SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING MODULES OF PRINTING MACHINES UTILIZING RFID TAGS
First Claim
1. A module monitoring system, the system comprising:
- a plurality of nodes, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes is configured to be in operative communication with a network and is further configured to be in operative communication with at least one RFID tag attached to a module, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes being a node type of a plurality of node types and at least two nodes of the plurality of nodes being different node types, wherein a node of the at least two nodes is in operative communication with a local RFID tag attached to a corresponding module and the node is a printer-based node associated with a printing machine; and
a server component, comprising;
a network interface in operative communication with the network and configured to communicate with the at least two nodes; and
an analysis component configured to utilize the network interface to communicate with the node associated with the printing machine such that the analysis component is in operative communication with the local RFID tag attached to the corresponding module,wherein the node associated with the printing machine operatively interrogates the local RFID tag to retrieve information relating to the corresponding module and operatively communicates the information to the server component.
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Abstract
A module monitoring system and related method includes a plurality of nodes and a server component. Each node of the plurality of nodes is in operative communication with a network and with at least one RFID attached to a module. Each node of the plurality of nodes is a node type and at least two nodes of the plurality of nodes are different node types. A node of the at least two nodes is a printer-based node and is associated with a printing machine. The node associated with the printing machine is also in operative communication with a local RFID tag attached to a corresponding module. The server component includes a network interface and an analysis component. The network interface is in operative communication with the network and communicates with the at least two nodes utilizing the network. The analysis component utilizes the network interface to communicate with the node such that the analysis component is additionally in operative communication with the local RFID tag attached to the corresponding module. The node associated with the printing machine operatively interrogates the local RFID tag to retrieve information relating to the corresponding module and communicates the information to the server component.
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22 Claims
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1. A module monitoring system, the system comprising:
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a plurality of nodes, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes is configured to be in operative communication with a network and is further configured to be in operative communication with at least one RFID tag attached to a module, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes being a node type of a plurality of node types and at least two nodes of the plurality of nodes being different node types, wherein a node of the at least two nodes is in operative communication with a local RFID tag attached to a corresponding module and the node is a printer-based node associated with a printing machine; and a server component, comprising; a network interface in operative communication with the network and configured to communicate with the at least two nodes; and an analysis component configured to utilize the network interface to communicate with the node associated with the printing machine such that the analysis component is in operative communication with the local RFID tag attached to the corresponding module, wherein the node associated with the printing machine operatively interrogates the local RFID tag to retrieve information relating to the corresponding module and operatively communicates the information to the server component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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- 7. The system according to clam 6, wherein the at least one property of the corresponding module is at least one of an End-Of-Life estimate, a version number, a revision number, a firmware version, a manufacturer source, a model number, a shipping number, a date of manufacture, a lot number, a factory association and a pedigree.
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16. The system according to clam 14, wherein the analysis component orders a replacement printing machine part to negate the increased-wear fault.
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18. A server component at least partially implemented by an operative set of processor executable instructions configured for execution by at least one processor, the server component comprising:
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a network interface in operative communication with a network and configured to communicate with at least two nodes being different node types, wherein the network interface is in operative communication with a node of the at least two nodes and with a local RFID tag attached to a corresponding module, and the node is a printer-based node associated with a printing machine; and an analysis component configured to utilize the network interface to communicate with the node associated with the printing machine such that the analysis component is in operative communication with the local RFID tag attached to the corresponding module, wherein the node associated with the printing machine operatively interrogates the local RFID tag to retrieve information relating to the corresponding module and operatively communicates the information to the server component. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of monitoring a module, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of nodes, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes is configured to be in operative communication with a network and is further configured to be in operative communication with at least one RFID tag attached to a module, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes is a node type of a plurality of node types and at least two nodes of the plurality of nodes being different node types, wherein a node of the at least two nodes is a printer-based node associated with a printing machine and is in operative communication with a local RFID tag attached to a corresponding module; and providing a server component, the server component comprising; a network interface in operative communication with the network and configured to communicate with the at least two nodes including the node associated with the printing machine; and an analysis component configured to utilize the network interface to communicate with the node associated with the printing machine such that the analysis component is in operative communication with the local RFID tag attached to the corresponding module, operatively interrogating the local RFID tag utilizing the node associated with the printing machine to retrieve information relating to the corresponding module; and communicating the information to the server component. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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