System and method to provide value added services in an asset network

• US 8,378,843 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2009
• Issued: 02/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Mackenzie, Patricia Denise, Carbone, John William, Theurer, Charles Burton, Salvo, Joseph James, Jesson, Joseph Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Mai, Lam T
• Application Number:
  US12/644,062
• Publication Number:
  US 20110148657A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,155 Days
• Field of Search: 340/870.01, 340/686.1, 340/568.1, 340/539.1, 340/10.42, 340/572.1, 340/853.1, 705/307, 705/30, 705/35, 370/328, 455/410, 455/419, 455/406, 455/426.1, 455/514, 455/423, 455/506, 702/188, 715/757, 709/224, 706/47, 342/357.48, 342/22, 701/29.4, 701/32.3, 701/33.4, 701/50
• US Class Current: 340/870.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data

Abstract

A telematics system in an asset network is provided. The telematics system includes one or more sensors configured to acquire data from multiple assets at different locations in the asset network. The telematics system also includes a transceiver configured to receive the data acquired from the one or more sensors. The telematics system further includes a data analysis system. The data analysis system includes a central data server configured to receive the data transmitted from the transceiver. The data analysis system also includes a processing circuitry configured to combine data, analyze combined data to detect trends, generate value added services based on the detected trends and distribute the value added services to multiple end users.

Claims

1. A processing circuitry in an asset network, the processing circuitry configured to:

combine data from a plurality of assets at different locations in the asset network;

analyze combined data to detect trends in the asset network;

generate value added services based on the detected trends; and

distribute the value added services to a plurality of end users in the asset network.

2. The processing circuitry of claim 1, wherein the data is received via a central data server.

3. The processing circuitry of claim 1, wherein the central data server receives the data from a transceiver mounted on the plurality of assets.

4. The processing circuitry of claim 1, wherein the data comprises data acquired from a plurality of sensors mounted on the plurality of assets.

5. The processing circuitry of claim 4, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises one or more preexisting sensors and selective sensors.

6. The processing circuitry of claim 5, wherein the one or more selective sensors comprise radiation sensors, weather sensors and pollen sensors.

7. The processing circuitry of claim 5, wherein the one or more preexisting sensors comprise tire pressure sensors, location sensors and speed sensors.

8. The processing circuitry of claim 1, wherein the data comprises a real time data.

9. The processing circuitry of claim 1, further comprising an external data from an external data source is combined with the data from the plurality of assets at different locations in the asset network.

10. The processing circuitry of claim 1, wherein the value added services comprise environmental reports, road infrastructure status and conditions, traffic congestion reports at the different locations, commerce patterns, security conditions, amenities and preferences.

11. The processing circuitry of claim 1, wherein the trends comprise traffic congestion, road infrastructure, pollen count at a particular location, weather conditions and radiation detection.

12. A telematics system in an asset network comprising:

a plurality of sensors configured to acquire data from a plurality of assets at different locations in the asset network;

a transceiver configured to receive the data acquired from the plurality of sensors; and

a data analysis system comprising;

a central data server configured to receive the data transmitted from the transceiver; and

a processing circuitry configured to;

combine data received from the central server;

analyze combined data to detect trends in the asset network;

generate value added services based on the detected trends; and

distribute the value added services to a plurality of end users in the asset network.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the transceiver is mounted on the plurality of assets.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more sensors are mounted on the plurality of assets.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the central data server receives the data from the transceiver mounted on the plurality of assets.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more sensors comprise one or more preexisting sensors and one or more selective sensors.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more selective sensors comprise radiation sensors, weather sensors and pollen sensors.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more preexisting sensors comprise tire pressure sensors and speed sensors.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the data comprises a real time data.

20. The system of claim 12, further comprising an external data from an external data source is combined with the data from the plurality of assets at different locations in the asset network.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein the value added services comprise environmental reports, road infrastructure status and conditions, traffic congestion reports at the different locations, commerce patterns, security conditions, amenities and preferences.

22. A method of providing a telematics system in an asset network comprising:

providing a plurality of sensors configured to acquire data from a plurality of assets at different locations in the asset network;

providing a transceiver configured to receive the data acquired from the plurality of sensors;

providing a central data server configured to receive the data transmitted from the transceiver; and

providing a processing circuitry configured to;

combine the data from a plurality of assets at different locations in the asset network;

analyze combined data to detect trends in the asset network;

generate value added services based on the detected trends; and

;

distribute the value added services to a plurality of end users in the asset network.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein providing the central data server comprises receiving data from the transceiver mounted on the plurality of assets.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein providing the plurality of sensors comprises providing one or more selective and preexisting sensors.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein providing the one or more selective sensors comprise providing radiation sensors, weather sensors and pollen sensors.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein providing the one or more preexisting sensors comprise tire pressure sensors, speed sensors and security sensors.

27. The method of claim 22, further comprising wherein combining the data comprises combining an external data from an external data source with the data from the plurality of assets at different locations in the asset network.

28. The method of claim 22, wherein generating the value added services comprises generating environmental reports, road infrastructure status and conditions, traffic congestion reports at the different locations, commerce patterns, security conditions, amenities and preferences.

29. A method for data analysis in an asset network comprising:

acquiring data from a plurality of sensors in the asset network;

combining the data acquired from the plurality of sensors;

analyzing a combined data to detect trends in the asset network;

generating value added services based on the detected trends; and

distributing the value added services to a plurality of end users in the asset network.

30. The method of claim 29, comprising acquiring the data from different locations in the asset network.