System and method for remotely managing maintenance operations associated with an asset
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1. A system for managing maintenance of a mobile asset, comprising:
- a fixed location management computer system having a first processing unit for managing information and a first communication unit in communication with the first processing unit;
a wireless infrastructure having a local monitor with a second processing unit operating therein, said wireless infrastructure further having a second and a third communication unit, the second communication unit communicating with the first communication unit; and
a mobile asset communicator having a third processing unit, display unit, and fourth communication unit, said mobile asset communicator associated with the mobile asset and communicating with said wireless infrastructure via the third and fourth communication units;
a mobile asset monitor for monitoring utilization information of said mobile asset, the mobile asset monitor being coupled to the mobile asset communicator for transmitting the utilization information to the fixed location management computer system;
the first processing unit of the fixed location management computer system for;
receiving the utilization information from the mobile asset;
scheduling a first maintenance date for maintenance to be performed on the mobile asset based upon the utilization information;
receiving one or more responses from an operator of the mobile asset to one or more predetermined questions relating to the utilization of the mobile asset;
determining if the mobile asset requires maintenance and a second maintenance date by which maintenance should be performed based upon the one or more responses from the operator;
adjusting the first maintenance date if it is determined from the one or more responses that the second maintenance date is before the first maintenance date previously scheduled; and
disabling the mobile asset if maintenance is not performed by the first maintenance date.
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Abstract
A commercially acceptable solution to provide for monitoring battery voltage of an asset, managing charging of batteries of a group of assets, and managing scheduled maintenance of assets may utilize system architecture having intelligent wireless devices associated with the individual assets. The use of intelligent wireless devices allows for the asset management system to operate and maintain functionality substantially without loss of data in the event of a loss of communication between the wireless devices and a management computing system via a network, including an out-of-range condition of the wireless devices with respect to a local monitor.
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1. A system for managing maintenance of a mobile asset, comprising:
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a fixed location management computer system having a first processing unit for managing information and a first communication unit in communication with the first processing unit; a wireless infrastructure having a local monitor with a second processing unit operating therein, said wireless infrastructure further having a second and a third communication unit, the second communication unit communicating with the first communication unit; and a mobile asset communicator having a third processing unit, display unit, and fourth communication unit, said mobile asset communicator associated with the mobile asset and communicating with said wireless infrastructure via the third and fourth communication units; a mobile asset monitor for monitoring utilization information of said mobile asset, the mobile asset monitor being coupled to the mobile asset communicator for transmitting the utilization information to the fixed location management computer system; the first processing unit of the fixed location management computer system for; receiving the utilization information from the mobile asset; scheduling a first maintenance date for maintenance to be performed on the mobile asset based upon the utilization information; receiving one or more responses from an operator of the mobile asset to one or more predetermined questions relating to the utilization of the mobile asset; determining if the mobile asset requires maintenance and a second maintenance date by which maintenance should be performed based upon the one or more responses from the operator; adjusting the first maintenance date if it is determined from the one or more responses that the second maintenance date is before the first maintenance date previously scheduled; and disabling the mobile asset if maintenance is not performed by the first maintenance date. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for managing maintenance of a mobile asset, comprising:
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a fixed location management computer system having a first processing unit for managing information and a first communication unit in communication with the first processing unit; a wireless infrastructure having a local monitor with a second processing unit operating therein, said wireless infrastructure further having a second and a third communication unit, the second communication unit communicating with the first communication unit; and a mobile asset communicator having a third processing unit, display unit, and fourth communication unit, said mobile asset communicator associated with the mobile asset and communicating with said wireless infrastructure via the third and fourth communication units; a mobile asset monitor for monitoring utilization information of said mobile asset, the mobile asset monitor being coupled to the mobile asset communicator for transmitting the utilization information to the fixed location management computer system; the first processing unit of the fixed location management computer system for; receiving the utilization information from the mobile asset; calculating a projected maintenance expiration date for maintenance to be performed on mobile asset based upon the utilization information; scheduling maintenance to be performed on the mobile asset if the projected maintenance expiration date is within a predetermined period of time from the current date; and placing the mobile asset in a limited operational mode if maintenance is not performed by the projected maintenance expiration date; receiving one or more responses from an operator of the mobile asset to one or more predetermined questions relating to the utilization of the mobile asset; determining if the mobile asset requires maintenance based upon the one or more responses from the operator; and scheduling maintenance to be performed on the mobile asset if it is determined from the one or more responses that the mobile asset requires maintenance. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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