System for collecting and storing information
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing a user with an alterable selection of conditions;
feeding back the user'"'"'s assessment of the existence of one of these conditions; and
logging this assessment in a database.
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Abstract
The invention is an improvement to previous data acquisition systems in which log sheets are used to record events such as faults with machinery. The invention provides a system which allows a potential future occurrence to be defined rapidly and very easily. The system thereafter allows the actual occurrence of such events to be recorded as they happen. The event definition can be constantly updated so that more information on the nature of the event can be obtained as time progresses. The system therefore allows the impact of potential problems to be assessed quickly and at low cost. The system can also be used to diagnose problems and provide real time feedback about the occurrence of events. A preferable embodiment of the system comprises an input means attached to a controller, the controller comprising an event definer connected to an input means configurer. The controller is further connected to a database for storing data about the occurrence of events.
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38 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a user with an alterable selection of conditions;
feeding back the user'"'"'s assessment of the existence of one of these conditions; and
logging this assessment in a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for collecting and storing information about a process comprising:
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a system controller comprising event defining means which allow an event to be defined by a user, said event being a potential future occurrence in said process;
input means connected or connectable to said system controller, said input means being operable to accept inputs relating to the occurrence of said pre-defined event;
said system controller further comprising means responsive to said event defining means for configuring said input means such that inputs to said input means cause the recording of the occurrence of said pre-defined event; and
a database stored in a memory for storing data relating to the fact that said pre-defined event occurred. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of collecting information, said method comprising:
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using a programmed computer system to define an event, said event being a potential future occurrence in a process;
providing a monitor of the process with means to input the occurrence of said event;
using said input means to indicate to said programmed computer system that said event has occurred; and
storing the fact that said event has occurred in a database by storing data identifying said event. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program which, when loaded on an appropriate programmable computer, carries out the following method:
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allowing in an event defining step, a user to enter details of a potential future occurrence in a process;
receiving a signal from an input means provided to a monitor of said process;
analysing said signal from said input means and determining if said signal corresponds to said defined event; and
if said signal corresponds to said defined event, storing in a database the fact that said defined event has occurred-by storing data identifying said event. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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