Fleet management system

摘要

Position dependent operation of a materials handling vehicle, comprises utilizing a processor on the materials handling vehicle to communicate across a wireless computing environment to a corresponding server computer via a transceiver on the materials handling vehicle. Operation further comprises obtaining from at least one device on the materials handling vehicle, information relating to the position of the materials handling vehicle and communicating the obtained position related information to the server computer. The operation still further comprises receiving a command from the server computer to perform a predetermined action, wherein the command is based upon the position related information of the materials handling vehicle relative to a position of a point of interest known by the server, and communicating information across a vehicle network bus to at least one component of the materials handling vehicle to perform the predetermined action in response to the received command.

主权项

1. A method of wirelessly interacting with a materials handling vehicle to implement a position dependent operation of the materials handling vehicle, the method comprising:
verifying that an operator logging onto the materials handling vehicle is authorized to operate the materials handling vehicle; communicating an operator identification of the operator across a wireless computing environment to a corresponding server computer via a transceiver on the materials handling vehicle; obtaining by a processor, from at least one device on the materials handling vehicle, information relating to the position of the materials handling vehicle; receiving from the server computer by the processor on the materials handling vehicle, information regarding a geofence known by the server; performing in response to comparing a position of the materials handling vehicle determined based upon the information obtained from the device, to the geofence:
identifying a vehicle condition based upon a current operating characteristic of the materials handling vehicle; andcommunicating information across a vehicle network bus by the processor on the materials handling vehicle, to at least one component of the materials handling vehicle, to perform a predetermined action in response to the information of the geofence based upon the identified vehicle condition.