SYSTEM AND METHOD USED FOR CONFIGURATION OF AN INSPECTION COMPLIANCE TOOL WITH MACHINE READABLE TAGS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS TO INSPECTED COMPONENTS
First Claim
1. A method for configuring assets for use with an industrial inspection compliance system, comprising the steps of:
- assigning one or more logical inspection points to each components of the assets;
defining one or more inspection criteria according to one or more safety standards documents for one or more of the logical inspection points, the safety standard documents containing one or more safety code standards which an inspector can reference in justifying a violation or a work order to correct a violation;
assigning tag locations for a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag having a unique serial number at or near one or more of the logical inspection points;
capturing a photograph of one or more of the logical inspection points;
capturing global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of one or more of the logical inspection points; and
encapsulating a unique data object for at least one of the logical inspection points using a computer processor, each data object storing the unique RFID tag serial number at said logical inspection point, the photograph of said logical inspection point, and the GPS coordinates of said logical inspection point, which the industrial inspection compliance system later uses to ensure compliance by ensuring actual visitation to said logical inspection point,wherein the industrial inspection compliance system can annotate the photograph at one or more of the logical inspection points to indicate a safety violation according to one of the safety documents.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to configuration of inspection systems and compliance verification systems using a handheld device and a remote database. Disclosed here is a method for configuring a project having one or more installation of assets for use with an industrial inspection compliance system, including the steps of (a) defining an installation and storage area for the project; (b) assigning the assets uniquely into the one or more installation or storage area; (c) segmenting each asset into components; (d) assigning logical inspection points for the project, installations, and the assets; (e) defining inspection criteria for each logical inspection point; (f) assigning tag locations for a machine-readable tag having a unique serial number at or near each logical inspection point; (g) capturing a media sample of each logical inspection point; (h) capturing location coordinates for each logical inspection point; and (i) requiring the collection of data such as a unique machine-readable tag serial number, media sample, location coordinates, and an encrypted security signature to confirm that the inspection actions actually occurred.
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1. A method for configuring assets for use with an industrial inspection compliance system, comprising the steps of:
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assigning one or more logical inspection points to each components of the assets; defining one or more inspection criteria according to one or more safety standards documents for one or more of the logical inspection points, the safety standard documents containing one or more safety code standards which an inspector can reference in justifying a violation or a work order to correct a violation; assigning tag locations for a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag having a unique serial number at or near one or more of the logical inspection points; capturing a photograph of one or more of the logical inspection points; capturing global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of one or more of the logical inspection points; and encapsulating a unique data object for at least one of the logical inspection points using a computer processor, each data object storing the unique RFID tag serial number at said logical inspection point, the photograph of said logical inspection point, and the GPS coordinates of said logical inspection point, which the industrial inspection compliance system later uses to ensure compliance by ensuring actual visitation to said logical inspection point, wherein the industrial inspection compliance system can annotate the photograph at one or more of the logical inspection points to indicate a safety violation according to one of the safety documents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system for configuring assets for use with an industrial inspection compliance system, the system comprising:
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one or more memories for storing program code; one or more communication links to a remote database storing all configuration data related to the industrial inspection compliance system; and one or more processors, operatively connected to the one or more memories, for executing the stored program code, which when executed causes the system to perform a process comprising the steps of; assigning one or more logical inspection points to each component of the assets; defining one or more inspection criteria for one or more of the logical inspection points; assigning tag locations for radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having a unique serial number at one or more of the logical inspection points; capturing a photograph of one or more of the logical inspection points; capturing global positioning system (GPS) coordinates for one or more of the logical inspection points; and encapsulating a unique data object for one or more of the logical inspection points using a computer processor, each data object storing the unique RFID tag serial number at said logical inspection point, the photograph of said logical inspection point, and the GPS coordinates of said logical inspection point, which the industrial inspection compliance system later uses to ensure compliance by ensuring actual visitation to said logical inspection point. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for configuring a project for use with an industrial inspection compliance system, comprising the steps of:
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defining one or more inspection criteria according to one or more safety standards documents for one or more logical inspection points of the project, wherein the safety standard documents contain one or more safety code standards which an inspector can reference in justifying a violation or a work order to correct the violation; and encapsulating a unique data object for at least one of the logical inspection points using a computer processor, each data object storing a unique radio frequency identification (RFID) tag serial number, a photograph, and global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of said logical inspection point, which the industrial inspection compliance system later uses to ensure compliance by ensuring actual visitation to said logical inspection point.
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