Managing maintenance of serviceable items based on unique identification labeling
First Claim
1. A method for tracking maintenance of a plurality of serviceable items, the method comprising:
- reading a first unique identifier associated with a first serviceable item in response to maintenance being performed on the first serviceable item;
reading a second unique identifier associated with a second serviceable item in response to maintenance being performed on the second serviceable item;
storing the first unique identifier in a data structure in association with a first time reference indicating at least a calendar date that the first unique identifier was read;
storing the second unique identifier in the data structure in association with a second time reference indicating at least a calendar date that the second unique identifier was read;
generating a report characterizing maintenance of the first serviceable item based on the first time reference and the second serviceable item based on the second time reference.
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Abstract
A system and method for tracking and managing maintenance of serviceable items based on unique identification labeling affixed to the items is disclosed. The serviceable items are described as filters within a common environment that require routine maintenance to adhere to certain expectations relative to the operability of the items. Such operability may relate to any type of filtering of contaminants from a liquid or gaseous substance that flows through the filters. A unique identifier (ID) label is affixed to each filter. The unique ID label represents a unique filter ID that uniquely identifies the filter relative to all other filters in the common environment. A handheld computing device communicatively connected to a local computer reads the unique ID label of each filter following maintenance of the filter to track maintenance of the filters over time.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for tracking maintenance of a plurality of serviceable items, the method comprising:
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reading a first unique identifier associated with a first serviceable item in response to maintenance being performed on the first serviceable item;
reading a second unique identifier associated with a second serviceable item in response to maintenance being performed on the second serviceable item;
storing the first unique identifier in a data structure in association with a first time reference indicating at least a calendar date that the first unique identifier was read;
storing the second unique identifier in the data structure in association with a second time reference indicating at least a calendar date that the second unique identifier was read;
generating a report characterizing maintenance of the first serviceable item based on the first time reference and the second serviceable item based on the second time reference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for tracking maintenance of serviceable items, the method comprising:
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reading a unique identifier associated with a serviceable item in response to maintenance being performed on the serviceable item;
storing the unique identifier in a data structure in association with a time reference indicating at least a calendar date that the unique identifier was read;
determining a target time reference representing a maximum service interval for the serviceable item; and
analyzing the time reference stored in association with the unique identifier against the target time reference to determine whether maintenance for the serviceable item is overdue. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for tracking maintenance of a plurality of serviceable items, the system comprising:
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a plurality of unique identification labels each representing a unique identifier (ID), each of the plurality of serviceable items having one of the plurality of unique identification labels affixed thereto;
a handheld computing device operable to read each of the plurality of unique identification labels from the plurality of serviceable items to identify therefrom the represented unique ID'"'"'s and associate each identified unique ID with a time reference indicating at least a calendar date that each unique ID was read;
a local computer communicatively connected to the handheld computing device, wherein the local computer is operable to receive the identified unique ID'"'"'s from the handheld computing device and generate therefrom a report characterizing maintenance of the plurality of serviceable items based on the associated time references. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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