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1. A system, comprising:
- a first computer system, the first computer system comprising a first processor and a first computer readable storage having encoded thereon a status monitoring component to program the first computer system to perform one or more operations, the status monitoring program including a first set of instructions executable by the first processor, the first set of instructions comprising;
instructions for determining a status of a piece of commercial equipment; and
instructions for publishing a status update, using a social networking infrastructure, the status update indicating the status of the piece of commercial equipment; and
a second computer system comprising a second processor and a second computer readable storage medium, the second computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a status update component to program the second computer system to perform one or more operations, the status update program including a second set instructions executable by the second processor, the second set of instructions comprising;
instructions for receiving user input identifying the piece of commercial equipment;
instructions for subscribing to updates from the piece of commercial equipment; and
instructions for receiving the published status update via the social networking infrastructure, based on a subscription to the piece of commercial equipment;
instructions for taking an action in response to receiving the published status update.
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Abstract
This disclosure concerns novel tools and techniques for distributing status information, including without limitation status information about commercial equipment. In some cases, a status monitoring device can be attached to, incorporated within, or otherwise placed in communication with a piece of commercial equipment. The status monitoring device can monitor the status of the equipment and communicate that status. Some of the discloses tools and techniques employ a social networking infrastructure to convey information (such as status information about a piece of equipment).
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1. A system, comprising:
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a first computer system, the first computer system comprising a first processor and a first computer readable storage having encoded thereon a status monitoring component to program the first computer system to perform one or more operations, the status monitoring program including a first set of instructions executable by the first processor, the first set of instructions comprising; instructions for determining a status of a piece of commercial equipment; and instructions for publishing a status update, using a social networking infrastructure, the status update indicating the status of the piece of commercial equipment; and a second computer system comprising a second processor and a second computer readable storage medium, the second computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a status update component to program the second computer system to perform one or more operations, the status update program including a second set instructions executable by the second processor, the second set of instructions comprising; instructions for receiving user input identifying the piece of commercial equipment; instructions for subscribing to updates from the piece of commercial equipment; and instructions for receiving the published status update via the social networking infrastructure, based on a subscription to the piece of commercial equipment; instructions for taking an action in response to receiving the published status update. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer system for providing status updates about a piece of commercial equipment, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable medium in communication with the processor, the computer readable medium having encoded thereon a status monitoring component to program the computer system to perform one or more operations, the status monitoring component including a set of instructions executable by the processor, the set of instructions comprising; instructions for determining a status of the piece of commercial equipment; instructions for accessing a social networking infrastructure; and instructions for publishing a status update using the social networking infrastructure, the status update indicating the status of the piece of commercial equipment.
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39. A computer system for receiving updates from a piece of commercial equipment, the computer system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable storage medium having encoded a status update component to program the computer system to perform one or more operations, the status update program including a set of computer-executable instructions, comprising; instructions for subscribing, with a social networking architecture, to updates from the piece of commercial equipment; instructions for receiving a published status update via the social networking infrastructure, based on a subscription to the piece of commercial equipment; and instructions for taking an action in response to receiving the published status update.
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40. A method, comprising:
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determining, with a computer system, a status of a piece of commercial equipment; accessing, with the computer system, a social networking infrastructure; and publishing a status update, with the computer system, using the social networking infrastructure, the status update indicating the status of the piece of commercial equipment.
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41. An apparatus, comprising:
a computer readable medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by one or more computers to perform one or more operations, the set of instructions comprising; instructions for determining a status of a piece of commercial equipment; instructions for accessing a social networking infrastructure; and instructions for publishing a status update using the social networking infrastructure, the status update indicating the status of the piece of commercial equipment.
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