Tracking and management system
OwnerSteven A. Fain, Brian E. Mansell +3inventors
InventorsSteven A. Fain, Brian E. Mansell, John M. Whalley, Jan G. Eugenides, David M. Leatham
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Abstract
A mobile device application and integrated software system for managing a fleet of delivery trucks and drivers, providing automated timekeeping, messaging, ticketing and billing is provided. At the completion of a delivery, electronic tickets including all time and location based billing may be conveyed wirelessly to a customer. Status, performance, and exceptions to predetermined data may be provided using computing devices, such as mobile devices, real time to allow a dispatcher to efficiently and effectively manage the truck fleet.
Claims11
A method for automated management of construction materials delivery drivers hours of service using a configured interactive mobile computing device, the method comprising:
- acquiring, by the configured interactive mobile computing device, driver location, date, time, and driver identification data;
- and
- transmitting the driver location, date, time, and driver identification data to a remote application for validation.
A method for automated management of construction materials delivery drivers hours of service using a configured interactive mobile computing device, the method comprising:
- acquiring, by the configured interactive mobile computing device, driver location, date, time, and driver identification data;
- transmitting the driver location, date, time, and driver identification data to a remote application for validation;
- performing a validation routine that includes:
- comparing the driver identification data with existing records of drivers,
- determining if the configured interactive mobile computing device is located within a pre-configured geozone associated with a driver corresponding to the driver identification data, and
- determining if the date and time data are within an acceptable time window when compared to an electronic schedule for the driver corresponding to the driver identification data;
- and
- enabling the driver to login for duty if the configured interactive mobile computing device is located within the pre-configured geozone associated with the driver and if the date and time data are within the acceptable time window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.