Abstract: Provided is a method for optimizing golf car usage and deployment including the steps of recording golf car usage record based on axle revolutions, associating a golf car identification with the usage record, communicating the usage record and associated identification to a data store, calculating total usage data for each golf car identification and transmitting total usage data to a display device.

Abstract: A sensor communication system comprising an array of sensors adapted to transmit sensor data in extensible markup language (XML) format to be received by a data server, the data server communicating the sensor data to a data store and the data store further communicating the sensor data to a data reporting device.

Abstract: A wheeled fleet information processing and reporting system includes a hubmeter to be mounted on an axle of a vehicle that is being monitored. With each rotation of the wheel associated with the axle, an electronic pulse is generated and transmitted to a microcomputer. The microcomputer stores time data as well as rotation data. Periodically, at regular time intervals, the microcomputer reads the time from a built-in electronic clock and reads the accumulated rotation count total and stores the time and corresponding count total in memory. Periodically, an external reading device is placed in close proximity to the hubmeter and instructs the microcomputer to retrieve the contents of the memory, format the contents, and serially transmit them to the external reading device so that the data from the hubmeter may be processed and reprinted by the system to the user of the system for monitoring, controlling and maintaining a fleet of vehicles.

Abstract: An improved infusion and stirring device is disclosed comprising a handle member having a first and a second portion. A first and a second retaining element are respectively secured to the first and the second portion of the handle member to stir an infusion liquid upon movement of the handle member. The first and second retaining elements engage opposite sides of a porous bag containing an infusion solid, such as a tea bag. A latch interconnects the first and second portions of the handle member thereby encompassing the porous bag to retain the porous bag between the first and second retaining elements as the handle member is moved to stir the infusion liquid. The improved structure may be readily injection molded from a plastic material.