System and method for monitoring and managing equipment
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1. A system for monitoring and managing equipment, comprising:
- one or more mobile pieces of equipment;
one or more fixed pieces of equipment;
a central processing system; and
one or more means for communicating data between said equipment and said central processing system.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for tracking, monitoring, and managing equipment. An embodiment of the system for monitoring and managing equipment comprises: one or more mobile pieces of equipment; one or more fixed pieces of equipment; a central processing system; and one or more means for communicating data between said equipment and said central processing system. The data may be location or status data, in particular real-time data about the equipment.
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31 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring and managing equipment, comprising:
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one or more mobile pieces of equipment;
one or more fixed pieces of equipment;
a central processing system; and
one or more means for communicating data between said equipment and said central processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for monitoring and managing equipment, comprising:
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one or more mobile pieces of equipment;
one or more fixed pieces of equipment;
a plurality of distributed processing systems;
one or more means for communicating data between said equipment and said processing systems; and
means for remote operation of said equipment based on data communicated to said processing systems.
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14. A method for monitoring and managing equipment, comprising the steps of:
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gathering data about one or more pieces of fixed equipment;
gathering data about one or more pieces of mobile equipment; and
communicating the data to a central processing system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for maintaining equipment, comprising the steps of:
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remotely sensing a need for maintenance;
communicating the need to a central processing system;
re-allocating the equipment'"'"'s tasks;
opening a work order for the maintenance task;
assigning the task to the appropriate maintenance personnel;
acknowledging receipt of the assignment;
recording in a manner adapted to communicate with the central processing system events during task completion;
recognizing the availability of the equipment; and
notifying the central processing system that the equipment is available for use. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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