Patent ID: 6718263
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: G07B,G08G,H04M

Abstract:
A method for monitoring a fleet of mobile vehicles, wherein each mobile vehicle has an electronic system used to track a location of the mobile vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:a. providing an on-board mobile vehicle location sensor and data communication module, wherein the module has an on-board unique identifier; b. providing a first base unit having a unique identifier and having a data communication module to receive data from the mobile vehicle data communication module and send data to a super router, and the first base unit having a registry of mobile vehicles assigned to itself; c. providing a second base unit having a unique identifier and having a data communication module to receive data from a mobile vehicle assigned to it and send data to the super router; d. providing the super router with a program to store and compare a plurality of base unit identifiers and a relationship of mobile vehicle identifiers assigned to each base unit; and e. providing an algorithm in the super router to permit a mobile vehicle to execute a roam from the first to the second base unit, the algorithm providing a storage of data relative to the roam in the super router.