Component tagging with maintenance related information including maintenance procedures
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining a complex article, comprising:
- retrieving first maintenance information relating to maintenance of a first component of the complex article from a first electronically-accessible tag coupled to the first component;
retrieving second maintenance information relating to maintenance of a second component of the complex article from a second electronically-accessible tag coupled to the second component; and
determining, based on the first maintenance information or the second maintenance information, one or more maintenance procedures to perform on the first component.
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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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Citations
41 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining a complex article, comprising:
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retrieving first maintenance information relating to maintenance of a first component of the complex article from a first electronically-accessible tag coupled to the first component; retrieving second maintenance information relating to maintenance of a second component of the complex article from a second electronically-accessible tag coupled to the second component; and determining, based on the first maintenance information or the second maintenance information, one or more maintenance procedures to perform on the first component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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15. A method for maintaining a complex article, comprising:
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retrieving maintenance information relating to maintenance of a first component of a complex article from a first electronically-accessible tag coupled to the first component, the complex article comprising two or more components, where each of the two or more components comprise an electronically accessible tag; retrieving hierarchy information that describes a hierarchy of the two or more of components; prioritizing maintenance of the complex article based on the hierarchy information; and determining, based on the maintenance information, one or more maintenance procedures to perform on the first component.
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17. A device comprising:
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a complex article comprising a first component and a second component the first and second components being at least one of individually replaceable or maintainable, the first component being tagged with a first tag, the first tag storing first computer-accessible information comprising a first identifier identifying the first component and first maintenance information describing maintenance of the first component, the second component being tagged with a second tag, the second tag storing second computer-accessible information comprising a second identifier identifying the second component and second maintenance information describing maintenance of the second component. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, for maintaining a complex article, the computer program product being operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:
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receive first maintenance information relating to maintenance of a first component of the complex article from a first electronically-accessible tag coupled to the first component; receive second maintenance information relating to maintenance of a second component of the complex article from a second electronically-accessible tag coupled to the second component; and determine a maintenance schedule for the complex article based on the first maintenance information or the second maintenance information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for maintaining a complex article, comprising:
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retrieving a first set of maintenance instructions describing how to perform steps of a first maintenance procedure on a first component of a complex article, the first component being one of a collection of components of the complex article, the set of maintenance instructions being retrieved from a first electronically-accessible tag coupled to the first component; performing the first maintenance procedure on the first component by following the first set of maintenance instructions; retrieving a second set of maintenance instructions describing how to perform steps of a second maintenance procedure on a second component of a complex article, the second component being one of the collection of components of the complex article, the set of maintenance instructions being retrieved from a second electronically-accessible tag coupled to the second component; and performing the second maintenance procedure on the second component by following the second set of maintenance instructions. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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Specification