SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARTICLE MONITORING
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a condition of an article, the system comprising:
- a controller;
at least one sensor for detecting a characteristic of an article;
a signal processor for processing signals from the at least one sensor;
a feature extractor that can extract at least one of a range of article conditions from the output from the signal processor and that can evaluate at least one of a range of article conditions, the feature extractor providing feature extractor output to the controller;
an operation detector receiving data of detected features of the elements being monitored, the operation detector providing output to the controller; and
a central system for storing historical data about the condition of an article, the off-fine processor providing output to the controller;
wherein the controller analyzes the output from the feature extractor, the operation detector, and the central system to provide a system output of the condition of the article being monitored.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a condition of an article comprises a controller; at least one sensor for detecting a characteristic of the article; a signal processor for processing signals from the at least one sensor; a feature extractor that can extract at least one of a range of article conditions from the output from the signal processor and that can evaluate at least one of a range of article conditions, the feature extractor providing feature extractor output to the controller; an operation detector receiving data of detected features of the elements being monitored, the operation detector providing output to the controller; a central system storing historical data about the condition of an article, the off-line processor providing output to the controller. Wherein the controller analyzes the output from the feature extractor, the operation detector, and the central system can provide a system output of the condition of the article.
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1. A system for monitoring a condition of an article, the system comprising:
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a controller; at least one sensor for detecting a characteristic of an article; a signal processor for processing signals from the at least one sensor; a feature extractor that can extract at least one of a range of article conditions from the output from the signal processor and that can evaluate at least one of a range of article conditions, the feature extractor providing feature extractor output to the controller; an operation detector receiving data of detected features of the elements being monitored, the operation detector providing output to the controller; and a central system for storing historical data about the condition of an article, the off-fine processor providing output to the controller; wherein the controller analyzes the output from the feature extractor, the operation detector, and the central system to provide a system output of the condition of the article being monitored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for monitoring a condition of an article, the method comprising:
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providing a controller; detecting a characteristic of an article; processing signals detected of the characteristic of an article; extracting at least one of a range of article conditions from the output from the processed signal and evaluating at least one of a range of article conditions; providing feature extractor output to the controller; receiving data of detected features of the elements being monitored, the operation detector providing output to the controller; storing historical data about the condition of an article; providing the historical data about the condition of an article and providing the historical data about the condition of an article output to the controller; and the method further comprising outputting a condition of the article being monitored. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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