Direct maintenance system for unscheduled, predictive, and preventive maintenance of critical process equipment
First Claim
1. A method for direct maintenance of critical process equipment, the method comprising:
- receiving an alarm;
identifying maintenance instructions for the alarm;
generating an alarm message, wherein the alarm message includes the maintenance instructions; and
distributing the alarm message to at least one recipient.
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Abstract
A maintenance database is provided, which includes maintenance instruction documents. A communications system generates alarm messages, which include maintenance instructions for resolving the alarm condition. The communications system may distribute these alarm messages to appropriate personnel. A direct maintenance viewer receives alarm messages and presents an interface for viewing the maintenance instructions. The maintenance instruction documents may present maintenance instructions as a series of main steps. Each main step may include one or more detailed step. Each main step or detailed step may have a media file associated therewith. Media files may include audio instructions, photographs, diagrams, three-dimensional models, and/or video instructions. The direct maintenance viewer may forward alarm messages and return acknowledgement and resolution messages.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for direct maintenance of critical process equipment, the method comprising:
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receiving an alarm;
identifying maintenance instructions for the alarm;
generating an alarm message, wherein the alarm message includes the maintenance instructions; and
distributing the alarm message to at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for direct maintenance of critical process equipment, the method comprising:
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receiving an alarm message, wherein the alarm message includes maintenance instructions;
presenting the maintenance instructions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for direct maintenance of critical process equipment, the apparatus comprising:
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receipt means for receiving an alarm;
identification means for identifying maintenance instructions for the alarm;
generation means for generating an alarm message, wherein the alarm message includes the maintenance instructions; and
distribution means for distributing the alarm message to at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for direct maintenance of critical process equipment, the apparatus comprising:
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receipt means for receiving an alarm message, wherein the alarm message includes maintenance instructions;
presentation means for presenting the maintenance instructions. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer program product, in a computer readable medium, for direct maintenance of critical process equipment, the computer program product comprising:
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instructions for receiving an alarm;
instructions for identifying maintenance instructions for the alarm;
instructions for generating an alarm message, wherein the alarm message includes the maintenance instructions; and
instructions for distributing the alarm message to at least one recipient.
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36. A computer program product, in a computer readable medium, for direct maintenance of critical process equipment, the computer program product comprising:
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instructions for receiving an alarm message, wherein the alarm message includes maintenance instructions;
instructions for presenting the maintenance instructions.
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Specification