System and method for managing maintenance tasks at an activity venue

Abstract

A technologically improved system and corresponding method of operation tracks and manages activities and tasks occurring at an activity venue. In particular, the system operates to track locations and pace of play or participation of the patrons at the activity venue and through various improved technological processes and interactions enabled by the unique hardware of the system, provide the patrons with feedback to manage their locations for an improved participation experience. Furthermore, the system leverages collected information and data to enable live traffic control of the patrons, provide predictive analytics related to gameplay and flow of traffic, and provide operators and patrons with information necessary to maximize a pace of place while optimally maintaining the venue around the patrons without interruption to the patrons and thereby improve the experience of the patrons at the activity venue.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for managing maintenance tasks within an activity venue, the system comprising:
 a maintenance staff operator device associated with a maintenance staff individual, the maintenance staff operator device comprising:
 a sensor with a unique identifier that provides real-time location and time data indicating a location of the maintenance staff operator device at different points in time within the activity venue; and 
 a wireless communication device for communication with the system, the communication comprising transmitting the real-time location and time data from the maintenance staff operator device to the system, which enables the system establishing a real-time location of the maintenance staff operator device and of the maintenance staff individual with which the maintenance staff operator device is associated; and 
   a computing device in communication with the system, the computing device executing a tracking tool that receives the real-time location and time data for the maintenance staff operator device;   wherein the system associates the maintenance staff operator device with an asset tag of maintenance equipment being used by the maintenance staff individual, which therefore enables tracking of locations of the maintenance equipment associated with the maintenance staff operator device and the maintenance staff individual.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the maintenance staff operator device comprises a key chain sensor. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the activity venue comprises a golf course and the maintenance equipment comprises golf course maintenance equipment. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computing device provides information related to at least one of: sub-activity time management, statistics related to tracked movements of the maintenance staff operator device, predictive analytics, maintenance equipment usage details, maintenance staff efficiency analysis, cost estimation for sub-activity task execution, layout of the activity venue, and maintenance of the activity venue. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the maintenance staff operator device comprises a light-emitting diode (LED), the LED configured to change color based on data input. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system calculates relative distance of the maintenance staff operator device from another device or distance to a venue asset tag. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the maintenance staff operator device is a key chain. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein a venue asset tag is in local communication with the maintenance staff operator device and enables calculation of a distance between the venue asset tag and the maintenance staff operator device. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system communicates wirelessly via a long range wide area network (LoRa) gateway or a cellular network. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more venue asset tags configured to communicate with the system wirelessly and provide real-time location data for the one or more venue asset tags. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more venue asset tags are attached to or integrated into at least one of a flag stick, a golf cart, a piece of maintenance equipment, a maintenance vehicle, a yardage marker, sprinkler heads, and a sign. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more venue asset tags attached to or integrated into the sprinkler heads are configured to monitor an operating state of the sprinkler heads and turn on and off the sprinkler heads in response to receiving instructions from the computing device. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the one or more venue asset tags attached to or integrated into the maintenance vehicle are configured to detect vibration of the maintenance vehicle during operation and transmit a duration of operation to the computing device; and   the computing device optimizes a maintenance schedule for the maintenance vehicle based on the duration of operation.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computing device is a cloud based computing device infrastructure. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system data management tool tracks locations of maintenance staff, vehicles, and equipment, each associated with one or more asset tags. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein further comprising an accelerometer that detects vibration during vehicle operation. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the system determines hours of run time using data from the accelerometer. 
     
     
         18 . A system for optimizing maintenance tasks at an activity venue, the system comprising:
 a venue gateway device that receives location data from one or more specialized mobile sensors;   a tracking tool that tracks movements of each of the one or more specialized mobile sensors over a period of time based on the received location data;   a data management tool that aggregates the received location data and the tracked movements to determine instructions to optimize maintenance tasks; and   the venue gateway device that transmits instructions to the one or more specialized mobile sensors and/or an operator to implement optimized traffic patterns and reduce playtimes.   
     
     
         19 . A method of managing a maintenance operator at an activity venue, the method comprising:
 the system receiving location data from one or more specialized mobile sensors associated with the maintenance operator;   a tracking tool tracking movement of each of the one or more specialized mobile sensors over a period of time based on the received location data relative to an equipment sensor;   a data management tool aggregating the received location data and the tracked movements to determine instructions to optimize maintenance tasks; and   the system transmitting instructions to the one or more specialized mobile sensors associated with the maintenance operator to implement optimized maintenance tasks.   
     
     
         20 . A method of tracking maintenance operator movement at an activity venue, the method comprising:
 receiving location data and time data from a maintenance operator device, the location data and time data triggered by an indication that the maintenance operator device has crossed into an area defined by a geolocation boundary;   recording a clock time of the crossing based on the time data, a location of the crossing, and an identifier of the one of the maintenance operator device;   transmitting instructions to the maintenance operator device and dispatching maintenance staff to a location or calling maintenance staff back from a location.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the instructions transmitted comprise instructions prohibiting a maintenance operator individual from operating specified maintenance equipment.