Method, system, and computer program product for providing a facility map

• US 9,823,080 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2011
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Reese, Kevin, Fears, Kevin, Jones, Alfonso, McDonald, Steven, Turner, Marty
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, Alan S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Anderson, Folashade
• Application Number:
  US13/334,980
• Publication Number:
  US 20130166339A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,161 Days
• Field of Search: 705 713
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3889 Transmission of selected map data, e.g. depending on route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3896 Transmission of map data from central databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A map of a facility is provided. Dispatch instructions for dispatching a mobile device from a starting location to the facility at a destination within a geographical area are received, and a current location of the mobile device is detected as the mobile device moves from the starting location towards the destination. The map of the facility is received based on the dispatch instructions and the current location of the mobile device, and the map of the facility is provided.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising

receiving dispatch instructions comprising a work order associated with a facility and a location of the facility, the work order indicating work to be done on a feature of the facility, wherein the feature of the facility comprises at least one of power lines, telecommunication lines, or gas lines,

determining, using at least one of a global positioning system, cellular network triangulation signaling, or short range beacon signaling, a first location of a vehicle associated with the system,

determining, based on the dispatch instructions, the location of the facility,

selecting, based on the first location of the vehicle associated with the system and the location of the facility, a map of a geographical area covering the first location of the vehicle associated with the system and the location of the facility for navigating the vehicle associated with the system to the facility, wherein the map of the geographical area is selected from a set of maps stored in the computer-readable medium of the system,

detecting that the vehicle associated with the system is within a proximity of the location of the facility,

in response to detecting that the vehicle associated with the system is within the proximity of the location of the facility, sending, via a communication network, to a facility map server, a request comprising a second location of the vehicle associated with the system within the proximity of the location of the facility and further comprising the dispatch instructions, and

receiving, via the communication network, from the facility map server, in response to the request, a map of the facility indicating a location of the feature of the facility associated with the work order of the dispatch instructions sent to the facility map server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the dispatch instructions are received from a dispatcher via a mobile communication device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the dispatch instructions are received from a dispatcher.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the dispatch instructions are received from the dispatcher via the communication network.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein a damaged one of the at least one of the power lines, the telecommunication lines, or the gas lines is highlighted on the map of the facility.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving, via the communication network, from the facility map server, an update associated with the map of the facility.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving, via the communication network, from the facility map server, updates associated with the map of the facility while the vehicle associated with the system remains within the proximity of the location of the facility.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, by a system comprising a processor and a computer-readable medium, dispatch instructions comprising a work order associated with a facility and a location of the facility, the work order indicating work to be done on a feature of the facility, wherein the feature of the facility comprises at least one of power lines, telecommunication lines, or gas lines;

determining, by the system, using at least one of a global positioning system, cellular network triangulation signaling, or short range beacon signaling, a first location of a vehicle associated with the system;

determining, by the system, based on the dispatch instructions, the location of the facility,

selecting, by the system, based on the first location of the vehicle associated with the system and the location of the facility, a map of a geographical area covering the first location of the vehicle associated with the system and the facility for navigating the vehicle associated with the system to the facility, wherein the map of the geographical area is selected from a set of maps stored in the computer-readable medium of the system;

detecting, by the system, that the vehicle associated with the system is within a proximity of the location of the facility;

in response to detecting that the vehicle associated with the system is within the proximity of the location of the facility, sending, by the system, via a communication network, to a facility map server, a request comprising a second location of the vehicle associated with the system within the proximity of the location of the facility and further comprising the dispatch instructions; and

receiving, by the system, via the communication network, from the facility map server, in response to the request, a map of the facility indicating a location of the feature of the facility associated with the work order of the dispatch instructions sent to the facility map server.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the dispatch instructions are received from a dispatcher via a mobile communication device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the dispatch instructions are received from a dispatcher.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the dispatch instructions are received from the dispatcher via the communication network.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein a damaged one of the at least one of the power lines, the telecommunication lines, or the gas lines is highlighted on the map of the facility.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving, by the system, via the communication network, from the facility map server, an update associated with the map of the facility.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving, via the communication network, from the facility map server, updates associated with the map of the facility while the vehicle associated with the system remains within the proximity of the location of the facility.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a system, cause the processor to execute operations comprising:

receiving dispatch instructions comprising a work order associated with a facility and a location of the facility, the work order indicating work to be done on a feature of the facility, wherein the feature of the facility comprises at least one of power lines, telecommunication lines, or gas lines;

determining, using at least one of a global positioning system, cellular network triangulation signaling, and short range beacon signaling, a first location of a vehicle associated with the system;

determining, based on the dispatch instructions, the location of the facility;

selecting, based on the first location of the vehicle associated with the system and the location of the facility a map of a geographical area covering the first location of the vehicle associated with the system and the location of the facility for navigating the vehicle associated with the system to the facility, wherein the map of the geographical area is selected from a set of maps stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium;

detecting that the vehicle associated with the system is within a proximity of the location of the facility;

in response to detecting that the vehicle associated with the system is within the proximity of the location of the facility, sending, via a communication network, to a facility map server, a request comprising a second location of the vehicle associated with the system within the proximity of the location of the facility and further comprising the dispatch instructions; and

receiving, via the communication network, from the facility map server, in response to the request, a map of the facility indicating a location of the feature of the facility associated with the work order of the dispatch instructions sent to the facility map server.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the dispatch instructions are received from a dispatcher via a mobile communication device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the dispatch instructions are received from a dispatcher via the communication network.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein a damaged one of the at least one of the power lines, the telecommunication lines, or the gas lines is highlighted on the map of the facility.