MOBILE BASED COLLABORATIVE AND INTERACTIVE OPERATIONS WITH SMART MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20170085603A1
• Filed: 10/09/2015
• Published: 03/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Qian, Jinsong, NATHANAEL, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 11,228,553 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/226 Delivery according to priorities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A system, method, and an apparatus relate to a system for electronic communication between personnel, and sharing tasks and plant device operating statuses. The use of electronic communication allows for interaction between personnel at different locations and provides real time communication between personnel regardless of their location, whether they are on-site, in a meeting, or out of office. Additionally, the use of electronic communication allows for concurrent viewing of information by all the personnel rather than individually viewing a singular physical log book.

Claims

1. A method for communication and sharing of an equipment operating indicator for a plurality of users, the method comprising:

building a user group from the plurality of users for communication;

sending information inputted by a user of the user group to the user group;

receiving information from the user group;

accessing an equipment operating parameter from a system;

generating an equipment operating status from the equipment operating parameter; and

sending the equipment operating status to the user group.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

organizing the sent or received information for displaying based on a priority indicator of the sent or received information.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sent or received information comprises at least one of the equipment operating indicator, a text message, a voice message, a photograph, and a video.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the accessing the equipment operating parameter from the system comprises accessing a real time equipment operating parameter from a server of the system.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sent or received information comprises a task and task completion status that is transmitted back to a server of the system for storage.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the equipment operating status to the user group allows for concurrent viewing of the equipment operating status by the user group.

7. A system comprising at least one device for communicating and sharing of an equipment operating indicator for a plurality of users, the system comprising:

at least one non-transitory computer readable medium operable to store program code;

at least one processor operable to read said program code and operate as instructed by the program code, the program code comprising;

building code that builds a user group from the plurality of users for communication;

information sending code that sends information from a user of the user group to the user group;

receiving code that receives information from the user group;

accessing code that accesses an equipment operating parameter from a system;

generating code that generates an equipment operating status from the equipment operating parameter; and

status sending code that sends the equipment operating status to the user group.

8. The system according to claim 7, the program code further comprising:

organizing code that organizes the sent or received information for displaying based on a priority indicator of the sent or received information.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the sent or received information comprises at least one of the equipment operating indicator, a text message, a voice message, a photograph, and a video.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein the accessing the equipment operating parameter from the system comprises accessing a real time equipment operating parameter from a server of the system.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein the sent or received information comprises a task and task completion status that is transmitted back to a server of the system for storage.

12. The system according to claim 7, wherein the sending the equipment operating status to the user group allows for concurrent viewing of the equipment operating status by the user group.

13. An apparatus for communicating and sharing of an equipment operating indicator for a plurality of users, the apparatus comprising:

at least one non-transitory computer readable medium operable to store program code;

at least one processor operable to read said program code and operate as instructed by the program code, the program code comprising;

building code that builds a user group from the plurality of users for communication;

information sending code that sends information from a user of the user group to the user group;

receiving code that receives information from the user group;

accessing code that accesses an equipment operating parameter from a system;

generating code that generates an equipment operating status from the equipment operating parameter; and

status sending code that sends the equipment operating status to the user group.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, the program code further comprising:

organizing code that organizes the sent or received information for displaying based on a priority indicator of the sent or received information.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the sent or received information comprises at least one of the equipment operating indicator, a text message, a voice message, a photograph, and a video.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the accessing the equipment operating parameter from the system comprises accessing a real time equipment operating parameter from a server of the system.

17. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the sent or received information comprises a task and task completion status that is transmitted back to a server of the system for storage.

18. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the sending the equipment operating status to the user group allows for concurrent viewing of the equipment operating status by the user group.