Vehicle Project Tracking With Color-Coded Map Indicators
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle tracking systems fail to distinguish between different projects and jobsites when depicting vehicles on a map, making it difficult for foremen and workers to evaluate productivity and impedances specific to each project or worksite.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that associate vehicles with specific projects based on project information, using visual indicia on a map to differentiate vehicles by project, updating indicia characteristics as vehicles move between locations such as paving material plants and worksites, allowing for clear project association and state tracking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If vehicles are tracked on a map without project-specific visual indicators, then the tracking system is simple and easy to operate, but foremen cannot distinguish between different projects or evaluate project-specific productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color-coded visual indicia to represent different projects. Each project is assigned a unique color that appears on the map indicator for vehicles associated with that project, enabling foremen to quickly distinguish between projects without complex additional interfaces or data structures
Solution Approach 2:
The visual indicator for each vehicle is segmented into multiple components: base vehicle icon, project-specific color coding, and project identifier. This segmentation allows the system to convey multiple pieces of information (vehicle location, project association, project identity) simultaneously without overwhelming complexity
2Ease of operation
If visual indicia are used to indicate project associations on a map, then foremen can distinguish between different projects, but the user interface becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays only the most critical information visually on the map (project association through color coding), while additional detailed information about projects is available through separate project identification interfaces. This partial display approach maintains map clarity while providing comprehensive project differentiation capability
3Productivity
If the system tracks detailed vehicle states and locations, then productivity evaluation is possible, but the amount of data to be processed and displayed increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and displays only the most relevant productivity indicators directly on the map interface, such as vehicle location, project association, and basic state information. Detailed productivity metrics and impedances are separated into dedicated evaluation interfaces, reducing the data burden on the main map display while maintaining comprehensive analysis capability
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AI summary
A method includes receiving first location information of a first vehicle, and associating the first vehicle with a first project. The method also includes receiving second location information from a second vehicle, and associating the second vehicle with a second project. The method further includes providing, to an electronic device, instructions to output a user interface that includes a map, and a first visual indicia displayed on the map at a first location corresponding to the first location information, where the first visual indicia indicates that the first vehicle is associated with the first project. The user interface further includes a second visual indicia displayed on the map at a second location corresponding to the second location information, where the second visual indicia indicates that the second vehicle is associated with the second project, and is different from the first visual indicia.