Systems and methods for analyzing the use of mobile resources
First Claim
1. A system for analyzing the use of a mobile resource comprising:
- a computer system comprising computer hardware, the computer system comprising one or more computing devices and programmed to implement;
an acquisition module adapted to receive positional information for an actual route traveled by a mobile resource between two or more geographic locations, wherein the positional information is determined from an analyzer device incorporating position determining technology wherein the analyzer device is associated with the mobile resource;
an optimization module adapted to create an optimal travel route between the two or more geographic locations based on resources that would be used for traveling over the optimal route including at least one of time, distance, cost, and load parameters;
a comparison module adapted to compare the actual route traveled by said mobile resource with the optimal travel route created by said optimization module; and
an output module adapted to provide output reflective of a comparison between the actual route traveled between the two or more geographic locations and the optimal travel route between the two or more geographical locations, wherein said output module generates a first efficiency calculation of the optimal travel route based on first resources that would be used to travel over the optimal route, wherein the first resources include at least one of time, distance, cost, load parameters, territory, and customer requirements of the optimal route and a second efficiency calculation of the actual travel route based on second resources that would be used to travel over the actual route, wherein the second resources include at least one of time, distance, cost, and load parameters of the actual route, and wherein the output module determines a value added based on a comparison of the first efficiency calculation with the second efficiency calculation and output reflective of a value added by traveling the optimal travel route between the two or more geographic locations.
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Abstract
A system for analyzing the use of a mobile resource, such as a vehicle, includes a central processing unit adapted to receive a plurality of geographic locations and create an optimal travel route between the geographic locations, and an analyzer device incorporating global positioning satellite (GPS) technology being positionable with a mobile resource for comparing an actual route traveled by the mobile resource with the optimal travel route created by the central processing unit. The central processing unit includes mobile resource management software stored therein adapted to use pre-selected criteria for creating the optimal travel route. The pre-selected criteria may include time, distance, cost, load parameters, territory, and customer requirements.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for analyzing the use of a mobile resource comprising:
a computer system comprising computer hardware, the computer system comprising one or more computing devices and programmed to implement; an acquisition module adapted to receive positional information for an actual route traveled by a mobile resource between two or more geographic locations, wherein the positional information is determined from an analyzer device incorporating position determining technology wherein the analyzer device is associated with the mobile resource; an optimization module adapted to create an optimal travel route between the two or more geographic locations based on resources that would be used for traveling over the optimal route including at least one of time, distance, cost, and load parameters; a comparison module adapted to compare the actual route traveled by said mobile resource with the optimal travel route created by said optimization module; and an output module adapted to provide output reflective of a comparison between the actual route traveled between the two or more geographic locations and the optimal travel route between the two or more geographical locations, wherein said output module generates a first efficiency calculation of the optimal travel route based on first resources that would be used to travel over the optimal route, wherein the first resources include at least one of time, distance, cost, load parameters, territory, and customer requirements of the optimal route and a second efficiency calculation of the actual travel route based on second resources that would be used to travel over the actual route, wherein the second resources include at least one of time, distance, cost, and load parameters of the actual route, and wherein the output module determines a value added based on a comparison of the first efficiency calculation with the second efficiency calculation and output reflective of a value added by traveling the optimal travel route between the two or more geographic locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19)
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10. A method of analyzing the use of a mobile resource, the method comprising:
by a computer system comprising computer hardware; receiving positional information for an actual route traveled by a mobile resource between two or more geographic locations from an analyzer device incorporating global positioning satellite (GPS) technology and associated with a mobile resource; receiving the two or more geographic locations; creating an optimal travel route between the two or more geographic locations based on resources that would be used by the mobile resource for traveling over the optimal route including at least one of time, distance, cost, and load parameters; calculating a first efficiency based on resources that would be used by the mobile resource for traveling over the optimal route including at least one of time, distance, cost, and load parameters; calculating a second efficiency based on resources that would be used by the mobile resource for traveling over the actual route including at least one of time, distance, cost, and load parameters; providing output reflective of a comparison between the first and second efficiencies. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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