FIELD CORRECTIVE ACTION BASED ON PART LIFE DURATIONS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving from an apparatus, an identification of a failed part within said apparatus, by a computing device in communication with said apparatus;
determining, by said computing device, if said failed part failed prematurely by evaluating whether said failed part failed within one of a plurality of predetermined threshold usage ranges;
if said failed part failed prematurely, cross referencing a service recommendation table to identify a service recommendation based on which of said predetermined threshold usage ranges said failed part failed within, using said computing device; and
outputting, from said computing device, instructions to service said failed part and said service recommendation.
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Abstract
A method and system determine if a failed part failed prematurely by evaluating whether the failed part failed within one of a plurality of predetermined threshold usage ranges. The predetermined threshold ranges are less than a predicted full useful life of the failed part. Therefore, if the part failed within one of the usage ranges it would be considered to have failed before its predicted full useful life and to have failed prematurely. If the failed part failed prematurely, the method cross-references a service recommendation table to identify a service recommendation based on which of the predetermined threshold usage ranges the failed part failed within. The service recommendation table provides different service recommendations for different predetermined threshold usage ranges of different parts. The service recommendations are often recommendations that adjust or replace items other than the failed part itself. Thus, the service recommendations address the root cause that may have caused the part to fail prematurely.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving from an apparatus, an identification of a failed part within said apparatus, by a computing device in communication with said apparatus; determining, by said computing device, if said failed part failed prematurely by evaluating whether said failed part failed within one of a plurality of predetermined threshold usage ranges; if said failed part failed prematurely, cross referencing a service recommendation table to identify a service recommendation based on which of said predetermined threshold usage ranges said failed part failed within, using said computing device; and outputting, from said computing device, instructions to service said failed part and said service recommendation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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receiving from an apparatus, an identification of a failed part within said apparatus, by a computing device in communication with said apparatus; determining, by said computing device, if said failed part failed prematurely by evaluating whether said failed part failed within one of a plurality of predetermined threshold usage ranges; if said failed part failed prematurely, cross referencing a service recommendation table to identify a service recommendation based on which of said predetermined threshold usage ranges said failed part failed within, using said computing device, said service recommendation table providing different service recommendations for different predetermined threshold usage ranges of different parts, and said service recommendations comprising adjusting or replacing items other than said failed part; and outputting, from said computing device, instructions to service said failed part and said service recommendation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving from an printing apparatus, an identification of a failed printing part within said printing apparatus, by a computing device in communication with said printing apparatus; determining, by said computing device, if said failed printing part failed prematurely by evaluating whether said failed printing part failed within one of a plurality of predetermined threshold usage ranges; if said failed printing part failed prematurely, cross referencing a service recommendation table to identify a service recommendation based on which of said predetermined threshold usage ranges said failed printing part failed within, using said computing device, said service recommendation table providing different service recommendations for different predetermined threshold usage ranges of different printing parts, and said service recommendations comprising adjusting or replacing items other than said failed printing part; and outputting, from said computing device, instructions to service said failed printing part and said service recommendation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; an input/output device operatively connected to said processor, said input/output device receiving, from a second apparatus separate from said apparatus, an identification of a failed part within said second apparatus; and a computer-readable storage medium operatively connected to said processor, said computer-readable storage medium storing programming instructions executable by said processor, storing a plurality of predetermined threshold usage ranges, and storing a service recommendation table, said processor determining if said failed part failed prematurely by evaluating whether said failed part failed within one of said plurality of predetermined threshold usage ranges; if said failed part failed prematurely, said processor cross-references said service recommendation table to identify a service recommendation based on which of said predetermined threshold usage ranges said failed part failed within, and said input/output device outputting instructions to service said failed part and said service recommendation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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