System and method of managing a fleet of machines
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1. A fleet management system configured to manage a plurality of machines, comprising:
- a communication conduit coupled to the machines for receiving status information related to the machines;
a repository coupled to the communication conduit for receiving and storing the status information, the repository containing historical and machine specification information; and
a fleet manager controller coupled to the repository for analyzing the status information as a function of the historical and machine specification information and responsively determining a product maintenance recommendation.
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Abstract
A fleet management system manages a plurality of machines. The fleet manager includes a communication conduit coupled to the machines for receiving status information related to the machines and a repository coupled to the communication conduit for receiving and storing the status information. The system also includes a fleet manager controller coupled to the repository for analyzing the status information.
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237 Claims
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1. A fleet management system configured to manage a plurality of machines, comprising:
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a communication conduit coupled to the machines for receiving status information related to the machines;
a repository coupled to the communication conduit for receiving and storing the status information, the repository containing historical and machine specification information; and
a fleet manager controller coupled to the repository for analyzing the status information as a function of the historical and machine specification information and responsively determining a product maintenance recommendation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198)
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100. A fleet management system for managing a plurality of machines, comprising:
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a communication conduit coupled to the machines for receiving status information related to the machines;
a repository coupled to the communication conduit for receiving and storing the status information, the repository containing historical and machine specification information, the machine specification information including a product maintenance schedule for each machine; and
,a fleet manager controller coupled to the repository for analyzing the status information as a function of the historical and machine specification information and responsively modify the product maintenance schedule.
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- 101. A fleet management system, as set forth in claim 101, wherein the production maintenance schedule is defined in terms of service hours.
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114. A fleet management system for managing a plurality of machines, comprising:
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a communication conduit coupled to the machines for receiving status information related to the machines;
a repository coupled to the communication conduit for receiving and storing the status information, the repository containing historical and machine specification information; and
,a fleet manager controller analyzing the status information as a function of the historical and machine specification information and tracking at least one event for the plurality of machines, the event being related to one of location and time. - View Dependent Claims (115, 116)
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117. A computer program product for managing a plurality of machines, comprising:
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computer readable program code means for receiving status information related to the machines;
computer readable program code means for receiving and storing the status information in a repository, the repository containing historical and machine specification information; and
,computer readable program code means for analyzing the status information as a function of the historical and machine specification information and responsively determining a product maintenance recommendation.
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118. A computer program product for managing a plurality of machines, comprising:
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computer readable program code means for receiving status information related to the machines;
computer readable program code means for receiving and storing the status information in a repository, the repository containing historical and machine specification information, the machine specification information including a product maintenance schedule for each machine; and
,computer readable program code means for analyzing the status information as a function of the historical and machine specification information and responsively modifying the product maintenance schedule.
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119. A computer program product for managing a plurality of machines, comprising:
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computer readable program code means for receiving status information related to the machines;
computer readable program code means for receiving and storing the status information in a repository, the repository containing historical and machine specification information; and
,computer readable program code means for analyzing the status information as a function of the historical and machine specification information and tracking at least one event for the plurality of machines, the event being related to one of location and time.
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120. A method for managing a plurality of machines, including the steps of:
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establishing status information related to the machines;
receiving and storing the status information at a repository, the repository containing historical and machine specification information; and
,analyzing the status information as a function of the historical and machine specification information and responsively determining a product maintenance recommendation. - View Dependent Claims (121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220)
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221. A method for managing a plurality of machines, including the steps of:
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establishing status information related to the machines;
receiving and storing the status information in a repository, the repository containing historical and machine specification information, the machine specification information including a product maintenance schedule for each machine; and
,analyzing the status information as a function of the historical and machine specification information and responsively modifying the product maintenance schedule. - View Dependent Claims (222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234)
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235. A method for managing a plurality of machines, including the steps of:
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establishing status information related to the machines;
receiving and storing the status information in a repository, the repository containing historical and machine specification information; and
,analyzing the status information as a function of the historical and machine specification information and tracking at least one event for the plurality of machines, the event being related to one of location and time. - View Dependent Claims (236, 237)
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