IDENTIFICATION, CATEGORIZATION, AND INTEGRATION OF UNPLANNED MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL WORK ON MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
First Claim
1. An automated interactive method for providing relevant maintenance information to a technician assigned to maintain equipment, the method comprising:
- entering, through a user interface, unplanned maintenance work discovered while planned maintenance work is under way;
defining, in a database contained on a storage medium, a geographic location of the unplanned maintenance work;
selecting, with a server comprising a processor and in communication with the user interface and the database, a task paired with the geographic location of the unplanned maintenance work;
entering, through the user interface, maintenance data for integrating the unplanned maintenance work with the planned maintenance work by answering an initial tailored question corresponding to performance of the selected task, and presenting an additional tailored question chosen based on a response entered by the technician to the initial tailored question; and
establishing, with a scheduler comprising a computer and in communication with the server, a resultant unplanned maintenance work data record.
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Abstract
An automated interactive method dynamically identifies an unplanned maintenance task during execution of a planned maintenance task on equipment. A user device displays a maintenance menu system for data entry and access and provides an input relating to unplanned maintenance task discovered on the equipment. The unplanned maintenance task is associated with the planned maintenance task at least with respect to a location. The automated interactive method sequentially processes unplanned maintenance task information based on the input from the user device. A user such as a technician enters component data by answering an initial tailored question. An additional tailored question chosen based on a response entered by the technician to the initial tailored question is presented.
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12 Claims
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1. An automated interactive method for providing relevant maintenance information to a technician assigned to maintain equipment, the method comprising:
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entering, through a user interface, unplanned maintenance work discovered while planned maintenance work is under way; defining, in a database contained on a storage medium, a geographic location of the unplanned maintenance work; selecting, with a server comprising a processor and in communication with the user interface and the database, a task paired with the geographic location of the unplanned maintenance work; entering, through the user interface, maintenance data for integrating the unplanned maintenance work with the planned maintenance work by answering an initial tailored question corresponding to performance of the selected task, and presenting an additional tailored question chosen based on a response entered by the technician to the initial tailored question; and establishing, with a scheduler comprising a computer and in communication with the server, a resultant unplanned maintenance work data record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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