Geolocation compliance for a mobile workforce
AssigneeSchneider Enterprise Resources, LLC
InventorsMike Degeneffe, Shaleen Devgun, Stephen John Pauls, Daniel G. Schmidt, Christopher B. Lofgren
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Abstract
A system and method that uses geo-location and a rules engine to facilitate compliance to federal, state, and local regulations as well as company policies across different jurisdictions that may have different compliance regulations. A mobile workforce may use the techniques herein to manage work assignments, report activities, and to manage and track time. This technology may be used, e.g., in the transportation industry, but is not limited to this industry.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A system comprising:
- a memory having computer-readable instructions stored thereon;
- and
- a processor that executes the computer-readable instructions to:
- identify a current period in which a mobile unit is operating;
- determine that the mobile unit has entered a new region based on a first location of the mobile unit;
- identify a first set of rules associated with the current period and a second set of rules associated with the new region;
- compare the first set of rules with each rule from the second set of rules;
- identify one or more new rules that are included in the second set of rules and are not included in the first set of rules;
- monitor compliance of the one or more new rules and the first set of rules based upon information received from at least one of the mobile unit or an operator of the mobile unit;
- and
- responsive to receipt of the information, transmit a notification to the operator, the notification comprising one of:
- an indication that the operator is operating out of compliance with the one or more new rules or a recommended action for the operator to take to comply with the one or more new rules.
A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-readable instructions stored thereon, that when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
- identify a current period in which a mobile unit is operating;
- determine that the mobile unit has entered a new region based on a first location of the mobile unit;
- identify a first set of rules associated with the current period and a second set of rules associated with the new region;
- compare the first set of rules with each rule from the second set of rules;
- identify one or more new rules that are included in the second set of rules and are not included in the first set of rules;
- monitor compliance of the one or more new rules and the first set of rules based upon information received from at least one of the mobile unit or an operator of the mobile unit;
- and
- responsive to receipt of the information, transmit a notification to the operator, the notification comprising one of:
- an indication that the operator is operating out of compliance with the one or more new rules or a recommended action for the operator to take to comply with the one or more new rules.
A method comprising:
- identifying, by a processor, a current period in which a mobile unit is operating;
- determining, by the processor, that the mobile unit has entered a new region based on a first location of the mobile unit;
- identifying, by the processor, a first set of rules associated with the current period and a second set of rules associated with the new region;
- comparing, by the processor, the first set of rules with each rule from the second set of rules;
- identifying, by the processor, one or more new rules that are included in the second set of rules and are not included in the first set of rules;
- monitoring, by the processor, compliance of the one or more new rules and the first set of rules based upon information received from at least one of the mobile unit or an operator of the mobile unit;
- and
- responsive to receipt of the information, transmitting, by the processor, a notification to the operator, the notification comprising one of:
- an indication that the operator is operating out of compliance with the one or more new rules or a recommended action for the operator to take to comply with the one or more new rules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.