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US 6,633,900 B1Granted
Mobile crew management system for distributing work order assignments to mobile field crew units
AssigneeABB AB
InventorsAmir Khalessi, Sasan H. Ardalan
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AssigneeABB AB
InventorsAmir Khalessi, Sasan H. Ardalan
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A system for multi-crew management comprises an enterprise computing system, a mobile field unit, and wireless communication network which supports terminal control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP). The enterprise computing network comprises application programs through which work orders may be assigned and managed, various server machines containing data related to the work orders, a local area network (LAN) connecting the server machines, and a gateway to the TCP/IP wireless network. A mobile field unit comprises a computing device and modem for communicating over the wireless network to the enterprise computing system. A mobile field unit and each machine in the enterprise computing system has a unique IP address assigned to it. Accordingly, commands and data can be communicated freely between all machines.
A method for distributing work order assignment data to a field crew using a system having an enterprise computing system and at least one mobile field unit, comprising the following steps:
The method of 25 for distributing work order assignment data, wherein the step of alerting a dispatcher as to change in status data comprises generating a dialog box to draw the attention of a dispatcher to the change in status data.
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