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Land vehicle communications system and process for providing information and coordinating vehicle activities

  • US 6,430,486 B1
  • Filed: 11/20/2001
  • Issued: 08/06/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process for a vehicle load brokerage management system component of an off board communication network, comprising the steps of:

  • storing data on a network of mobile vehicles including locations, cargo carrying ability, availability to carry cargo, and operating area of the vehicles in the mobile vehicle network;

    receiving a description of any cargo being transported by a vehicle with an abnormal condition, a current location of the cargo, and a final destination of the cargo from an off board communication network along with a query for a specific alternative vehicle from the network of mobile vehicles to transport the cargo;

    comparing the cargo to be carried to the vehicles in the network of mobile vehicles to derive a listing of mobile vehicles capable of carrying the cargo;

    comparing the listing of mobile vehicles capable of carrying the cargo to the vehicle availability data on the network of mobile vehicles and deriving a listing of mobile vehicles both available and capable of carrying the cargo;

    determining a general route between the current location of the cargo and the final destination of the cargo;

    comparing the operating areas of the vehicles on the listing of mobile vehicles both available and capable of carrying the cargo and determining which vehicle'"'"'s operating area encompasses the general route between the current location of the cargo and the final destination of the cargo;

    communicating with the vehicles whose operating areas encompass the general route between the current location of the cargo and the final destination of the cargo and offering an option to carry the cargo as an alternative vehicle;

    receiving an acceptance of the offer from a vehicle whose operating areas encompass the general route between the current location of the cargo and the final destination of the cargo and designating this the alternative vehicle to transport the cargo; and

    communicating identifying information of the alternative vehicle to transport the cargo to the off board network.

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