Battery and workstation monitoring system and display
An Asset Management System and a method for managing a fleet of assets is provided. The system is capable of determining use states and high-use periods of a fleet of mobile workstations. Use states are determined by sensors resident on mobile workstations, the sensors operable to detect the occurrence of a specified event. The Asset Management System is able to interpret data sent by the sensors and determine a type of use and use state for each mobile workstation based on the data or lack of data sent by the sensors. The Asset Management System is operable to determine periods of high-use across the fleet of mobile workstations. The Asset Management System is also operable to determine a return-on-investment level of each mobile workstation in the fleet and generate a heat map based on those levels.
1 . A mobile workstation comprising:
a processor;
a memory storage device operably coupled to the processor;
a transceiver operably coupled to the processor for sending and receiving data via a wireless network; and
a sensor operable to send data to the processor when a specified event occurs relating to a use of the mobile workstation,
wherein the data is processed by the processor to determine use states of the mobile workstation based on the specified event, and
wherein the use state of the mobile workstation is updated to in-use based on a signal detected by the sensor, wherein updating the use state of the mobile workstation to in-use based on the signal includes the sensor detecting a threshold level of the signal, and
wherein the processor is configured to update the threshold level by the mobile workstation when an accessory is operably coupled to the mobile workstation.
2 . The mobile workstation of claim 1 , wherein the sensor includes a current back draw sensor, and the signal is a current back draw signal.
3 . The mobile workstation of claim 1 , wherein the sensor includes an accelerometer, and wherein the signal corresponds to acceleration of the mobile workstation.
4 . The mobile workstation of claim 1 , wherein the sensor includes an NFC reader, and wherein the signal corresponds to an operational proximity between the sensor and an authorized NFC tag.
5 . The mobile workstation of claim 1 , wherein the sensor includes a key stroke monitor, and wherein the signal corresponds to a number of key strokes within a predefined time period.
6 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions, that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:
receiving a data packet from a sensor residing on a mobile workstation, the data packet representing an occurrence of a specified event relating to a use of the mobile workstation;
determining, over a predefined timeline, a use state of the mobile workstation based on the specified event; and
updating the use state of the mobile workstation to in-use based on a signal detected by the sensor, wherein updating the use state of the mobile workstation to in-use based on the signal includes the sensor detecting a threshold level of the signal; and
updating the threshold level when an accessory is operably coupled to the mobile workstation.
7 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the sensor includes a current back draw sensor, and the signal is a current back draw signal.
8 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the sensor includes an accelerometer, and wherein the signal corresponds to acceleration of the mobile workstation.
9 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the sensor includes an NFC reader, and wherein the signal corresponds to an operational proximity between the sensor and an authorized NFC tag.
10 . A method of managing a mobile workstation, comprising:
sensing, by a sensor residing on the mobile workstation, an occurrence of a specified event relating to a use of the mobile workstation;
transmitting, by a transceiver resident on the mobile workstation and operably coupled to the sensor, to a remote server a data packet, the data packet representing the occurrence of the specified event;
determining, by the remote server, use states of the mobile workstation based on the specified event; and
updating, by the remote server, the use state of the mobile workstation to in-use based on a signal detected by the sensor, wherein updating the use state of the mobile workstation to in-use based on the signal includes the sensor detecting a threshold level of the signal; and
updating, by the remote server, the threshold level when an accessory is operably coupled to the mobile workstation.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the sensor includes a current back draw sensor, and the signal is a current back draw signal.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the sensor includes an accelerometer, and wherein the signal corresponds to acceleration of the mobile workstation.
13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the sensor includes an NFC reader, and wherein the signal corresponds to an operational proximity between the sensor and an authorized NFC tag.
14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the sensor includes a key stroke monitor, and wherein the signal corresponds to a number of key strokes within a predefined time period.