehicles within the inventory of vehicles within a user-defined location set, and special packing requirements for items included in the load; and
presenting information identifying the vehicle;
wherein the information relating to inefficiencies in packing the vehicle comprises a percentage of vehicle load capacity. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A computerized method for identifying an appropriate vehicle to transport a load, the method comprising:
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receiving information in a computer relating to the load;
identifying with the aid of said computer a vehicle from a set of vehicles based on said received information and size capacity information of vehicles in the set of vehicles, and at least one of the following criteria;
information relating to inefficiencies in packing the vehicle, an availability of vehicles within the inventory of vehicles within a user-defined location set, and special packing requirements for items included in the load; and
presenting information identifying the vehicle;
wherein the receiving information comprises providing a user interface which presents graphical representations of items to be included in a load, and receiving input related to the graphical representations. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A computerized method for identifying an appropriate vehicle to transport a load, the method comprising:
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receiving information in a computer system relating to items making up the load;
retrieving size information associated with each of the items;
calculating a load size from the size information of the items;
comparing the calculated load size to load size capacities of vehicles within a set of vehicles;
identifying an appropriate vehicle based on the comparing step; and
presenting information identifying the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. In a computer system for identifying an appropriate vehicle to transport a load, the computer system comprising a client system having an input device for inputting information related to items of a projected load and an output device:
a server system coupled to the client system, the server system including a controller and application programming logic executable by the controller for processing said information to determine a size of the projected load, for identifying an appropriate vehicle for transporting the projected load based on the determined load size, capacities of vehicles within a set of vehicles, and at least one other criterion, and for presenting information identifying the vehicle on the output device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In a computer system for identifying an appropriate vehicle to transport a load, the computer system comprising a client system having an input device for inputting information related to items of a projected load and an output device:
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a server system coupled to the client system, the server system including a controller and application programming logic executable by the controller for processing said information to determine a size of the projected load, for identifying an appropriate vehicle for transporting the projected load based on the determined load size, capacities of vehicles within a set of vehicles, and at least one other criterion, and for presenting information identifying the vehicle on the output device;
wherein the at least one other criterion comprises information relating to inefficiencies in packing the vehicle, and the information relating to inefficiencies in packing the vehicle comprises a percentage of vehicle load capacity. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A computerized method for identifying an appropriate vehicle to transport a load, the method comprising:
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presenting on a user interface graphical representations of items to be included in a load;
receiving in a computer system input related to the graphical representations, the input comprising information related to the load;
identifying with the aid of a computer a vehicle from a set of vehicles based on said input and on size capacity information of vehicles in the set of vehicles; and
presenting information identifying the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A computer system for identifying an appropriate vehicle to transport a load, the computer system comprising:
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a client system having a user interface which presents graphical representations of items to be included in a load, an input device for inputting information related to said graphical representations, and an output device; and
a server system coupled to the client system, the server system including a controller and application programming logic;
executable by the controller for processing said input information to determine a size of a projected load, for identifying an appropriate vehicle for transporting the projected load based on the determined load size and on capacities of vehicles within a set of vehicles, and for presenting information identifying the vehicle on the output device.- View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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