Patent ID: 8412254

Claim:
An intelligent wireless dispatch system comprising: a dispatch computer comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium tangibly embodying a set of executable instructions; and one or more mobile data terminals configured to be positioned on a vehicle and in wireless communication with the dispatch computer, wherein: the dispatch computer is configured to be coupled to a graphical display; the set of executable instructions is configured cause the processor to: display a plurality of drivers arranged in a driver stack on the graphical display, each driver of the plurality of drivers is associated with a vehicle; receive exception information from each mobile data terminal; display a driver icon corresponding to each driver in the driver stack, wherein each driver icon comprises a format operable to indicate a driver status based at least in part on the exception information; sort and display the drivers in the driver stack by the exception information; display a driver assignment list for each driver comprising one or more assignments; and wirelessly transmit an assignment message to one or more mobile data terminals according to an update to a selected driver assignment list; and the mobile data terminals are configured to display the assignment message for acceptance or rejection of an assignment corresponding to the assignment message.