System and Method for Equipment Management
First Claim
1. A method for managing equipment comprising:
- operating one or more equipment units;
tracking operating data for the one or more equipment units;
tracking equipment service data for the one or more equipment units;
communicating the operating data and the equipment service data to a database;
maintaining the operating data and the equipment service data at the database;
operating one or more point of sale interfaces for processing customer orders;
communicating customer order data from the point of sale interfaces to the database;
maintaining customer order data at the database; and
calculating estimated service dates for one or more of the equipments units, wherein calculation of the estimated service dates is based on the operating data, the equipment service data, and the customer order data.
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Abstract
A method for managing equipment may include operating one or more equipment units, tracking operating data for the one or more equipment units, tracking equipment service data for the one or more equipment units, communicating the operating data and the equipment service data to a database, maintaining the operating data and the equipment service data at the database, operating one or more point of sale interfaces for processing customer orders, communicating customer order data from the point of sale interfaces to the database, maintaining customer order data at the database, and calculating estimated service dates for one or more of the equipments units. The calculation of estimated service dates may be based on the operating data, the equipment service data, and the customer order data.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for managing equipment comprising:
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operating one or more equipment units; tracking operating data for the one or more equipment units; tracking equipment service data for the one or more equipment units; communicating the operating data and the equipment service data to a database; maintaining the operating data and the equipment service data at the database; operating one or more point of sale interfaces for processing customer orders; communicating customer order data from the point of sale interfaces to the database; maintaining customer order data at the database; and calculating estimated service dates for one or more of the equipments units, wherein calculation of the estimated service dates is based on the operating data, the equipment service data, and the customer order data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18)
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9. A equipment management system comprising:
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one or more equipment units; one or more point of sale interfaces configured to process customer orders; one or more user interfaces configured to receive equipment service data; a database for storing system information, the database being in electronic communication with one or more of the equipment units such that equipment operating data is stored to the database, one or more of the point of sale interfaces such that customer order information is stored to the database, and one or more of the user interfaces such that equipment service data is stored to the data; and a central processor operatively associated with the database and including software configured to calculate estimated service dates, the calculations being based on the equipment operating data, customer order data, and equipment service data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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