Complex article tagging with maintenance related information
First Claim
1. A method for performing maintenance for a complex article, comprising:
- for two or more of a plurality of electronically-accessible tags that are each coupled to a respective component of the complex article, storing maintenance information about the respective component; and
for at least one of the plurality of electronically-accessible tags, storing at least a portion of the maintenance information that describes maintenance of the complex article as a whole.
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Abstract
A method for maintaining a complex article, including retrieving maintenance information relating to maintenance of a component of a complex article from an electronically-accessible tag coupled to the component and applying the retrieved maintenance information to a determination regarding maintenance of the complex article. A device including a complex article including a first component and a second component, the first and second components being one of individually replaceable and maintainable. The first component is tagged with a first tag that stores first computer accessible information including a first identifier identifying the first component and first maintenance information describing maintenance of the first component. The second component is tagged with a second tag that stores second computer accessible information including a second identifier identifying the second component and second maintenance information describing maintenance of the second component.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for performing maintenance for a complex article, comprising:
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for two or more of a plurality of electronically-accessible tags that are each coupled to a respective component of the complex article, storing maintenance information about the respective component; and
for at least one of the plurality of electronically-accessible tags, storing at least a portion of the maintenance information that describes maintenance of the complex article as a whole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for performing maintenance, comprising:
a plurality of electronically-accessible tags, each electronically-accessible tag being coupled to a respective component of an article, each electronically-accessible tag including maintenance information for the component to which the electronically-accessible tag is coupled, and at least one of the plurality of electronically-accessible tags including information that describes maintenance of the article as a whole. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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