SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT VEHICLE FLEET TRACKING, DEPLOYMENT, AND MANAGEMENT

摘要

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for efficiently managing fleet asset activities. In one aspect, a method includes establishing a plurality of vehicle activity stages including a source geozone, a destination geozone, a source-destination transit geozone, and a destination-source transit geozone; receiving sensed data from a sensor over a network, where the sensor is situated on an asset; storing the sensed data in a data store as stored data; generating a time bar display based on the stored data, where the time bar display depicts the asset's location relative to the source geozone and the destination geozone; monitoring the time bar display for a deviation from a staggered operating pattern; and sending an update to the asset to correct for the deviations from the staggered operating pattern, where the update brings the asset back into the staggered operating pattern.

主权项

1. A method for efficiently managing tracked assets, comprising the steps of:
establishing a plurality of vehicle activity stages including a source geozone, a destination geozone, a source-destination transit geozone, and a destination-source transit geozone, wherein the source geozone represents a first geographic area, wherein the destination geozone represents a second geographic area, wherein the source-destination transit geozone represents a third geographic area connecting the first geographic area and the second geographic area, and wherein the destination-source transit geozone represents a fourth geographic area connecting the second geographic area and the first geographic area; periodically receiving sensed data from a sensor over a network, wherein the sensor is situated on an asset; storing the sensed data in a data store as stored data; generating a time bar display based on the stored data, wherein the time bar display depicts the asset's location relative to the source geozone and the destination geozone; monitoring the time bar display for a deviation from a staggered operating pattern; and indicating on a display of the time bar assets that deviate from the staggered operating pattern, whereby the scheduling of the assets may be managed to reform the staggered operating pattern.