公开(公告)号：US09619776B1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-11

申请号：US14615845

申请日：2015-02-06

Applicant: Dell Software Inc.

Inventor： Daniel A. Ford ,  Rajesh Narayanan ,  Gabriel Mauricio Silberman

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G06Q10/08355 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/026 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/208 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining real-time location information for a transportation item. The method further includes determining real-time route information for a plurality of vehicles, the plurality of vehicles comprising a vehicle-in-transit actively transporting the transportation item. In addition, the method includes analyzing, via the real-time location information and the real-time route information, a route efficiency of the plurality of vehicles relative to an intended destination of the transportation item. Further, the method includes selecting a replacement vehicle from among the plurality of vehicles based, at least in part, on a result of the analyzing. Additionally, the method includes initiating physical transfer of the transportation item from the vehicle-in-transit to the replacement vehicle.