US 12,001,992 B2
System and method for generating commodity flow information
Scott G. Borgerson, Boston, MA (US); James E. Scully, Natick, MA (US); Ethan E. Rowe, Needham, MA (US); Robert A. Weisenseel, Arlington, MA (US); and Ronnie Hoogerwerf, Lexington, MA (US)
Assigned to CARGOMETRICS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed by Cargometrics Technologies, LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/208,420.
Application 17/208,420 is a continuation of application No. 16/562,634, filed on Sep. 6, 2019, granted, now 10,956,852.
Application 16/562,634 is a continuation of application No. 16/188,354, filed on Nov. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,410,167, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Application 16/188,354 is a continuation of application No. 15/790,952, filed on Oct. 23, 2017, granted, now 10,127,515, issued on Nov. 13, 2018.
Application 15/790,952 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/200,774, filed on Jul. 1, 2016, granted, now 9,798,996, issued on Oct. 24, 2017.
Application 15/200,774 is a continuation of application No. 12/997,295, granted, now 9,384,456, issued on Jul. 5, 2016, previously published as PCT/US2009/048545, filed on Jun. 25, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/162,008, filed on Mar. 20, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/159,854, filed on Mar. 13, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/120,136, filed on Dec. 5, 2008.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/076,317, filed on Jun. 27, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2021/0209547 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G06F 16/904 (2019.01); G06Q 10/047 (2023.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0831 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); G06Q 40/04 (2012.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61L 27/16 (2022.01); B61L 27/40 (2022.01); B63B 25/28 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 10/0831 (2013.01) [G01C 21/203 (2013.01); G06F 16/904 (2019.01); G06Q 10/047 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 40/04 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); B61L 15/0058 (2024.01); B61L 27/16 (2022.01); B61L 27/40 (2022.01); B63B 25/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, via a computer-generated electronic communication from a location-determining device on a vehicle, vehicle location data for the vehicle;
receiving, via a processor, incomplete data or inaccurate data associated with one or more of a fleet of vehicles, historical vehicle location data, the vehicle location data, vehicle physical characteristics data, dock physical characteristics data associated with a dock and known patterns of trade flows using the fleet of vehicles;
applying an algorithm to fill in gaps from the incomplete data or the inaccurate data to yield generated data;
inferring, based on the generated data, a cargo and a load status data for one or more vehicles in the fleet of vehicles to yield inferred data; and
generating suggestions for one or more vehicles regarding a route based on one or more of the generated data and the inferred data.