Integrated Map Interface for Transportation Resource Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional transportation management systems require multiple interfaces and displays to manage and execute transportation operations, leading to inefficiencies and increased complexity for users.
Innovation Solution
A single dynamic and interactive user interface that allows users to define and execute inbound, outbound, and matching transportation operations directly on a map, enabling the assignment of transportation resources to loads and tracking their geographical locations in real-time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional transportation management systems use multiple separate interfaces to manage transportation operations, then functional completeness is maintained, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines map display functionality with transportation operation management interfaces into a single integrated display. The map shows geographical locations of transportation resources and loads while simultaneously allowing users to perform management operations directly on the map interface, eliminating the need for separate interfaces and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The map interface is designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously: displaying geographical locations, showing transportation resource status, enabling resource selection, allowing load assignment, and providing operational controls. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would traditionally require multiple separate interfaces into one universal interface.
2Productivity
If conventional systems require additional interfaces beyond map display to execute transportation operations, then operational functionality is complete, but productivity and ease of operation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-positions all necessary transportation management controls and displays directly on the map interface. Users can select resources, view their locations, and assign loads without navigating to separate interfaces, as all functional elements are preliminarily arranged within the single map display environment.
Solution Approach 2:
By merging map display and operation execution capabilities into one interface, the system eliminates the time required to switch between multiple interfaces. Users can complete transportation operations directly on the map by selecting resources and assigning loads through integrated controls, significantly reducing operational time and improving productivity.
3Ease of operation
If multiple interfaces are used for transportation management, then comprehensive control is achieved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the map display interface with transportation resource management controls into a single unified interface. The map simultaneously presents geographical information and enables operational controls for selecting and managing transportation resources, eliminating the need for multiple separate interfaces and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The single map interface is designed to perform multiple functions: displaying geographical locations, showing resource status, enabling resource selection, and providing operational controls. This universal interface consolidates what would traditionally require multiple specialized interfaces, improving ease of operation while maintaining comprehensive control capabilities.
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AI summary
Exemplary embodiments provide transportation management systems, devices and methods that allow display and management of transportation resources and operations in an integrated manner. Exemplary embodiments may provide, for example, a single dynamic and interactive interface for executing inbound transportation operations (procurement or pickup), outbound transportation operations (delivery or shipment), and operations in which multiple transportation resources are matched to one another.