Material application system with remote access
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a material application system of the type in which a material is applied to and adheres to an article, comprising:
- a material application system including a controller, a material application device and a supply of material therefor;
said controller providing local control and monitoring of said material application device and said supply including control parameters for said material application device and said supply, said controller monitoring real time operating parameters of said material application device and said supply while material is being applied to and adheres to an article during operation of said material application system;
said material application system comprising an interface module that formats said real time operating parameters during operation of said material application system into signals accessible via a communication network; and
a remote access module that enables a user to acquire said real time operating parameters during operation of said material application system via said network;
said user accessing said remote access module with a telephone.
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Abstract
A system and related methods for configuring and monitoring a spraying application system for installation and use at a site that is remotely located from the spraying system manufacturing site. The system provides a remote access module that provides spraying system operation and parametric information to be monitored at the manufacturing site to determine how the spraying system is operating and whether repair or maintenance should be initiated. Timer circuits are provided for determining time of usage so that repair/replacement alerts can be issued. Safety related parameters may also be monitored as a backup to the primary monitoring performed at the customer'"'"'s site. The system also provides an extranet or other suitable site available, for example, via the Internet or other communication link, is used to provide an accessible database for historical data and configuration/installation information. A call-in feature is also provided as well as a system query log.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a material application system of the type in which a material is applied to and adheres to an article, comprising:
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a material application system including a controller, a material application device and a supply of material therefor;
said controller providing local control and monitoring of said material application device and said supply including control parameters for said material application device and said supply, said controller monitoring real time operating parameters of said material application device and said supply while material is being applied to and adheres to an article during operation of said material application system;said material application system comprising an interface module that formats said real time operating parameters during operation of said material application system into signals accessible via a communication network; and a remote access module that enables a user to acquire said real time operating parameters during operation of said material application system via said network;
said user accessing said remote access module with a telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for monitoring a material application system of the type in which a material is applied to and adheres to an article, comprising:
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a material application system including a controller, a material application device and a supply of material therefor;
said controller providing local control and monitoring of said material application device including control parameters for said material application device, said controller monitoring real time operating parameters of said material application device while material is being applied to and adheres to an article during operation of said material application system;said material application system comprising an interface module that formats said real time operating parameters during operation of said material application system into signals accessible via a communication network; and a remote access module that enables a user to acquire said real time operating parameters during operation of said material application system via said network;
said user also enabled to access said operating parameters via said interface module with a hand-held communication device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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