Managing maintenance of serviceable items based on unique identification labeling
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- reading a first unique identifier associated with a serviceable item in response to maintenance being performed on the serviceable item;
reading a second unique identifier associated with a host associated with the serviceable item;
storing the first unique identifier in a data structure in association with a time reference indicating at least a calendar date that the first unique identifier was read;
storing the second unique identifier in the data structure in association with the first unique identifier and the time reference; and
generating a report characterizing maintenance of the serviceable item based on the time reference.
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Abstract
A system and method for tracking and managing maintenance of serviceable items based on unique identification labeling affixed to the items is disclosed. The serviceable items are described as filters within a common environment that require routine maintenance to adhere to certain expectations relative to the operability of the items. Such operability may relate to any type of filtering of contaminants from a liquid or gaseous substance that flows through the filters. A unique identifier (ID) label is affixed to each filter. The unique ID label represents a unique filter ID that uniquely identifies the filter relative to all other filters in the common environment. A handheld computing device communicatively connected to a local computer reads the unique ID label of each filter following maintenance of the filter to track maintenance of the filters over time.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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reading a first unique identifier associated with a serviceable item in response to maintenance being performed on the serviceable item; reading a second unique identifier associated with a host associated with the serviceable item; storing the first unique identifier in a data structure in association with a time reference indicating at least a calendar date that the first unique identifier was read; storing the second unique identifier in the data structure in association with the first unique identifier and the time reference; and generating a report characterizing maintenance of the serviceable item based on the time reference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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reading a first unique identifier associated with a serviceable item; storing the first unique identifier in a data structure in association with a time reference indicating at least a calendar date that the first unique identifier was read; reading a second unique identifier associated with a host associated with the serviceable item; storing the second unique identifier in the data structure in association with the first unique identifier and the time reference; determining a target time reference representing a maximum service interval for the serviceable item; and analyzing the time reference stored in association with the unique identifier against the target time reference to determine whether maintenance For the serviceable item is overdue. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a plurality of unique identification labels each representing a unique identifier (ID), each of a plurality of serviceable items having one of the plurality of unique identification labels affixed thereto, wherein a first group of the plurality of serviceable items are located at a first environment and a second group of the plurality of serviceable items are located at a second environment; a handheld computing device that reads each of the plurality of unique identification labels to obtain each of the unique ID'"'"'s from the plurality of serviceable items and associates each unique ID with a time reference indicating at least a calendar date that each unique ID was read; a local computer that receives the unique ID'"'"'s from the handheld computing device and generates a report characterizing maintenance of the plurality of serviceable items based on the associated time references, wherein the report includes comparisons between maintenance practices at the first environment and the second environment. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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