Fleet Profile System for GPS Trend Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle tracking systems lack the ability to effectively analyze and present GPS event data to derive operational metrics and trends for fleet management, leading to inefficiencies in vehicle monitoring and management.
Innovation Solution
A computer system that receives, stores, and analyzes GPS event data from multiple vehicles to derive operational metrics and identify trends, providing a graphical user interface for representation and alerting users to exceedances, enabling better fleet management and decision-making.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If GPS event data is collected and stored for multiple vehicles over time, then the quantity of data increases providing more comprehensive fleet information, but the complexity of data processing and analysis increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments GPS event data into distinct categories (location events, speed events, engine events, driver events, violation events) and processes each type separately through specialized modules, reducing overall processing complexity while maintaining comprehensive data collection
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer between raw GPS data collection and final presentation, including data normalization, validation, and aggregation modules that simplify complex data structures into standardized formats for further analysis
2Measurement precision
If GPS event data is analyzed to derive operational metrics and trends, then the quality of fleet management insights improves, but the processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary data normalization, validation, and aggregation during the data ingestion phase, preparing datasets in advance for faster analytical processing and reducing computational burden during trend analysis
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different analysis methods and processing depths to different data types and vehicles based on their specific characteristics, optimizing computational resources by focusing detailed analysis only where needed rather than uniformly processing all data
3Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive operational metrics and trends are presented through graphical user interface, then the usefulness of fleet management information increases, but the complexity of the system architecture increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a universal graphical user interface framework that can display multiple types of operational metrics and trends through standardized visualization components, allowing comprehensive fleet management capabilities while maintaining consistent and manageable system architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses standardized data models and presentation templates that can be replicated across different vehicles and fleet segments, enabling comprehensive reporting capabilities through reusable components rather than custom-built solutions
4Measurement precision
If GPS event data is stored over extended periods for trend analysis, then the accuracy of long-term fleet performance assessment improves, but the storage requirements and data management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and stores only the essential aggregated metrics and trend-relevant features from raw GPS event data, maintaining long-term historical accuracy while reducing storage requirements by eliminating redundant detailed event records
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms raw GPS event data into derived operational metrics with different temporal resolutions, storing high-frequency data only for recent periods and aggregated summaries for historical periods, optimizing storage efficiency while preserving trend analysis accuracy
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AI summary
A computer system and products and methods therefor including at least one computer processor and computer readable storage medium or media including computer code and at least one storage device in which is stored GPS data for a plurality of vehicles the system including: a memory including a GPS event database including GPS event data transmitted from a plurality of GPS devices. The GPS event data is analyzed to derive a plurality of operational metrics for each of a plurality of vehicles. At least one trend for a GPS event history using the GPS event data is identified and a graphic user interface is provided with a representation including a representation of the at least one trend.