Fleet management system
First Claim
1. A machine-executable process for customizing a materials handling vehicle, the method comprising:
- communicating via a transceiver of a materials handling vehicle across a wireless computing environment to a corresponding server, wherein the server stores a performance rating for various operators of the materials handling vehicle, where the performance rating is based upon at least one of training, skill or experience;
wirelessly communicating via the transceiver, identification information from the materials handling vehicle to the server identifying a vehicle operator;
receiving operator customization parameters from the server based upon the provided identification information and the performance rating associated with the vehicle operator; and
reconfiguring via a processor of the materials handling vehicle, at least one feature of the materials handling vehicle according to the retrieved operator customization parameters.
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Abstract
Materials handling vehicles are integrated with enterprise computing systems by providing a transceiver on a vehicle, where the transceiver is configured for wireless data communication across a wireless computing environment. More particularly, integration is implemented by configuring a processor on the materials handling vehicle to: communicate with the transceiver for wireless communication to a corresponding server computer, to communicate with at least one electronics component of the materials handling vehicle across a vehicle network bus and to receive logon information to identify an operator logging onto the materials handling vehicle. Integration also comprises configuring the processor to implement at least one customization function on the materials handling vehicle based upon the received logon information by: wirelessly communicating information between the server computer and the materials handling vehicle via the transceiver and interacting with at least one component of the materials handling vehicle across the materials handling vehicle network bus.
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15 Claims
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1. A machine-executable process for customizing a materials handling vehicle, the method comprising:
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communicating via a transceiver of a materials handling vehicle across a wireless computing environment to a corresponding server, wherein the server stores a performance rating for various operators of the materials handling vehicle, where the performance rating is based upon at least one of training, skill or experience; wirelessly communicating via the transceiver, identification information from the materials handling vehicle to the server identifying a vehicle operator; receiving operator customization parameters from the server based upon the provided identification information and the performance rating associated with the vehicle operator; and reconfiguring via a processor of the materials handling vehicle, at least one feature of the materials handling vehicle according to the retrieved operator customization parameters. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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2. The process of claim further comprising:
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obtaining customized settings selected for at least one of a specific materials handling vehicle or a specific type of materials handling vehicle; identifying the vehicle operator logged onto the materials handling vehicle; and identifying at least one of the specific materials handling vehicle or the materials handling vehicle type that the operator is logged into; wherein; receiving operator customization parameters comprises obtaining vehicle parameters for the associated materials handling vehicle that the operator is logged into from the server; and reconfiguring at least one feature of the materials handling vehicle comprises interacting between the processor and at least one component of the materials handling vehicle across a materials handling vehicle network to further configure the materials handling vehicle for operation according to the vehicle parameters received from the server.
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