Systems, methods, and mobile client devices for supervising industrial vehicles
First Claim
1. A system comprising a management server, a plurality of industrial vehicles, and a mobile client device separate from the industrial vehicles, wherein:
- the management server comprises one or more server processors;
each of the industrial vehicles comprises one or more vehicular processors, and is communicatively coupled to the management server;
the mobile client device comprises a display, a wireless communication circuit, and one or more client processors, and is communicatively coupled to the management server;
the one or more vehicular processors of each of the industrial vehicles execute vehicle functions to;
(i) determine a localized position with respect to an inventory transit surface of an industrial facility;
(ii) detect an operational characteristic;
(iii) transmit vehicular data indicative of the localized position and the operational characteristic to the management server;
the one or more server processors of the management server execute server functions to;
(i) aggregate the localized position and the operational characteristic from each of the industrial vehicles into aggregated vehicle position and operational data representing the plurality of industrial vehicles; and
(ii) derive an operational descriptor from the aggregated vehicle position and operational data by transforming and manipulating the aggregated vehicle position and operational data representing the plurality of the industrial vehicles;
the wireless communication circuit of the mobile client device receives the operational descriptor; and
the one or more client processors of the mobile client device execute client functions to;
(i) display a topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the topographical warehouse object comprises a geometric representation indicative of the inventory transit surface of the industrial facility; and
(ii) display an encoded object contemporaneously with the topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the encoded object occupies an area of the topographical warehouse object that corresponds to a region of the inventory transit surface, and wherein the encoded object is indicative of the operational descriptor derived from the aggregated vehicle position and operational data representing the plurality of industrial vehicles and the region of the inventory transit surface.
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Abstract
Systems and methods present information from a management server on a mobile client device to facilitate the management of industrial vehicles. Embodiments of the system can include a plurality of industrial vehicles communicatively coupled to the management server, and a mobile client device communicatively coupled to the management server. The mobile client device can include a display, a wireless communication circuit, and one or more client processors. Encoded objects, vehicular objects, or combinations thereof can be presented upon the display of the mobile client device to present information from the management server.
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17 Claims
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1. A system comprising a management server, a plurality of industrial vehicles, and a mobile client device separate from the industrial vehicles, wherein:
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the management server comprises one or more server processors; each of the industrial vehicles comprises one or more vehicular processors, and is communicatively coupled to the management server; the mobile client device comprises a display, a wireless communication circuit, and one or more client processors, and is communicatively coupled to the management server; the one or more vehicular processors of each of the industrial vehicles execute vehicle functions to; (i) determine a localized position with respect to an inventory transit surface of an industrial facility; (ii) detect an operational characteristic; (iii) transmit vehicular data indicative of the localized position and the operational characteristic to the management server; the one or more server processors of the management server execute server functions to; (i) aggregate the localized position and the operational characteristic from each of the industrial vehicles into aggregated vehicle position and operational data representing the plurality of industrial vehicles; and (ii) derive an operational descriptor from the aggregated vehicle position and operational data by transforming and manipulating the aggregated vehicle position and operational data representing the plurality of the industrial vehicles; the wireless communication circuit of the mobile client device receives the operational descriptor; and the one or more client processors of the mobile client device execute client functions to; (i) display a topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the topographical warehouse object comprises a geometric representation indicative of the inventory transit surface of the industrial facility; and (ii) display an encoded object contemporaneously with the topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the encoded object occupies an area of the topographical warehouse object that corresponds to a region of the inventory transit surface, and wherein the encoded object is indicative of the operational descriptor derived from the aggregated vehicle position and operational data representing the plurality of industrial vehicles and the region of the inventory transit surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile client device comprising a display, a wireless communication circuit, and one or more client processors, wherein:
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the mobile client device is communicatively coupled to a management server; the management server comprises one or more server processors; the management server is communicatively coupled to a plurality of industrial vehicles; each of the industrial vehicles comprises one or more vehicular processors; the one or more vehicular processors of each of the industrial vehicles execute vehicle functions to; (i) determine a localized position with respect to an inventory transit surface of an industrial facility; (ii) detect an operational characteristic; and (iii) transmit vehicular data indicative of the localized position and the operational characteristic to the management server; the one or more server processors execute server functions to; (i) aggregate the localized position and the operational characteristic from each of the industrial vehicles into aggregated vehicle position and operational data representing the plurality of industrial vehicles; and (ii) derive an operational descriptor from the aggregated vehicle position and operational data by transforming and manipulating the aggregated vehicle position and operational data representing the plurality of industrial vehicles; the wireless communication circuit of the mobile client device receives the operational descriptor; and the one or more client processors of the mobile client device execute client functions to; (i) display a topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the topographical warehouse object comprises a geometric representation indicative of the inventory transit surface of the industrial facility; and (ii) display an encoded object contemporaneously with the topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the encoded object occupies an area of the topographical warehouse object that corresponds to a region of the inventory transit surface, and wherein the encoded object is indicative of the operational descriptor derived from the aggregated vehicle position and operational data representing the plurality of industrial vehicles and the region of the inventory transit surface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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disposing each of a plurality of industrial vehicles upon an inventory transit surface of an industrial facility, wherein each of the plurality of industrial vehicles is in communication with a management server and the management server is in communication with a mobile client device, and wherein the mobile client device comprises a display, a wireless communication circuit, and one or more client processors; determining a localized position of each of the industrial vehicles with respect to the industrial facility; detecting an operational characteristic of each of the industrial vehicles; aggregating the localized position and the operational characteristic-from each of the industrial vehicles into aggregated vehicle position and operational data representing the plurality of industrial vehicles; deriving an operational descriptor from the aggregated vehicle position and operational data by transforming and manipulating the aggregated vehicle position and operational data representing the plurality of industrial vehicles; receiving, automatically with the wireless communication circuit of the mobile client device, the operational descriptor; displaying, automatically with the one or more client processors of the mobile client device, a topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the topographical warehouse object comprises a geometric representation indicative of the inventory transit surface of the industrial facility; and displaying, automatically with the one or more client processors of the mobile client device, an encoded object contemporaneously with the topographical warehouse object via the display of the mobile client device, wherein the encoded object occupies an area of the topographical warehouse object that corresponds to a region of the inventory transit surface, and wherein the encoded object is indicative of the operational descriptor derived from the aggregated vehicle position and operational data representing the plurality of industrial vehicles and the region of the inventory transit surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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