G.P.S. management system
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1. A method, for processing a parameter associated with a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving, at a tangible computer processor, from a user by way of a machine-user interface, a value for an operating-parameter threshold to be compared with an operating parameter of the vehicle; and
storing, using the tangible computer processor, the value for the operating-parameter threshold on a tangible storage medium;
wherein the operating-parameter threshold is selected from a group of operating-parameter thresholds consisting of;
a shift-parameter threshold relating to a time of departure from a service center;
a stationary-time-parameter threshold relating to a maximum amount of time the vehicle is allowed to be stationary;
a windshield-parameter threshold relating to a minimum amount of driving time and a maximum amount of driving time;
an ignition-on-parameter threshold relating to an amount of time an ignition device of the vehicle is activated;
a revisit-parameter threshold relating to a number of times the vehicle is allowed to visit a service center;
a mileage-parameter threshold relating to a distance traveled by the vehicle;
a grouping-of-vehicles-parameter threshold relating to proximity of vehicles to each other; and
an out-of-gate/back-to-location-parameter threshold relating to a number of revisits the vehicle makes to a location within a time period.
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Abstract
A management system using Global Positioning System receivers for tracking remote units from a central office and quickly and conveniently determining if those remote units have varied from a set of predetermined parameters of operation. The system also includes provisions that allows information to be sent from the remote units to the central office and vice versa. The system also has safety features that promote the rapid dispatch of law enforcement personnel when requests for emergency assistance have been made from the remote units.
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1. A method, for processing a parameter associated with a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving, at a tangible computer processor, from a user by way of a machine-user interface, a value for an operating-parameter threshold to be compared with an operating parameter of the vehicle; and storing, using the tangible computer processor, the value for the operating-parameter threshold on a tangible storage medium; wherein the operating-parameter threshold is selected from a group of operating-parameter thresholds consisting of; a shift-parameter threshold relating to a time of departure from a service center; a stationary-time-parameter threshold relating to a maximum amount of time the vehicle is allowed to be stationary; a windshield-parameter threshold relating to a minimum amount of driving time and a maximum amount of driving time; an ignition-on-parameter threshold relating to an amount of time an ignition device of the vehicle is activated; a revisit-parameter threshold relating to a number of times the vehicle is allowed to visit a service center; a mileage-parameter threshold relating to a distance traveled by the vehicle; a grouping-of-vehicles-parameter threshold relating to proximity of vehicles to each other; and an out-of-gate/back-to-location-parameter threshold relating to a number of revisits the vehicle makes to a location within a time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
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receiving, from a user by way of a machine-user interface, a value for an operating-parameter threshold to be compared with an operating parameter of a vehicle; and storing the value for the operating-parameter threshold; wherein the operating-parameter threshold is selected from a group of operating-parameter thresholds consisting of; a shift-parameter threshold relating to a time of departure from a service center; a stationary-time-parameter threshold relating to a maximum amount of time the vehicle is allowed to be stationary; a windshield-parameter threshold relating to a minimum amount of driving time and a maximum amount of driving time; an ignition-on-parameter threshold relating to an amount of time an ignition device of the vehicle is activated; a revisit-parameter threshold relating to a number of times the vehicle is allowed to visit a service center; a mileage-parameter threshold relating to a distance traveled by the vehicle; a grouping-of-vehicles-parameter threshold relating to proximity of vehicles to each other; and an out-of-gate/back-to-location-parameter threshold relating to a number of revisits the vehicle makes to a location within a time period. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus, for processing a parameter associated with a vehicle, comprising:
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a processor; and a tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising; receiving, from a user by way of a machine-user interface, a value for an operating-parameter threshold to be compared with an operating parameter of the vehicle; and storing the value for the operating-parameter threshold; wherein the operating-parameter threshold is selected from a group of operating-parameter thresholds consisting of; a shift-parameter threshold relating to a time of departure from a service center; a stationary-time-parameter threshold relating to a maximum amount of time the vehicle is allowed to be stationary; a windshield-parameter threshold relating to a minimum amount of driving time and a maximum amount of driving time; an ignition-on-parameter threshold relating to an amount of time an ignition device of the vehicle is activated; a revisit-parameter threshold relating to a number of times the vehicle is allowed to visit a service center; a mileage-parameter threshold relating to a distance traveled by the vehicle; a grouping-of-vehicles-parameter threshold relating to proximity of vehicles to each other; and an out-of-gate/back-to-location-parameter threshold relating to a number of revisits the vehicle makes to a location within a time period.
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