Method and apparatus for tracking vehicle location
DCFirst Claim
1. A computer aided dispatching method comprising:
- providing a display comprising a first display segment and a second display segment, said first display segment comprising a digitized representation of a raster map and a plurality of user locatable marks, each of said plurality of user locatable marks representative of one of a plurality of mobile units at a mobile unit position, said second display segment comprising vector text information for at least one of said plurality of mobile units; and
using a computer aided dispatch system operably coupled to said display;
said computer aided dispatch system comprising order data from customers, said order data having a portion being transferred from a data acquisition device coupled to said computer aided dispatch system to a radio in one of said plurality of mobile units.
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Abstract
A method computer aided dispatching. The present method includes providing a display 510 having a first display segment 530. The first display segment 530 includes a digitized representation of a selected area from a raster map, intelligent area data superimposed upon the selected area to provide intelligence, and a user locatable mark 520. The user locatable mark 520 defines a mobile unit position based upon a first value and a second value. The present method also includes using a dispatch system 811 operably coupled to the display. The dispatch system 811 includes order data from customers. A portion of the order data is transferred from a data acquisition 801, 808 device to the mobile unit 610.
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1. A computer aided dispatching method comprising:
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providing a display comprising a first display segment and a second display segment, said first display segment comprising a digitized representation of a raster map and a plurality of user locatable marks, each of said plurality of user locatable marks representative of one of a plurality of mobile units at a mobile unit position, said second display segment comprising vector text information for at least one of said plurality of mobile units; and using a computer aided dispatch system operably coupled to said display;
said computer aided dispatch system comprising order data from customers, said order data having a portion being transferred from a data acquisition device coupled to said computer aided dispatch system to a radio in one of said plurality of mobile units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for computer aided dispatching comprising steps of:
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providing a display comprising a first display segment, said first display segment comprising a digitized representation of a selected area from a raster map and a user locatable mark, said user locatable mark defining a mobile unit position based upon a first value and a second value; and using a dispatch system operably coupled to said display, said dispatch system comprising order data from customers, said order data having a portion being transferred from a data acquisition device to said mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for computer aided dispatch comprising steps of:
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providing a display, said display comprising a first display segment said first display segment comprising a portion of a digitized representation of a raster map; displaying a user locatable mark onto said digitized representation, said user locatable mark defining a mobile unit location comprising a first value and a second value, said mobile unit location corresponding to a mobile unit; using a computer dispatch system operably coupled to said first display segment to provide data to said mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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69. The method of 68 wherein said step of billing is provided on a time schedule, said time schedule being selected from a group comprising a weekly basis, a bi-weekly basis, a monthly basis, a quarterly basis, and a yearly basis.
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70. The method of 68 wherein said step of billing is provided using an output device, said output device being selected from a group comprising a printer and an on-line link to a user.
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71. The method of 16 further comprising a step of performing an accounting operation using said computer dispatch system.
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72. The method of 71 wherein said accounting operation is cash posting method.
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73. The method of 71 wherein said accounting operation is an invoicing method.
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74. The method of 71 wherein said accounting operation is a method for posting payment.
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75. The method of 71 wherein said accounting operation provides an account balance.
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76. The method of 71 wherein said accounting operation provides a driver commission.
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77. The method of 71 wherein said accounting operation provides a general ledger.
- 78. The method of 16 further comprising a step of reporting using said computer dispatch system.
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89. A method for computer aided dispatch using a display, said display comprising a first display segment, said first display segment comprising a portion of a digitized representation of a raster map, said method comprising steps of:
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displaying a user locatable mark onto said portion of said digitized representation, said user locatable mark defining a unit location comprising a first value and a second value corresponding to said unit; and using a computer dispatch system operably coupled to said first display segment to retrieve data from said unit. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160)
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141. The method of 140 wherein said step of billing is provided on a time schedule, said time schedule being selected from a group comprising a weekly basis, a bi-weekly basis, a monthly basis, a quarterly basis, and a yearly basis.
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142. The method of 140 wherein said step of billing is provided using an output device, said output device being selected from a group comprising a printer and an on-line link to a user.
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143. The method of 89 further comprising a step of performing an accounting operation using said computer dispatch station.
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144. The method of 143 wherein said accounting operation is a cash posting method.
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145. The method of 143 wherein said accounting operation is an invoicing method.
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146. The method of 143 wherein said accounting operation is a method for posting payment.
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147. The method of 143 wherein said accounting operation provides an account balance.
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148. The method of 143 wherein said accounting operation provides a driver commission.
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149. The method of 143 wherein said accounting operation provides a general ledger.
- 150. The method of 89 further comprising a step of reporting using said computer dispatch system.
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