DIGITAL CHECKLIST

• US 20140189520A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 07/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fluke Corporation (Fortive Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fluke Corporation (Fortive Corp.)
• Inventors: Crepps, Robert C., Dyck, David C., Mrvaljevic, Nikola
• Application Number:
  US13/837,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20140189520A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/41875 characterised by quality surveillance of production
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/32196 Store audit, history of inspection, control and workpiece data into database
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36159 Detachable or portable programming unit, display, pc, pda
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0216 Human interface functionality, e.g. monitoring system providing help to the user in the selection of tests or in its configuration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

A digital checklist system includes an electronic calibration and measurement device and a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, if executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform actions for managing a digital checklist The actions include creating a digital checklist having at least one unique prompt, selecting the digital checklist for uploading onto the electronic calibration and measurement device, and downloading data input into the electronic calibration and measurement device in response to the at least one unique prompt. The system further includes a network location for facilitating communication between the electronic calibration and measurement device and the computing device.

Claims

1. A digital checklist system, comprising:

(a) an electronic calibration and measurement device;

(b) a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, if executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform actions for managing a digital checklist, the actions comprising;

(i) creating a digital checklist having at least one unique prompt; and

(ii) selecting the digital checklist for uploading onto the electronic calibration and measurement device; and

(iii) downloading data input into the electronic calibration and measurement device in response to the at least one unique prompt; and

(c) a network location for facilitating communication between the electronic calibration and measurement device and the computing device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the actions further comprise retrieving a digital checklist from a database.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the actions further comprise accessing a database to retrieve information about the electronic calibration and measurement device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the actions further comprise modifying the digital checklist to include information about the electronic calibration and measurement device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the actions further comprise accessing a database to retrieve a template for creating the digital checklist.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic calibration and measurement device is a documenting process calibrator.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic calibration and measurement device is configured to display the at least one unique prompt of the digital checklist.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the electronic calibration and measurement device includes an input assembly for inputting data in response to the at least one unique prompt.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the digital checklist includes at least first, second, and third unique prompts, and wherein the actions further comprise configuring the digital checklist such that, when uploaded onto the electronic calibration and measurement device, the user'"'"'s input in response to the first unique prompt causes the electronic calibration and measurement device to display one of either the second and third prompts.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the actions further comprise storing the downloaded data input into the electronic calibration and measurement device in response to the at least one unique prompt in a database.

11. A method for implementing a digital checklist on an electronic calibration and measurement device, the method comprising:

(a) creating a digital checklist having at least one unique prompt;

(b) selecting the digital checklist for uploading onto an electronic calibration and measurement device;

(c) displaying the at least one unique prompt on the electronic calibration and measurement device;

(d) inputting data into the electronic calibration and measurement device in response to the at least one unique prompt; and

(e) downloading the data the electronic calibration and measurement device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising retrieving a digital checklist from a database.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising accessing a database to retrieve information about the electronic calibration and measurement device.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising modifying the digital checklist to include information about the electronic calibration and measurement device

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising accessing a database to retrieve a template for creating the digital checklist.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the electronic calibration and measurement device is a documenting process calibrator.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the electronic calibration and measurement device includes an input assembly for inputting data in response to the at least one unique prompt.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising creating at least first, second, and third unique prompts for the digital checklist, and configuring the digital checklist such that, when uploaded onto the electronic calibration and measurement device, the user'"'"'s input in response to the first unique prompt causes the electronic calibration and measurement device to display one of either the second and third prompts.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising storing the downloaded data input into the electronic calibration and measurement device in response to the at least one unique prompt in a database.

20. A digital checklist system, comprising:

(a) an electronic calibration and measurement device;

(b) a first computing device configured to be communicatively coupled to the electronic calibration and measurement device, the first computing device configured to;

(i) select a digital checklist for uploading onto the electronic calibration and measurement device, the digital checklist having at least one unique prompt; and

(ii) download data input into the electronic calibration and measurement device in response to the at least one unique prompt.