Automated performance analysis and failure remediation
First Claim
1. A system for diagnosis of electromechanical devices of at least one predefined type, the system comprising:
- a communication unit that communicates with an actual device of the at least one predefined type;
a unit that accesses a knowledge data set containing knowledge relating to properties of devices of the at least one predefined type;
a unit that accesses a device data set containing parameters of the actual device, the parameters including actual error data indicating errors that occurred in an actual period;
a unit that accesses a history data set containing historical data of the actual device, the historical data including at least one of historical error data relating to errors, performance data relating to performance analysis and remediation data relating to failure remediation that occurred before the actual period;
a calculation unit that analyzes and combines data from at least one of the knowledge, device and history data sets for generating a prioritized item list indicative of remedial steps to be executed, the items relating to at least one of performance and failure of the actual device, and being prioritized according to priority rules; and
a systematic error analysis unit connected to the calculation unit that systematically detects trends or patterns in the actual and historical error data,wherein the systematic error analysis unit is arranged for detecting at least one trend of the actual device by comparing relative error values calculated from the actual and historical error data, and the calculation unit is arranged for including a trend item in the prioritized item list when the at least one trend exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A service diagnosis tool for performance analysis and failure remediation of electromechanical devices, e.g. printers or copiers. The tool communicates with an actual device of a specific type, and accesses data from a knowledge data set containing knowledge relating to properties of devices of the specific type, a device data set and a history data set. The device data set contains parameters of the actual device, including actual error data indicating errors that occurred in an actual period. The historical data includes historical error data of the actual device relating to errors, performance and/or remediation that occurred before the actual period. The tool has a calculation unit for analyzing and combining data from the data sets for generating a prioritized item list indicative of remedial steps to be executed. The items in the list relate to performance and/or failure of the actual device, and are organized according to priority rules.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for diagnosis of electromechanical devices of at least one predefined type, the system comprising:
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a communication unit that communicates with an actual device of the at least one predefined type; a unit that accesses a knowledge data set containing knowledge relating to properties of devices of the at least one predefined type; a unit that accesses a device data set containing parameters of the actual device, the parameters including actual error data indicating errors that occurred in an actual period; a unit that accesses a history data set containing historical data of the actual device, the historical data including at least one of historical error data relating to errors, performance data relating to performance analysis and remediation data relating to failure remediation that occurred before the actual period; a calculation unit that analyzes and combines data from at least one of the knowledge, device and history data sets for generating a prioritized item list indicative of remedial steps to be executed, the items relating to at least one of performance and failure of the actual device, and being prioritized according to priority rules; and a systematic error analysis unit connected to the calculation unit that systematically detects trends or patterns in the actual and historical error data, wherein the systematic error analysis unit is arranged for detecting at least one trend of the actual device by comparing relative error values calculated from the actual and historical error data, and the calculation unit is arranged for including a trend item in the prioritized item list when the at least one trend exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for diagnosis of electromechanical devices of at least one predefined type, the method comprising the steps of:
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communicating with an actual device of the at least one predefined type; accessing a knowledge data set containing knowledge relating to properties of devices of the at least one predefined type; accessing a device data set containing parameters of the actual device, the parameters including actual error data indicating errors that occurred in an actual period; accessing a history data set containing historical data of the actual device, the historical data including at least one historical error data relating to errors, performance data relating to performance analysis and remediation data relating to failure remediation that occurred before the actual period; and analyzing and combining data from at least one of the knowledge, device and history data sets for generating a prioritized item list indicative of remedial steps to be executed, the items relating to at least one of performance or failure of the actual device, and being prioritized by applying priority rules, wherein said step of analyzing comprises systematic error analysis for systematically detecting trends or patterns in at least one of the actual and historical error data, and wherein the systematic error analysis comprises detecting at least one trend of the actual device by comparing relative error values calculated from the actual and historical error data, and said step of generating comprises including a trend item in the prioritized item list when the at least one trend exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium readable by a processor for diagnosis of electromechanical devices of at least one predefined type, said program product including computer executable instructions executable by the processor to perform the steps of:
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communicating with an actual device of the at least one predefined type; accessing a knowledge data set containing knowledge relating to properties of devices of the at least one predefined type; accessing a device data set containing parameters of the actual device, the parameters including actual error data indicating errors that occurred in an actual period; accessing a history data set containing historical data of the actual device, the historical data including at least one historical error data relating to errors, performance data relating to performance analysis and remediation data relating to failure remediation that occurred before the actual period; and analyzing and combining data from at least one of the knowledge, device and history data sets for generating a prioritized item list indicative of remedial steps to be executed, the items relating to at least one of performance or failure of the actual device, and being prioritized by applying priority rules, wherein said step of analyzing comprises systematic error analysis for systematically detecting trends or patterns in at least one of the actual and historical error data, and wherein the systematic error analysis comprises detecting at least one trend of the actual device by comparing relative error values calculated from the actual and historical error data, and said step of generating comprises including a trend item in the prioritized item list when the at least one trend exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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23. An electromechanical device of at least one predefined type, comprising a diagnosis system, the system comprising:
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a unit that accesses a knowledge data set containing knowledge relating to properties of devices of the at least one predefined type; a unit that accesses a device data set containing parameters of the electromechanical device, the parameters including actual error data indicating errors that occurred in an actual period; a unit that accesses a history data set containing historical data of the electromechanical device, the historical data including at least one of historical error data relating to errors, performance data relating to performance analysis and remediation data relating to failure remediation that occurred before the actual period; and a calculation unit that analyzes and combines data from at least one of the knowledge, device and history data sets for generating a prioritized item list indicative of remedial steps to be executed, the items relating to at least one of performance and failure of an actual device, and being prioritized by applying priority rules; and a systematic error analysis unit connected to the calculation unit that systematically detects trends or patterns in the actual and historical error data, wherein the systematic error analysis unit is arranged for detecting at least one trend of the electromechanical device by comparing relative error values calculated from the actual and historical error data, and the calculation unit is arranged for including a trend item in the prioritized item list when the at least one trend exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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