Patent ID: 7489993
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: B28C,B60P,G01M,G07C,G08G,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for automated reporting of status of a ready mix slurry material mixer truck having a mixer drum, including status of events related to the operation, of the truck, to a management office for system users including dispatchers and managers using a wireless network, the management office including a dispatch software application for issuing dispatch instructions over the wireless network to said truck, the automated reporting system comprising, on board the truck: sensors which automatically detect the current status of the beginning and ending of a pour event at the job site, wherein the beginning pour event is detected by detecting the mixer drum being run in a discharge direction, computer apparatus configured to receive inputs from said of the respective detected pour beginning and end status and configured to store for transmission data denoting the status of the pour event to the management office over the wireless network, and navigation apparatus configured to automatically detect the current geographic location of the truck, said navigation apparatus and sensors automatically detecting begin pour at the job site, and end pour at the job site, said computer apparatus also receiving inputs from said navigation apparatus.