PORTABLE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method for managing data, comprising:
- associating, using a processor, a plurality of machines with a plurality of tag IDs, wherein each of the tag IDs is associated with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and wherein a first one of the plurality of machines is associated with a first tag ID of the plurality of tag IDs;
receiving, from a user, operating data indicative of an operating condition of the first one of the plurality of machines and identification data associated with the first tag ID;
analyzing the operating data of the first one of the plurality of machines to generate a result; and
transmitting the result to the user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for collecting and/or managing data are provided. The system includes a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags attached to a plurality of machines. Each of the plurality of RFID tags includes a tag ID. The system also includes a mobile data collector configured to take a measurement of one or more operating conditions of the plurality of machines and to read the tag ID from a proximal one of the plurality of RFID tags. The system also includes a computing device including a processor and a memory storing a database, the database associating the tag ID of each of the plurality of RFID tags with the one of the plurality of machines to which it is attached. Further, the computing device is configured to receive the measurement and the tag ID from the mobile data collector and analyze the one or more operating conditions.
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1. A method for managing data, comprising:
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associating, using a processor, a plurality of machines with a plurality of tag IDs, wherein each of the tag IDs is associated with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and wherein a first one of the plurality of machines is associated with a first tag ID of the plurality of tag IDs; receiving, from a user, operating data indicative of an operating condition of the first one of the plurality of machines and identification data associated with the first tag ID; analyzing the operating data of the first one of the plurality of machines to generate a result; and transmitting the result to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing data, comprising:
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causing machine data of a machine and a location for a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag on the machine to be stored in a database in association with a tag ID of the RFID tag; attaching the RFID tag on or near to the machine at or in proximity to the location; positioning a mobile data collector at or proximal to the location while the machine is operating; reading the tag ID using the mobile data collector; collecting operating data while the machine is operating using the mobile data collector; and transmitting the operating data in association with the tag ID from the mobile data collector to a host computing device, wherein the host computing device is configured to analyze the operating data and produce a result therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for managing data, comprising:
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a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags attached to a plurality of machines, wherein each of the plurality of RFID tags stores a tag ID; a mobile data collector configured to take a measurement of one or more operating conditions of the plurality of machines and to read the tag ID from a proximal one of the plurality of RFID tags; and a computing device comprising a processor and a memory storing a database, the database associating the tag ID of each of the plurality of RFID tags with the one of the plurality of machines to which it is attached, wherein the computing device is configured to receive the measurement and the tag ID from the mobile data collector and analyze the one or more operating conditions. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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