Global product management of a vehicle and a fleet of vehicles
First Claim
1. A system for global product management, the system comprising:
- an onboard microserver located on a vehicle, wherein the onboard microserver comprises;
a computer processor for collecting and processing data for the vehicle;
memory for storing data for the vehicle; and
a web-based server enabling local and remote communications to and from the onboard microserver using standard internet protocols;
a plurality of subsystem microservers configured to communicate with the onboard microserver and each other, wherein at least one of the subsystem microservers is connected to a subsystem controller on the vehicle and the subsystem controller is selected from a group consisting of an engine controller, an auxiliary power unit controller, an environmental control unit controller, and an electrical distribution system controller; and
a database configured to be located remote of the vehicle and include a replica of data contained on the onboard microserver and the subsystem microservers, wherein the database and the onboard microserver are configured for two-way communications and two-way data transfers, and wherein the plurality of subsystem microservers are configured to communicate with the database only through the onboard microserver.
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Abstract
A system and method for global product management includes an onboard microserver located on a vehicle, a plurality of subsystem microservers, and a ground mirror database configured to be located remote of the vehicle. The onboard microserver includes a computer processor, memory storage, and a web-based server enabling local and remote communications to and from the onboard microserver using standard internet protocols. The plurality of subsystem microservers are configured to communicate with the onboard microserver and each other. The ground mirror database includes a replica of data contained on the onboard microserver and the subsystem microservers, and the database and the onboard microserver are configured for two-way communications and data transfers. The ground mirror database operates as a gatekeeper for all information sent to and from the onboard microserver by monitoring, authorizing and controlling a dissemination of data to and from the onboard microserver.
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35 Claims
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1. A system for global product management, the system comprising:
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an onboard microserver located on a vehicle, wherein the onboard microserver comprises; a computer processor for collecting and processing data for the vehicle; memory for storing data for the vehicle; and a web-based server enabling local and remote communications to and from the onboard microserver using standard internet protocols; a plurality of subsystem microservers configured to communicate with the onboard microserver and each other, wherein at least one of the subsystem microservers is connected to a subsystem controller on the vehicle and the subsystem controller is selected from a group consisting of an engine controller, an auxiliary power unit controller, an environmental control unit controller, and an electrical distribution system controller; and a database configured to be located remote of the vehicle and include a replica of data contained on the onboard microserver and the subsystem microservers, wherein the database and the onboard microserver are configured for two-way communications and two-way data transfers, and wherein the plurality of subsystem microservers are configured to communicate with the database only through the onboard microserver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of managing a vehicle, the method comprising:
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integrating an onboard microserver system on the vehicle for collecting, storing and processing information for the vehicle, wherein the onboard microserver system includes a primary onboard microserver and at least one subsystem microserver connected to a subsystem controller on the vehicle, wherein the subsystem controller is selected from a group consisting of an engine controller, an auxiliary power unit controller, an environmental control unit controller, and an electrical distribution system controller; creating a ground database configured to be located remotely from the vehicle and include a replica of information contained within the onboard microserver system; and enabling two-way communication between the onboard microserver system and the ground database, wherein the at least one subsystem microserver communicates with the ground database only through the onboard microserver. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of managing a fleet of vehicles, the method comprising:
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configuring an onboard microserver system on each vehicle, wherein the microserver system includes an onboard microserver configured to collect, process and store data about the vehicle, and enable remote and local communications with the vehicle, and a plurality of subsystem microservers configured to communicate with the onboard microserver and with one another, each of the plurality of subsystem microservers connected to a subsystem controller on the vehicle wherein the subsystem controller is selected from a group consisting of an engine controller, an auxiliary power unit controller, an environmental control unit controller, and an electrical distribution system controller; utilizing a portal to store a duplicate copy of data on the onboard microserver system; enabling access to the data on the portal to a plurality of users; and enabling a two-way data gateway between the portal and the onboard microserver system wherein the plurality of subsystem microservers are configured to communicate with the portal only through the onboard microserver. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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