公开(公告)号：WO1995027964A1

公开(公告)日：1995-10-19

申请号：PCT/US1995004628

申请日：1995-04-12

Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Inventor： QUALCOMM INCORPORATED ,  HELMS, Robert, V. ,  JACOBS, Jeffrey, A.

IPC: G08G01/127

CPC classification number: G08G1/202

Abstract: A system and method for assigning hauling vehicles (T1, T6) to freight loads (L1, L6) within a freight transportation system is disclosed herein. The system includes a satellite navigation subsystem (S1, S2) for providing vehicle and load position data useable to determine the locations of each hauling vehicle (T1, T6) and freight load (L1, L6). The position data may also be utilized to determine a set deadhead distances required to be traversed by ones of the hauling vehicles (T1, T6) unencumbered with freight loads (L1, L6) while en route to load pick-up locations. Each unencumbered tractor vehicle (T1, T6) is then efficiently matched with an available freight load (L1, L6) in accordance with the compiled sets of deadhead distances and a set of potential pick-up times. Objectives such as punctual load pick-up and delivery, full utilization of available tractor vehicles, and maintaining scheduled driver home-base times of arrival may be achieved through "relay" operations. The term "relay" refers to the process by which an in-transit load is disengaged from a first tractor vehicle and made available at a designated relay location. The disengaged load is then engaged by a second tractor vehicle which becomes available in the vicinity of the relay location within a predefined relay window. In a preferred implementation the loads matched to selected pairs of tractor vehicles may also be exchanged, or "swapped", at a set of swap locations so as to minimize a cost function.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了一种用于将运输车辆（T1，T6）分配给货物运输系统内的货物负载（L1，L6）的系统和方法。 该系统包括用于提供用于确定每个运输车辆（T1，T6）和货物负载（L1，L6）的位置的车辆和负载位置数据的卫星导航子系统（S1，S2）。 位置数据还可以用于确定在运送到负载拾取位置的途中，不受货运负载（L1，L6）阻碍的运输车辆（T1，T6）中的一个运送车辆所需要的设定行程距离。 然后根据编组的死头距离集合和一组潜在的拾取时间，将每个未受阻的拖拉机车辆（T1，T6）与可用的货物负载（L1，L6）高效地匹配。 通过“中继”操作可以实现诸如准时载重接收和交付，充分利用可用的拖拉机车辆以及维持定时驾驶员到达时间的目的。 术语“继电器”是指过渡载荷与第一拖拉机车辆脱离并在指定的继电器位置可用的过程。 然后，分离的负载由第二拖拉机车辆接合，该第二拖拉机车辆在预定义的中继窗口内的继电器位置附近变得可用。 在优选的实施方式中，与所选择的拖拉机车辆匹配的负载也可以在一组交换位置处交换或“交换”，以便最小化成本函数。

公开(公告)号：EP0993746B1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-21

申请号：EP98940973.5

申请日：1998-08-18

Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Inventor： COPPINGER, James, B. ,  HELMS, Robert, V. ,  DOYLE, Thomas, F.

IPC: H04W4/24

CPC classification number: H04W4/24 ,  H04B7/18567 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M2215/32 ,  H04W84/08

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting messages between a vehicle operator (90) using a private communication system (20) and a public communication system (12a, 12b). The private communication system (20) comprises a mobile communication terminal (60) disposed in each of a plurality of vehicles (48), a hub (32), and a fleet computer system (34) located at the hub (32). The hub (32) converts the messages from the private communication system (20) to a transmission format suitable to the public communication system (12a, 12b) and vice-versa. An interface (30), connected between the private communication system (20) and the public communication system (12a, 12b), comprises a public communication system interface (18) for receiving input from the public communication system user and for selecting one of a plurality of messages in response to the user input, a private communication system interface (35), a voice response unit (38) for creating the plurality of messages and for converting voice messages into text messages and vice-versa, a local management system (36) for ensuring that an account associated with the vehicle operator (90) has a sufficient balance prior to transmitting messages and for adjusting the account.

公开(公告)号：EP0993746A1

公开(公告)日：2000-04-19

申请号：EP98940973.5

申请日：1998-08-18

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： COPPINGER, James, B. ,  HELMS, Robert, V. ,  DOYLE, Thomas, F.

IPC: H04Q7/28 ,  H04Q7/22

CPC classification number: H04W4/24 ,  H04B7/18567 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M2215/32 ,  H04W84/08

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting messages between a vehicle operator (90) using a private communication system (20) and a public communication system (12a, 12b). The private communication system (20) comprises a mobile communication terminal (60) disposed in each of a plurality of vehicles (48), a hub (32), and a fleet computer system (34) located at the hub (32). The hub (32) converts the messages from the private communication system (20) to a transmission format suitable to the public communication system (12a, 12b) and vice-versa. An interface (30), connected between the private communication system (20) and the public communication system (12a, 12b), comprises a public communication system interface (18) for receiving input from the public communication system user and for selecting one of a plurality of messages in response to the user input, a private communication system interface (35), a voice response unit (38) for creating the plurality of messages and for converting voice messages into text messages and vice-versa, a local management system (36) for ensuring that an account associated with the vehicle operator (90) has a sufficient balance prior to transmitting messages and for adjusting the account.