Method and system for optimizing performance of an apparatus

• US 20030153996A1
• Filed: 02/11/2002
• Published: 08/14/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Manzolati, Richard J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,506,328 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/108
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25387 Control sequences so as to optimize energy use by controlled machine
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2646 Printing

Abstract

A method for optimizing performance of an apparatus includes interrogating at least one part of the apparatus to obtain information about the at least one part. Once the at least one part is interrogated, instructions for optimizing at least one operation of the apparatus is determined based on the obtained information about the at least one part. Next, the instructions are applied to the at least one operation of the apparatus to optimize the performance.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining information about at least one part of an apparatus;

determining instructions for optimizing at least one operation of the apparatus based on the obtained information; and

applying the instructions to the at least one operation of the apparatus.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising identifying the at least one operation of the apparatus being optimized, wherein the obtaining information obtains the information from the at least one part involved in the at least one identified operation.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the obtaining further comprises interrogating the at least one part for the information.

4. The method as set forth in claim 3 further comprising;

determining if any other parts need to be interrogated; and

interrogating the other parts which are needed for the obtained information.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the obtained information for the at least one of the part comprises at least one functional parameter of the at least one part.

6. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the obtained information for the at least one of the part comprises at least one algorithm of the at least one part.

7. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the determining further comprises:

comparing the obtained information about the at least one part against stored information about the at least one part to obtain a difference;

using the difference to determine the instructions for optimizing the at least one operation of the apparatus.

8. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for optimizing performance of a apparatus which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

obtaining information about at least one part of an apparatus;

determining instructions for optimizing at least one operation of the apparatus based on the obtained information; and

applying the instructions to the at least one operation of the apparatus.

9. The medium as set forth in claim 8 further comprising identifying the at least one operation of the apparatus being optimized, wherein the obtaining information obtains the information from the at least one part involved in the at least one identified operation.

10. The medium as set forth in claim 8 wherein the obtaining further comprises interrogating the at least one part for the information.

11. The medium as set forth in claim 10 further comprising;

determining if any other parts need to be interrogated; and

interrogating the other parts which are needed for the obtained information.

12. The medium as set forth in claim 8 wherein the obtained information for the at least one of the part comprises at least one functional parameter of the at least one part.

13. The medium as set forth in claim 8 wherein the obtained information for the at least one of the part comprises at least one algorithm of the at least one part.

14. The medium as set forth in claim 8 wherein the determining further comprises:

comparing the obtained information about the at least one part against stored information about the at least one part to obtain a difference;

using the difference to determine the instructions for optimizing the at least one operation of the apparatus.

15. An apparatus comprising;

one or more parts;

an information component for at least one of the part, the information component having data about the at least one part; and

an optimization processing system that determines instructions for optimizing at least one operation of the apparatus based on the data and applies the instructions to the at least one operation of the apparatus to optimize the performance.

16. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15 further comprising an identification system that identifies the at least one operation of the apparatus being optimized.

17. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15 further comprising an interrogation system that interrogates the at least one part for the data.

18. The apparatus as set forth in claim 17 further comprising a parts determination system that determines if any other parts need to be interrogated to optimize the at least one operation.

19. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15 wherein the data in the information component for at least one of the parts comprises at least one functional parameter of the part.

20. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15 wherein the data in the information component for at least one of the parts comprises at least one algorithm of the part.

21. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15 wherein the optimization processing system compares the obtained information about the at least one part against stored information about the at least one part to obtain a difference and uses the difference to determine the instructions for optimizing the at least one operation of the apparatus.