USED INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SALES APPLICATION SUITES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a server in communication with a network and being in use in an environment wherein used industrial equipment is being advertised for sale, wherein a pre-determined number of industrial equipment types exist, wherein each piece of used industrial equipment being advertised is one of those pre-determined industrial equipment types, and wherein each industrial equipment type has associated therewith a pre-determined number of components;
a plurality of mobile client devices in communication with the network;
a file stored on the server and being configured to contain information regarding a used condition of a piece of used industrial equipment, the used condition information further comprising an inspection report configured to reflect the type of industrial equipment to which the piece of used industrial equipment belongs and to further reflect conditions of the predetermined components associated with the industrial equipment type wherein the mobile client devices are configured to access the file, ascertain the type of industrial equipment, and to display the inspection report including the used condition as it relates to the piece of used industrial equipment and its pre-determined components;
wherein at least one of the mobile client devices further comprises an inspection tool configured to generate the inspection report reflecting the equipment type and to communicate the inspection report to the server; and
wherein the inspection report has associated therewith an indication of a trustworthiness of an originator of the inspection report.
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Abstract
Used industrial equipment sales systems and related apparatus and methods. Servers of embodiments store files of information regarding conditions of pieces of used industrial equipment. That information further comprises an inspection report configured to reflect the type of industrial equipment to which the piece of used industrial equipment belongs and to reflect predetermined components associated with the equipment type. Note that client devices are configured to access the file, ascertain the equipment type, and display the report. Inspection reports can include voice notes and multimedia files. Moreover, the reports can be location and/or time stamped. If desired, the client devices can indicate a service status of a piece of equipment wherein the inspection reports remain private while the service status is incomplete. In addition, or in the alternative, the inspection reports can have associated therewith indications of their trustworthiness. Thus, systems of embodiments can establish trusted environments.
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1. A system comprising:
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a server in communication with a network and being in use in an environment wherein used industrial equipment is being advertised for sale, wherein a pre-determined number of industrial equipment types exist, wherein each piece of used industrial equipment being advertised is one of those pre-determined industrial equipment types, and wherein each industrial equipment type has associated therewith a pre-determined number of components; a plurality of mobile client devices in communication with the network; a file stored on the server and being configured to contain information regarding a used condition of a piece of used industrial equipment, the used condition information further comprising an inspection report configured to reflect the type of industrial equipment to which the piece of used industrial equipment belongs and to further reflect conditions of the predetermined components associated with the industrial equipment type wherein the mobile client devices are configured to access the file, ascertain the type of industrial equipment, and to display the inspection report including the used condition as it relates to the piece of used industrial equipment and its pre-determined components; wherein at least one of the mobile client devices further comprises an inspection tool configured to generate the inspection report reflecting the equipment type and to communicate the inspection report to the server; and wherein the inspection report has associated therewith an indication of a trustworthiness of an originator of the inspection report.
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2. A system for use in an environment wherein used industrial equipment is to be advertised for sale, wherein a pre-determined number of industrial equipment types exist, wherein each piece of industrial equipment is to be one of those pre-determined industrial equipment types, and wherein each industrial equipment type has associated therewith a pre-determined number of components, the system comprising:
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a server in communication with a network configured for communications with a plurality of client devices; and a file stored on the server and being configured to contain information regarding a used condition of a piece of used industrial equipment, the used condition information further comprising an inspection report configured to reflect the type of industrial equipment to which the piece of used industrial equipment belongs and to further reflect the predetermined components associated with the industrial equipment type wherein the client devices are configured to access the file, ascertain the type of industrial equipment, and to display the inspection report including the used condition as it relates to the piece of used industrial equipment and its pre-determined components. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A server for use in an environment wherein used industrial equipment is to be advertised for sale, wherein a pre-determined number of industrial equipment types exist, wherein a piece of industrial equipment is to be one of those pre-determined industrial equipment types, and wherein each industrial equipment type has associated therewith a pre-determined number of components, the server comprising:
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a processor in communication with a network configured for communications with a plurality of client devices; a memory storing a file configured to contain information regarding a condition of a piece of used industrial equipment, the condition information further comprising an inspection report configured to reflect the type of industrial equipment to which the piece of used industrial equipment belongs and to further reflect the predetermined components associated with the industrial equipment type wherein the client devices are configured to access the file, ascertain the type of industrial equipment, and to display the inspection report including the condition as it relates to the piece of used industrial equipment and its pre-determined components; and an interface configured to display the inspection report. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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