System and method for automated consumables and maintenance parts replacement
First Claim
1. A method for servicing a device, comprising:
- receiving a service request signal from a serviced device, the service request signal corresponding to a need for service to the serviced device and having an identifier which identifies the serviced device;
identifying a service agreement that is applicable to the serviced device based upon the received identifier;
retrieving entitlement information corresponding to the service agreement, the entitlement information defining at least one attribute of service that is to be provided under the service agreement, and the attribute of service corresponding to the need for service;
determining a response specifying a service that corresponds to the need for service;
communicating a message to an entity with instructions to provide the service; and
receiving a service completed signal from the serviced device, the service completed signal corresponding to a condition indicating that the need for service has been provided.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for servicing a device by receiving a service request signal from a serviced device, the service request signal corresponding to a need for service to the serviced device and having an identifier which identifies the serviced device; identifying a service agreement that is applicable to the serviced device based upon the received identifier; retrieving entitlement information corresponding to the service agreement, the entitlement information defining at least one attribute of service that is to be provided under the service agreement, and the attribute of service corresponding to the need for service; determining a response specifying a service that corresponds to the need for service; communicating a message to an entity with instructions to provide the service; and receiving a service completed signal from the serviced device, the service completed signal corresponding to a condition indicating that the need for service has been provided.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for servicing a device, comprising:
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receiving a service request signal from a serviced device, the service request signal corresponding to a need for service to the serviced device and having an identifier which identifies the serviced device;
identifying a service agreement that is applicable to the serviced device based upon the received identifier;
retrieving entitlement information corresponding to the service agreement, the entitlement information defining at least one attribute of service that is to be provided under the service agreement, and the attribute of service corresponding to the need for service;
determining a response specifying a service that corresponds to the need for service;
communicating a message to an entity with instructions to provide the service; and
receiving a service completed signal from the serviced device, the service completed signal corresponding to a condition indicating that the need for service has been provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An order management system (OMS) which provides service to a serviced device, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive a service request signal and a service completed signal generated by a serviced device via a communication system communicatively coupling the serviced device and the OMS, the received service request signal and the service completed signal including an identifier that identifies the serviced device;
a user database configured to provide information pertaining to a user of the serviced device, configured to provide information pertaining to the serviced device, and configured to provide information identifying a service agreement corresponding to the serviced device;
an entitlement and service agreement (ESA) database, the EAS database configured to provide information pertaining to at least one entitlement provided under the service agreement, the entitlement defining a service to be performed in response to the received service request message;
a message database configured to provide a first message template such that a first message corresponding to the service request signal is generated, and configured to provide a second message template such that a second message corresponding to the service completed signal is generated; and
a processor configured to generate the first message and configured to cause the first message to be communicated to at least a first party such that the service corresponding to the service request signal is provided to the serviced device, and further configured to cause the second message to be communicated to at least a second party corresponding to the service completed signal so that the second party understands that the service has been completed. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A system for servicing a device, comprising:
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means for receiving a service request signal from a serviced device, the service request signal corresponding to a need for service to the serviced device and having an identifier which identifies the serviced device;
means for retrieving entitlement information corresponding to a service agreement applicable to the serviced device, the entitlement information defining at least one attribute of service that is to be provided under the service agreement, and the attribute of service corresponding to the need for service;
means for determining a response, the response specifying a service that corresponds to the need for service;
means for communicating a first message to at least a first entity with instructions to provide the service;
means for receiving a service completed signal from the serviced device, the service completed signal corresponding to a condition indicating that the need for service has been provided; and
means for communicating a second message to at least a second entity so that the second entity understands that the service has been completed.
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27. A computer-readable medium having a program for servicing a device, the program comprising logic configured to perform the steps of:
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processing a service request signal received from a serviced device, the service request signal corresponding to a need for service to the serviced device and having an identifier which identifies the serviced device;
retrieving information corresponding to a service agreement that is applicable to the serviced device based upon the received identifier;
retrieving entitlement information corresponding to the service agreement, the entitlement information defining at least one attribute of service that is to be provided under the service agreement, and the attribute of service corresponding to the need for service;
determining a response, the response specifying a service that corresponds to the need for service;
generating a first message that is to be communicated to at least a first entity with instructions to provide the service;
processing a service completed signal received from the serviced device, the service completed signal corresponding to a condition indicating that the need for service has been provided; and
generating a second message that is to be communicated to at least a second entity so that the second entity understands that the service has been completed.
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