SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BUSINESS MACHINE ASSETS

• US 20040249655A1
• Filed: 04/22/2004
• Published: 12/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pitney Bowes Incorporated (Böwe Systec AG)
• Original Assignee: Pitney Bowes Incorporated (Böwe Systec AG)
• Inventors: Duedall, Paul E., Doeberl, Terrence M., Goldson, John D., Hogan, Mark E.
• Granted Patent: US 8,332,266 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/067 Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing business machine assets are described. In one configuration, the system analyses alternate placement structures and provides for alternate asset model placement suggestions.

Claims

1. A method for providing asset placement analysis for an organization comprising:

obtaining historical asset usage data over a plurality of periods for a plurality of assets;

obtaining asset placement data over the plurality of periods;

determining suggested alternate asset placement data using the asset usage data and the asset placement data;

and

providing the suggested alternate asset placement data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining suggested alternate asset data; and

providing the suggested alternate asset data.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining suggested second placement data for the suggested alternate asset data; and

providing the suggested second placement data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the assets include copy machines.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the assets usage data is categorized into peak and offpeak categories.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the suggested alternate asset placement data is determined using a best fit algorithm.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining organization department physical location data;

determining suggested alternate asset placement data using the asset usage data, the asset placement data and the organization department physical location data; and

providing asset usage data organized by department physical location.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein:

the suggested alternate asset placement data is determined using a best fit algorithm.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining hierarchal usage data using the asset placement data; and

providing the hierarchal usage data.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining hierarchal usage data using the organization department physical location data; and

providing the hierarchal usage data.