CUSTOMIZABLE VEHICLE FLEET REPORTING SYSTEM

• US 20130104064A1
• Filed: 10/04/2012
• Published: 04/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Telogis Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Mason, Ralph James, Elliot, William Robert, McCormick, Sean Ali'i, Koch, Jason Mathew
• Granted Patent: US 9,141,266 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0841 Registering performance data recording measured values G01D; information storage G11B
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

Customization features for providing users with the ability to customize various aspects of a vehicle management system are described. These customization features can include functionality for generating custom reports based on vehicle parameters, including diagnostic codes. The customization features can also include features for customizing alerts based on vehicle parameters and features for customizing nomenclature in the vehicle management system.

Claims

1. A method of enabling users to customize a vehicle management system, the method comprising:

by a computer system comprising computer hardware;

outputting a custom report creation user interface for presentation to a user, the custom report creation user interface comprising one or more user interface controls configured to enable a user to create a custom report;

downloading, from a vehicle management system, a data set related to a vehicle fleet to a user computer;

receiving a user selection of fields in the data set for inclusion in a custom report template;

receiving user layout details with respect to the selected fields, the user layout details comprising information for organizing a layout of the selected fields in the custom report template; and

uploading the custom report template comprising the selected fields of the data set and the user layout details to the vehicle management system, thereby enabling the custom report template to be used by the vehicle management system to run a custom report.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data set comprises information regarding vehicle parameters.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the vehicle parameters comprise diagnostic trouble codes obtained from engine computers of a plurality of vehicles in the vehicle fleet.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data set comprises information regarding workflow in the vehicle fleet.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the information regarding workflow comprises information related to vehicle routes and driver performance with respect to servicing the vehicle routes.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising outputting a custom terminology user interface that provides functionality for a user to replace a fleet management term used in the vehicle management system with a custom term.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising outputting a custom alert user interface configured to provide functionality for the user to define a custom alert based on vehicle parameters obtained from telematics data.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the custom alert user interface further comprises functionality for users to define the custom alerts to include conditional logic on multiple of the vehicle parameters.

9. A system for enabling users to customize a vehicle management system, the system comprising:

a customization module comprising physical computer hardware, the customization module configured to;

output a custom report creation user interface for presentation to a user, the custom report creation user interface comprising one or more user interface controls configured to enable a user to create a custom report;

download, from a vehicle management system, a data set related to a vehicle fleet to a user computer;

receive a user selection of fields in the data set for inclusion in a custom report template;

receive user layout details with respect to the selected fields, the user layout details comprising information for organizing a layout of the selected fields in the custom report template; and

upload the custom report template comprising the selected fields of the data set and the user layout details to the vehicle management system, thereby enabling the custom report template to be used by the vehicle management system to run a custom report.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the data set comprises information regarding vehicle parameters.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the vehicle parameters comprise diagnostic trouble codes obtained from engine computers of a plurality of vehicles in the vehicle fleet.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the data set comprises information regarding workflow in the vehicle fleet.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the information regarding workflow comprises information related to vehicle routes and driver performance with respect to servicing the vehicle routes.

14. The system of claim 9, further comprising a custom terminology module configured to output a custom terminology user interface that provides functionality for a user to replace a fleet management term used in the vehicle management system with a custom term.

15. The system of claim 9, further comprising a custom alert module configured to output a custom alert user interface configured to provide functionality for the user to define a custom alert based on vehicle parameters obtained from telematics data.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the custom alert user interface further comprises functionality for users to define the custom alerts to include conditional logic on multiple of the vehicle parameters.

17. Non-transitory physical computer storage comprising instructions stored thereon for implementing, in one or more processors, a method of enabling users to customize a vehicle management system, the method comprising:

outputting a custom report creation user interface for presentation to a user, the custom report creation user interface comprising one or more user interface controls configured to enable a user to create a custom report;

downloading, from a vehicle management system, a data set related to a vehicle fleet to a user computer;

receiving a user selection of fields in the data set for inclusion in a custom report template;

receiving user layout details with respect to the selected fields, the user layout details comprising information for organizing a layout of the selected fields in the custom report template; and

uploading the custom report template comprising the selected fields of the data set and the user layout details to the vehicle management system, thereby enabling the custom report template to be used by the vehicle management system to run a custom report.

18. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 17, further comprising outputting a custom terminology user interface that provides functionality for a user to replace a fleet management term used in the vehicle management system with a custom term.

19. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 17, further comprising outputting a custom alert user interface configured to provide functionality for the user to define a custom alert based on vehicle parameters obtained from telematics data.

20. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 19, wherein the custom alert user interface further comprises functionality for users to define the custom alerts to include conditional logic on multiple of the vehicle parameters.