System and method of establishing a reliability characteristic
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1. A computer implemented method of establishing a reliability characteristic associated with a part type, comprising the steps of:
- establishing, using a computer, a use associated with a part, said part being of said part type;
establishing, using the computer, an amount of usage associated with said part including determining an estimated amount of said part usage, wherein determining the estimated amount of said part usage includes the steps of;
determining the user of the part, and determining said estimated part usage in response to said part user;
establishing, using the computer, a service characteristic associated with said part;
receiving one or more search criteria from a user;
establishing, using the computer, said reliability characteristic associated with said part type in response to said search criteria, said part use, said part usage, and said part service characteristic; and
outputting said reliability characteristic on a computer display device.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a method and system configured to establish a reliability characteristic associated with a part type. The method includes the step of establishing a use associated with a part, the part being of the part type, establishing an amount of usage associated with the part, establishing a service characteristic associated with said part, and establishing the reliability characteristic associated with the part type in response to said part use the part usage, and the part service characteristic.
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1. A computer implemented method of establishing a reliability characteristic associated with a part type, comprising the steps of:
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establishing, using a computer, a use associated with a part, said part being of said part type; establishing, using the computer, an amount of usage associated with said part including determining an estimated amount of said part usage, wherein determining the estimated amount of said part usage includes the steps of; determining the user of the part, and determining said estimated part usage in response to said part user; establishing, using the computer, a service characteristic associated with said part; receiving one or more search criteria from a user; establishing, using the computer, said reliability characteristic associated with said part type in response to said search criteria, said part use, said part usage, and said part service characteristic; and outputting said reliability characteristic on a computer display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system configured to establish a reliability characteristic associated with a part type, comprising:
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a repository configured to store information associated with said part type, said information including;
a use of a part, said part being of said part type, an estimated amount of usage of said part, the estimated amount of usage determined in response to determining a user of the part and a service characteristic of said part; anda controller configured to establish the reliability characteristic associated with the part type in response to said part use, said estimated part usage, and said part service characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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