System and method for tracking trailers
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1. A method of tracking carriers at a warehouse facility comprising:
- collecting data relating to usage status of a plurality of carriers;
providing the data to a computer system; and
generating a screen display using the data provided to the computer system, the screen display including a display of a user selectable icon graphically representing one of the carriers, the user selectable icon including at least a graphical portion which represents the usage status of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon and is dynamically changeable in response to updated data provided to the computer system relating to the usage status of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon;
wherein data relating to a department assignment of the carriers is collected and provided to the computer system, and the user selectable icon graphically representing the one of the carriers further includes another graphical portion which represents the department assignment of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon and is dynamically changeable in response to collected updated data relating to the department assignment of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon.
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Abstract
A computerized method and system enables the location, usage status and department assignment of each of a plurality of trailers to be tracked at all times while each trailer is at a warehouse facility. A web browser-based graphical display is generated that identifies the current location, usage status and department assignment of each trailer. Information provided to the system is updated using computer terminals, rf scanners and other computerized systems that communicate with the tracking system.
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1. A method of tracking carriers at a warehouse facility comprising:
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collecting data relating to usage status of a plurality of carriers; providing the data to a computer system; and generating a screen display using the data provided to the computer system, the screen display including a display of a user selectable icon graphically representing one of the carriers, the user selectable icon including at least a graphical portion which represents the usage status of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon and is dynamically changeable in response to updated data provided to the computer system relating to the usage status of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon; wherein data relating to a department assignment of the carriers is collected and provided to the computer system, and the user selectable icon graphically representing the one of the carriers further includes another graphical portion which represents the department assignment of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon and is dynamically changeable in response to collected updated data relating to the department assignment of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for tracking carriers at a warehouse facility comprising:
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a computer system for generating a screen display; and at least one data source for providing data relating to usage status of each of a plurality of carriers to the computer system so that the screen display generated by the computer system graphically represents the usage status of each of the carriers, the screen display including user selectable icons graphically representing respective carriers, each of the user selectable icons including at least a graphical portion which represents the usage status of the carrier represented by that user selectable icon and is dynamically changeable in response to updated data provided to the computer system relating to the usage status of the carrier represented by that user selectable icon; wherein data relating to a department assignment of each of the carriers is provided to the computer system, and each of the user selectable icons graphically representing a respective one of the carriers further includes another graphical portion which represents the department assignment of the carrier represented by that user selectable icon and is dynamically changeable in response to updated data provided to the computer system relating to the department assignment of carrier represented by that user selectable icon. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of tracking carriers at a warehouse facility comprising:
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collecting data relating to a changeable characteristic of each of a plurality of carriers; providing the data to a computer system; and generating a screen display using the data provided to the computer system, the screen display including at least one user selectable icon graphically representing one of the carriers, the user selectable icon including at least a graphical portion which represents the changeable characteristic of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon with a certain appearance that dynamically changes to another appearance in response to updated data provided to the computer system relating to the changeable characteristic of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon; wherein the user selectable icon includes another graphical portion which represents another changeable characteristic of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon with a certain appearance that dynamically changes to another appearance in response to updated data provided to the computer system relating to the another changeable characteristic of the carrier.
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28. A system for tracking carriers at a warehouse facility comprising:
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a computer system for generating a screen display; and at least one data source for providing data relating to a changeable characteristic of at least one of the plurality of carriers to the computer system so that a screen display generated by the computer system includes a user selectable icon graphically representing the at least one carrier, the user selectable icon including at least a graphical portion which represents the changeable characteristic of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon with a certain appearance that dynamically changes to another appearance in response to updated data provided to the computer system relating to the changeable characteristic of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon; wherein the user selectable icon includes another graphical portion which represents another changeable characteristic of the carrier represented by the user selectable icon with a certain appearance that dynamically changes to another appearance in response to updated data provided to the computer system relating to the another changeable characteristic of the carrier.
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