Patent ID: 9747329
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q

Claim:
1. A method for limiting access to asset management information, the method comprising: determining real-time location information about a first asset using a first mountable reporting source coupled to the first asset, the first asset comprising a first mobile construction equipment, wherein the first mountable reporting source comprises: determining real-time operation information about the first asset using a first electronic sensor coupled to the first asset; determining real-time location information about a second asset using a second mountable reporting source coupled to the second asset, the second asset comprising a second mobile construction equipment, wherein the second mountable reporting source comprises: determining real-time operation information about the second asset using a second electronic sensor coupled to the second asset; determining real-time location information about a first service truck using a third GNSS receiver attached to the first service truck, and real-time location information about a second service truck using a fourth GNSS receiver attached to the second service truck; receiving, at the transceiver, the location information about the first asset in real time from the first mountable reporting source and the operation information about the first asset in real time from the first electronic sensor; receiving, at the transceiver, the location information about the second asset in real time from the second mountable reporting source and the operation information about the second asset in real time from the second electronic sensor; receiving, at the transceiver, the location information about the first service truck and the location information about the second service truck; storing the location information and the operation information about the first asset, the location information and the operation information about the second asset, the location information about the first service truck, and the location information about the second service truck into a database; storing, in a permission module, a first password for a first construction company that owns only the first asset, a second password for a second construction company that rents only the second asset, and a third password for a dealer, wherein the dealer does not own the first asset but provides maintenance for the first asset, and the dealer owns the second asset and rents the second asset to the second construction company; associating, using the permission module, the first password with the location information and the operation information about only the first asset, so as to enable the first construction company to access the location information and the operation information only about the first asset; associating, using the permission module, the second password with the location information and the operation information about only the second asset, so as to enable the second construction company to access the location information and the operation information only about the second asset; associating, using the permission module, the third password with the location information and the operation information about both the first asset and the second asset, and the location information about the first service truck and the second service truck, so as to enable the dealer to use the location information and the operation information about the first asset and the second asset to determine whether one of the first asset and the second asset needs maintenance, and to use the location information about the first service truck and the second service truck to determine whether the first service truck or the second service truck is closer to a construction site where the one of the first asset and the second asset is located; and enabling the dealer to provide maintenance to the one of the first asset and the second asset on the construction site using the first service truck or the second service truck based on the determination of whether the first service truck or the second service truck is closer to the construction site.