Patent ID: 11972377
Assignee: ZUM SERVICES, INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A graphical user interface displayed on a device screen by a processor, comprising:
a route identification interface element which specifies a new route for a vehicle in a fleet of vehicles;
a plurality of route type buttons in the graphical user interface;
a vehicle type interface comprising a list of types of vehicles to select for the vehicle in the fleet of vehicles;
a stop order interface, identifying one or more stops for the vehicle in a fleet of vehicles along for the new route;
a map, the map including a graphical display of the new route and the one or more stops for the vehicle in the fleet of vehicles along the new route;
a control button selectable for providing a utilization view in place of the map for one or more vehicles in the fleet of vehicles, the utilization view including a graphical representation of one or more vehicles in the fleet of vehicles which is available to drive the new route during a specified time on a specified day, the availability of the one or more vehicles in the fleet of vehicles being identified by one or more utilization indicators which are representative of one of the one or more vehicles in the fleet of vehicles being scheduled to service an assigned route, and
wherein the utilization indicators are color coded by the processor to identify the vehicle among the one or more vehicles in the fleet of vehicles that are available for the specified time on the specified day,
wherein the processor determines how the new route affects the assigned route for one of the one or more vehicles in the fleet of vehicles, and
wherein the processor automatically augments the graphical user interface timeline view on the display screen with the new route in the timeline view, new stop locations, and new stop times; and

an assignment button, accessible through the graphical user interface, which assigns the new route to the vehicle among the one or more vehicles in the fleet of vehicles and causes the route to be published to a fleet routing system.