Patent ID: 7706937

Claim:
A management system for moving machines that include construction machines and service cars for performing maintenance on the construction machines, the management system comprising: terminals mounted in the construction machines and in the service cars; and a server connected with the terminals through a communication line to manage the moving machines, wherein the server includes: construction machine position information acquiring means for acquiring current position information of the construction machines from the terminals of the construction machines; construction machine detailed information accumulation means for accumulating detailed information about the construction machines provided by the terminals of the construction machines; service car position information acquiring means for acquiring current position information about the service cars from the terminals of the service cars; service car detailed information accumulation means for accumulating detailed information about the service cars, the detailed information about the service cars including repairing tools and components carried by the service car for use in maintaining the construction machines; and service car search means for selecting the service car located within a predetermined range of a current position of a subject construction machine as reference, based on the current position information about the construction machines acquired by the construction machine position information acquiring means and the current position information about the service cars acquired by the service car position information acquiring means, and wherein the service car search means includes: condition acquiring means for acquiring a detailed condition necessary for performing maintenance on the subject construction machine; and narrowing-down means for selecting, among service cars located within the predetermined range of the current position of the subject construction machine as reference, a service car matching the detailed condition acquired by the condition acquiring means based on the detailed information accumulated in the service car detailed information accumulation means; and wherein the server transmits detailed information about the subject construction machine, including the detailed information accumulated in the construction machine detailed information accumulation means, to the service car selected by the service car search means.