Apparatus and method for configuring, installing and monitoring spray coating application systems
First Claim
1. A system for configuring a spraying application system, comprising:
- a user input device remotely located from a manufacturing site for the system;
a configuration program accessible by said user input device over a communication network;
said configuration program presenting component selection options based on input data from said user input device;
said configuration program verifying component compatibility.
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Abstract
A system and related methods for configuring and monitoring a spraying application system for installation and use at a site that is remotely located from the spraying system manufacturing site. The system provides a configuration module that allows a customer or purchaser to configure a system electronically based on the customer'"'"'s spraying needs. The selected configuration may further be linked to a pricing and inventory database module to allow the customer to order the system components, and obtain price and delivery schedules. In one embodiment, the configuration module is available to the customer via a secure web site over the Internet provided by a server accessed from a computer such as a personal computer at the customer'"'"'s site. The system also provides a remote access module that provides spraying system operation and parametric information to be monitored at the manufacturing site to determine how the spraying system is operating and whether repair or maintenance should be initiated. Safety related parameters may also be monitored as a backup to the primary monitoring performed at the customer'"'"'s site. The system also provides an extranet or other suitable site available, for example, via the Internet or other communication link, is used to provide an accessible database for historical data and configuration/installation information.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for configuring a spraying application system, comprising:
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a user input device remotely located from a manufacturing site for the system;
a configuration program accessible by said user input device over a communication network;
said configuration program presenting component selection options based on input data from said user input device;
said configuration program verifying component compatibility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 12)
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6. A method for configuring a spraying application system, comprising the steps of:
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a. connecting a remote user computer to a configuration software program using a communication network;
b. presenting a menu of component selections;
c. inputting spraying apparatus operating criteria; and
d. validating component selections to configure a valid spraying apparatus system. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A system for monitoring a spraying application system, comprising:
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a spraying application system;
a spraying application system monitoring program that is connectable to a communication network;
said monitoring program formatting operating data into signals accessible via said network; and
a remote access program that enables a remote computer to acquire said operating data via said network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 13)
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