System and method for real-time management of mobile resources
First Claim
1. A wireless mobile resource management system comprising:
- a wireless communication network;
an on board system including a position locating system for determining a location of the on board system, a plurality of sensors for monitoring conditions and collecting information corresponding to sensed states of the conditions being monitored, at least one of the plurality of sensors collecting the information asynchronously with respect to other sensors, a transceiver for transmitting and receiving information to and from the on board system over the wireless communication network, and a processor for collecting the information collected from the plurality of sensors, and saving the independently collected information as synchronous data;
a data center for monitoring at least one sensed state from the plurality of sensors and providing instructions to the on board system in response to the at least one monitored sensed state, the data center including a communication server for establishing a first communication link with the on board system over the wireless communication network, a data center processor for processing the synchronous data, and generating streams of data representative of the information collected by the plurality of sensors, and a database for storing operational transactions of the on board system at predetermined time intervals and/or upon a change in a sensed state of at least one of the conditions being monitored; and
whereina continuous two-way connection is established between the on board system and the data center across the wireless communication network and synchronous data saved by the processor is synchronous with respect to the data center processor.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for real-time management of mobile resources. The management system includes an on board system, a processor, and a data center. The on board system is provided with the mobile resource to be managed and includes a number of sensors to monitor various conditions. Each sensor collects information independently and asynchronously with respect to the other sensors. The processor collects the information from the sensors and saves it in the form of synchronous data. A continuous two-way connection is established between the on board system and the data center across a wireless communication network. The data center monitors at least one sensed state from the sensors based on receipt of the synchronous data from the on board system. The data center can also provide instructions to the on board system in response to the state that is being monitored.
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38 Claims
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1. A wireless mobile resource management system comprising:
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a wireless communication network; an on board system including a position locating system for determining a location of the on board system, a plurality of sensors for monitoring conditions and collecting information corresponding to sensed states of the conditions being monitored, at least one of the plurality of sensors collecting the information asynchronously with respect to other sensors, a transceiver for transmitting and receiving information to and from the on board system over the wireless communication network, and a processor for collecting the information collected from the plurality of sensors, and saving the independently collected information as synchronous data; a data center for monitoring at least one sensed state from the plurality of sensors and providing instructions to the on board system in response to the at least one monitored sensed state, the data center including a communication server for establishing a first communication link with the on board system over the wireless communication network, a data center processor for processing the synchronous data, and generating streams of data representative of the information collected by the plurality of sensors, and a database for storing operational transactions of the on board system at predetermined time intervals and/or upon a change in a sensed state of at least one of the conditions being monitored; and
whereina continuous two-way connection is established between the on board system and the data center across the wireless communication network and synchronous data saved by the processor is synchronous with respect to the data center processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A wireless mobile resource management system comprising:
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a wireless communication network; a self powered vehicle; a towable unit selectively connectable to the self powered vehicle, and including a place for storing at least one mobile asset; an on board system located in at least one of the self powered vehicle and the towable unit, the on board system including a position locating system for determining a location of the on board system, a plurality of sensors for monitoring conditions and collecting information corresponding to sensed states of the conditions being monitored, at least one of the sensors collecting the information asynchronously with respect to other sensors, and at least one sensor including an RFID transmitter, and a transceiver for transmitting and receiving information to and from the on board system over the wireless communication network and a processor for collecting the collected information from a plurality of the sensors and generating synchronized data; a data center for monitoring at least one sensed state from the plurality of sensors and providing instructions to the on board system in response to the at least one monitored sensed state, the data center including a communication server for establishing a first communication link with the on board system over the wireless communication network, a data center processor for processing the synchronous data and generating parallel streams of sensor data corresponding to the collected information collected by the plurality of sensors, and a database for storing operational transactions of the on board system at predetermined time intervals and/or upon a change in a sensed state of at least one of the conditions being monitored; and
whereinan always on continuous two-way connection is established between the on board system and the data center across the wireless communication network and data saved by the on board processor is synchronous with respect to the data center processor. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A wireless monitoring system comprising:
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a wireless communication system; at least one self-powered vehicle including a plurality of mobile control units, a plurality of the mobile control units including a processor for collecting data of at least one sensed state from at least one monitored mobile asset during connection to the self powered vehicle, a transceiver for wirelessly transmitting the data which is collected by the processor after processing to the wireless communication system and receiving data from the wireless communication system, a plurality of towable units selectively connectable to the self powered vehicle, at least one towable unit including at least one monitored mobile asset stored during at least towing of a towed unit by the self powered vehicle; at least one sensing unit for monitoring the at least one mobile asset and providing data regarding at least one sensed state of the at least one mobile asset, the at least one sensing unit being wirelessly coupled to an associated one of the mobile control units during connection of the towed unit to one of the self powered vehicles; a management control system for providing instructions to the mobile control units for responding to the at least one sensed state of the at least one monitored mobile asset and real time monitoring of the at least one sensed state of the at least one mobile asset of at least one mobile unit associated with the at least one self-powered vehicle; and
whereinthe wireless communication system provides two way continuous connectivity between the plurality of mobile control units and the management control system. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A method for wirelessly managing mobile resources utilizing a wireless communication network comprising:
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providing an on board system on a mobile resource; determining a position location of the on board system; monitoring conditions and collecting information corresponding to sensed states of the conditions being monitored by a plurality of sensors, at least one sensor collecting the information asynchronously with respect to other sensors; transmitting and receiving information between the on board system and a data center over the wireless communication network; collecting the information collected by the plurality of sensors and saving the asynchronously collected information as synchronous data; monitoring at least one sensed state from the plurality of sensors and providing instructions to the on board system in response to the at least one monitored sensed state; establishing a first communication link with the on board system over the wireless communication network; processing the synchronous data and generating streams of sensor data representative of the information collected by the plurality of sensors; storing operational transactions of the on board system at predetermined time intervals and/or upon a change in a sensed state of at least one of the conditions being monitored; and establishing a continuous two-way connection between the on board system and the data center across the wireless communication network and the synchronous data saved by the processor is synchronous with respect to the data center processor.
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34. A method for wirelessly monitoring mobile resources utilizing a wireless communication network comprising:
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monitoring a plurality of conditions of a mobile resource with an on board system comprising a plurality of sensors provided on board the mobile resource, collecting information corresponding to sensed states of the conditions being monitored by the plurality of sensors with one of the plurality of sensors collecting information concerning a first condition at a time independent from a time at which another of the plurality of sensors collects information concerning a second condition; upon a status change of one of the plurality of sensors, creating a data record containing a status of a plurality of the sensors; and transmitting at least one of the information collected corresponding to the sensed states of the conditions being monitored by the plurality of sensors or the data record containing the status of a plurality of the plurality of the sensors from the on board system to a database over the wireless communication network and establishing a continuous two-way connection between the on board system and the database with the wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A system for wirelessly monitoring mobile resources including a wireless communication network comprising:
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an on board system comprising a plurality of sensors provided on board the mobile resource for monitoring a plurality of conditions of a mobile resource, a processor for independently collecting information corresponding to sensed states of the conditions being monitored by the plurality of sensors, wherein one of the plurality of sensors collects information concerning a first condition at a time independent from a time at which another of the plurality of sensors collects information concerning a second condition; a processor for creating a data record containing a status of a plurality of the plurality of the sensors upon a status change of one of the plurality of sensors; a database; and
whereinthe wireless communication network transmits at least one of the information collected corresponding to the sensed states of the conditions being monitored by the plurality of sensors or the data record containing the status of a plurality of the plurality of the sensors from the on board system to the database and establishes a continuous two-way connection between the on board system and the database. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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