Method and system for authoring case bases related to work machines
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1. A computer based method for authoring case bases related to a work machine, the case bases being comprised of diagnostic information and processes related to the work machine, including the steps of:
- as a function of input from an author, authoring a case base;
providing an external source containing service information related to the work machine; and
, as a function of input from the author, providing a link within the case base to related information contained in the external source.
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Abstract
A computer based system and method for authoring case bases related to a work machine is provided. The case bases is comprised of diagnostic information and processes related to the work machine. As a function of input from an author, a case base is authored. An external source containing service information related to the work machine is provided. As a function of input from the author, links are provided within the case base to related information contained in the external source.
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1. A computer based method for authoring case bases related to a work machine, the case bases being comprised of diagnostic information and processes related to the work machine, including the steps of:
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as a function of input from an author, authoring a case base;
providing an external source containing service information related to the work machine; and
,as a function of input from the author, providing a link within the case base to related information contained in the external source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer based method for authoring case bases related to a work machine, the case bases being comprised of diagnostic information and processes related to the work machine, including the steps of:
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as a function of input from an author, authoring a case base;
providing an external source containing service information related to the work machine;
as a function of input from the author, providing a link within the case base to related information contained in the external source; and
,providing a graphical user interface for operation by the author. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer based method for authoring case bases related to a work machine, the case bases being comprised of diagnostic information and processes related to the work machine, including the steps of:
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as a function of input from an author, authoring a case base;
authoring at least one of a system functional test and a diagnostic procedure, as a function of input from the author providing an external source containing service information related to the work machine;
as a function of input from the author, providing a link within the case base to related information contained in the external source;
delivering the case base electronically for publication;
delivering the case base to one of a diagnostic delivery system and a service advisor; and
,receiving feedback from the one of a diagnostic delivery system and a service advisor and wherein the feedback is incorporated into future case bases.
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19. A computer based system for authoring case bases related to a work machine, comprising:
an external source containing service information related to the work machine; and
a diagnostic reasoning authoring tool for authoring a case base, the diagnostic reasoning authoring tool containing an attachment utility for providing a link, based on input from an author, to related information in the external source.- View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer based system for authoring case bases related to a work machine, comprising:
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an external source containing service information related to the work machine;
a diagnostic reasoning authoring tool for authoring a case base, the diagnostic reasoning authoring tool containing an attachment utility for providing a link, based on input from an author, to related information in the external source; and
a graphical user interface for operation by the author. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer based system for authoring case bases related to a work machine, comprising:
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an external source containing service information related to the work machine;
a diagnostic reasoning authoring tool for authoring a case base, the diagnostic reasoning authoring tool containing an attachment utility for providing a link, based on input from an author, to related information in the external source, the diagnostic reasoning authoring tool also includes a diagnostic authoring tool for authoring at least one system functional test, as a function of input from the author, wherein the diagnostic reasoning authoring tool further includes a diagnostic authoring tool for authoring at least one diagnostic procedure, as a function of input from the author;
means for delivering the case base electronically for publication; and
,means for delivering the case base to one of a diagnostic delivery system and a service advisor and for receiving feedback from the one of the diagnostic delivery system and the service advisor and incorporating the feedback into future case bases, as a function of input from the author.
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34. A computer program product for authoring case bases related to a work machine, the case bases being comprised of a process for diagnosing and performing operations relative to the work machine, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code means embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code means comprising:
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computer readable program code means for authoring a case base, as a function of input from an author;
computer readable program code means for providing a external source containing service information related to the work machine; and
,computer readable program code means for providing a link within the case base to related information contained in the external source, as a function of input from the author. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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