Remote diagnosis server
First Claim
1. A network-based diagnosis server for remotely monitoring and diagnosing a system having multiple components, said diagnosis server comprising:
- at least one sensor for monitoring and generating signals indicative of at least one characteristic of a component of the system;
at least one sensor agent coupled to said sensor for receiving signals therefrom;
an interface connecting said sensor agent to said network;
a broker module coupled to said network for sending signals to and receiving signals from said sensor agent;
at least one handler application initiated by and connected to said broker module for transmitting signals to and receiving signals therefrom;
at least one reasoner application in communication with and invocable by said handler application for processing, and responding to signals received from said handler application;
wherein said sensor agent, said broker module, said handler application, and said reasoner application operate simultaneously relative to each other;
said broker module being independent of said handler application and said reasoner application such that said diagnosis server is readily adaptable to various systems; and
wherein said diagnosis server continuously monitors and diagnoses said components.
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Abstract
A network-based diagnosis server for monitoring and diagnosing a system, the server being remote from the system it is observing, comprises a sensor for generating signals indicative of a characteristic of a component of the system, a network-interfaced sensor agent coupled to the sensor for receiving signals therefrom, a broker module coupled to the network for sending signals to and receiving signals from the sensor agent, a handler application connected to the broker module for transmitting signals to and receiving signals therefrom, a reasoner application in communication with the handler application for processing, and responding to signals received from the handler application, wherein the sensor agent, broker module, handler application, and reasoner applications operate simultaneously relative to each other, such that the present invention diagnosis server performs continuous monitoring and diagnosing of said components of the system in real time. The diagnosis server is readily adaptable to various different systems.
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21 Claims
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1. A network-based diagnosis server for remotely monitoring and diagnosing a system having multiple components, said diagnosis server comprising:
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at least one sensor for monitoring and generating signals indicative of at least one characteristic of a component of the system;
at least one sensor agent coupled to said sensor for receiving signals therefrom;
an interface connecting said sensor agent to said network;
a broker module coupled to said network for sending signals to and receiving signals from said sensor agent;
at least one handler application initiated by and connected to said broker module for transmitting signals to and receiving signals therefrom;
at least one reasoner application in communication with and invocable by said handler application for processing, and responding to signals received from said handler application;
wherein said sensor agent, said broker module, said handler application, and said reasoner application operate simultaneously relative to each other;
said broker module being independent of said handler application and said reasoner application such that said diagnosis server is readily adaptable to various systems; and
wherein said diagnosis server continuously monitors and diagnoses said components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network-based diagnosis server for monitoring and diagnosing a system having multiple components, said diagnosis server being remote from the system it is observing and comprising:
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at least one sensor for monitoring and generating signals indicative of at least one characteristic of a component of the system;
at least one sensor agent coupled to said sensor for receiving signals from said sensor;
an interface connecting said sensor agent to said network;
a broker module coupled to said network for sending signals to and receiving signals from said sensor agent;
at least one RT-Agent application initiated by and connected to said broker module for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from said broker module;
at least one TEAMS-RT reasoner application in communication with and invocable by said RT-Agent application for processing, and responding to signals received from said RT-Agent application;
said sensor agent, said broker module, said RT-Agent application, and said TEAMS-RT reasoner application operate simultaneously relative to each other;
said broker module being independent of said RT-Agent application and said TEAMS-RT reasoner application such that said diagnosis server is readily adaptable to various systems; and
wherein said diagnosis server performs continuous monitoring and diagnosing of said components of the system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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