Apparatus and system for monitoring and managing equipment and services
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a parts system, a data synthesizer operative with the parts system;
a monitoring tool operative with the data synthesizer; and
a vendor system operative with the parts system;
wherein users using the monitoring tool may request services from the vendor system.
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Abstract
A control center is provided that enables the monitoring of the delivery of parts and/or technicians to a customer'"'"'s location to correct a problem. The control center is provided with a monitoring tool that enables representatives of one or more organizations to act, in a coordinated fashion, to solve the problem encountered by the customer. The monitoring tool is provided with communications facilities that enable the representatives to acquire and maintain contact with one another and/or with the customer. Real-time data analysis is provided to the monitoring tool for display to the representatives. The real-time data can be used to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, and to ensure the quality of services provided to the customer. Moreover, the control center, because of its communications and real-time data synthesis capabilities, enables a different approach to solving customer problems by organizing resources in a different and more streamlined manner.
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23 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a parts system, a data synthesizer operative with the parts system;
a monitoring tool operative with the data synthesizer; and
a vendor system operative with the parts system;
wherein users using the monitoring tool may request services from the vendor system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for servicing requests comprising:
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receiving a technical support call from a customer;
determining if the technical support call can be serviced by telephone and, if not, then creating a dispatch having an element consisting of the group of parts and labor;
generating one or more gates for each element; and
monitoring the servicing of the request. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A control center comprising:
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a room;
one or more large displays within the room, the displays operative with one or more databases;
one or more workstations within the room, the workstations operative with the one or more databases; and
one or more communications services, the one or more communication services constructed and arranged to enable users of the workstations to communicate with one or more individuals and with the one or more databases. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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