Patent ID: 9571562
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G08G,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for data collection and analysis using a multi-level network, the steps of the method comprising: providing a central network; providing a vehicle, an infrastructure, and a warehouse management system in communication with the central network, the vehicle, infrastructure, warehouse management system and the central network forming the multi-level network; receiving at the vehicle a first data; performing a first data fusing process using the vehicle based on the first data to generate a second data, wherein the step of performing the first data fusing process using the vehicle generates a virtual sensor; communicating the second data from vehicle to the central network; performing a second data fusing process using the central network based on the second data from the vehicle to generate a third data; and communicating the third data from the central network to the vehicle; performing a third data fusing process using the vehicle based on the third data from the central network to generate a fourth data.