Real time map rendering with data clustering and expansion and overlay
First Claim
1. A system for controlling display of information pertaining to a fleet of vehicles, the system comprising:
- a memory device configured to store position information for a plurality of vehicles in a vehicle fleet, the position information comprising locations of the plurality of vehicles on a network of streets in a geographic region; and
a hardware processor in communication with the memory device, the hardware processor configured to;
retrieve the position information from the memory device,assign each of the plurality of vehicles to one of a plurality of groups according to the position information,generate a vehicle management user interface comprising a map and a plurality of group indicators including a first group indicator and a second group indicator, the map depicting at least part of the geographic region, the plurality of group indicators being overlaid on the map and each group indicator providing status information for the each of the plurality of vehicles assigned to the one of the plurality of groups,wherein the first group indicator corresponds to a first group of the plurality of groups, the first group indicator comprising a geometric shape having an inner area, the inner area comprising an outer periphery section encompassing a perimeter of the inner area and denoting a total number of vehicles assigned to the first group at a center of the inner area, the outer periphery section depicting the status information for the one or more vehicles assigned to the first group as coloring of portions of the outer periphery section in a plurality of colors,wherein a first portion of the portions of the outer periphery section is a first color of the plurality of colors denoting that a first set of the one or more vehicles assigned to the first group has a first status, and a second portion of the portions of the outer periphery section is a second color of the plurality of colors denoting that a second set of the one or more vehicles assigned to the first group has a second status different from the first status, the first status and the second status comprising two of (i) a vehicle moving status, (ii) a vehicle stopped status, and (iii) a vehicle idling status, andoutput the vehicle management user interface to an administrator device for presentation on a display to an administrator of the vehicle fleet.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for the organization, management, and graphical display of multiple logically related entities. In some embodiments, the systems and methods provide the real-time display of status and location information for a fleet of tracked vehicles. In some embodiments, the systems and methods permit the automatic clustering of assets based on a user'"'"'s view of an underlying map. In some embodiments, the assets are vehicles that are a part of a managed fleet. In some embodiments, the assets are logically arranged into clusters of like assets. In some embodiments, the clusters provide graphical indications of status or class information of their underlying assets.
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1. A system for controlling display of information pertaining to a fleet of vehicles, the system comprising:
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a memory device configured to store position information for a plurality of vehicles in a vehicle fleet, the position information comprising locations of the plurality of vehicles on a network of streets in a geographic region; and a hardware processor in communication with the memory device, the hardware processor configured to; retrieve the position information from the memory device, assign each of the plurality of vehicles to one of a plurality of groups according to the position information, generate a vehicle management user interface comprising a map and a plurality of group indicators including a first group indicator and a second group indicator, the map depicting at least part of the geographic region, the plurality of group indicators being overlaid on the map and each group indicator providing status information for the each of the plurality of vehicles assigned to the one of the plurality of groups, wherein the first group indicator corresponds to a first group of the plurality of groups, the first group indicator comprising a geometric shape having an inner area, the inner area comprising an outer periphery section encompassing a perimeter of the inner area and denoting a total number of vehicles assigned to the first group at a center of the inner area, the outer periphery section depicting the status information for the one or more vehicles assigned to the first group as coloring of portions of the outer periphery section in a plurality of colors, wherein a first portion of the portions of the outer periphery section is a first color of the plurality of colors denoting that a first set of the one or more vehicles assigned to the first group has a first status, and a second portion of the portions of the outer periphery section is a second color of the plurality of colors denoting that a second set of the one or more vehicles assigned to the first group has a second status different from the first status, the first status and the second status comprising two of (i) a vehicle moving status, (ii) a vehicle stopped status, and (iii) a vehicle idling status, and output the vehicle management user interface to an administrator device for presentation on a display to an administrator of the vehicle fleet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling display of information pertaining to a fleet of vehicles, the method comprising:
by a computer system comprising computer hardware; retrieving, from a memory device, position information for a plurality of vehicles in a vehicle fleet, the position information comprising locations of the plurality of vehicles on a network of streets in a geographic region; assigning each of the plurality of vehicles to one of a plurality of groups according to the position information; generating a vehicle management user interface comprising a map and a plurality of group indicators including a first group indicator and a second group indicator, the map depicting at least part of the geographic region, the plurality of group indicators being overlaid on the map and each group indicator providing status information for the each of the plurality of vehicles assigned to the one of the plurality of groups, wherein the first group indicator corresponds to a first group of the plurality of groups, the first group indicator comprising a geometric shape having an inner area, the inner area comprising an outer periphery section encompassing a perimeter of the inner area and denoting a total number of vehicles assigned to the first group at a center of the inner area, the outer periphery section depicting the status information for the one or more vehicles assigned to the first group as coloring of portions of the outer periphery section in a plurality of colors, wherein a first portion of the portions of the outer periphery section is a first color of the plurality of colors denoting that a first set of the one or more vehicles assigned to the first group has a first status, and a second portion of the portions of the outer periphery section is a second color of the plurality of colors denoting that a second set of the one or more vehicles assigned to the first group has a second status different from the first status, the first status and the second status comprising two of (i) a vehicle moving status, (ii) a vehicle stopped status, and (iii) a vehicle idling status; and outputting the vehicle management user interface to an administrator device for presentation on a display to an administrator of the vehicle fleet. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling display of information representing a plurality of vehicles, the method comprising:
by a computer system comprising computer hardware; determining locations of a plurality of vehicles in a geographic region; assigning each of the plurality of vehicles to one of a first group and a second group, the first group encompassing one or more vehicles of the plurality of vehicles that are within a first area of the geographic region, the second group encompassing one or more vehicles of the plurality of vehicles that are within a second area of the geographic region different from the first area; generating a vehicle management user interface comprising a map, a first group indicator, and a second group indicator, the map depicting the first area and the second area with the first group indicator overlaid on the first area and the second group indicator overlaid on the second area, the first group indicator comprising status information for the one or more vehicles of the first group, the second group indicator comprising status information for the one or more vehicles of the second group, wherein the first group indicator comprises a geometric shape having an inner area, the inner area comprising an outer periphery section encompassing a perimeter of the inner area and denoting a total number of vehicles assigned to the first group at a center of the inner area, the outer periphery section depicting the status information for the one or more vehicles of the first group as a first color coded portion, a second color coded portion, and a third color coded portion of the outer periphery section, wherein the first color coded portion is a first color denoting that at a first set of the one or more vehicles of the first group has a first status, and the second color coded portion is a second color different from the first color denoting that a second set of the one or more vehicles of the first group has a second status different from the first status, the first status and the second status comprising two of (i) a vehicle moving status, (ii) a vehicle stopped status, and (iii) a vehicle idling status; and outputting the vehicle management user interface to an administrator device for presentation on a display to an administrator of the plurality of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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