System and methods for testing, monitoring, and replacing equipment
First Claim
1. A system for replacing equipment, comprising:
- a first memory module associated with a first equipment, the first memory module configured to store one or more first characteristics of the first equipment;
a second memory module associated with a second equipment, the second memory module configured to store one or more second characteristics of the second equipment;
a portable reader configured to read the first and second memory modules and to compare the read one or more second characteristics with the read one or more first characteristics to determine if the second equipment is a suitable replacement for the first equipment; and
a measuring device configured to measure at least one of the one or more first characteristics and the one or more second characteristics, wherein the portable reader is associated with the measuring device, and is further configured to store the measured one or more first characteristics on the first memory module, and to store the measured one or more second characteristics on the second memory module.
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Abstract
A system and method for testing and replacing equipment are disclosed. The system may include a first memory module configured to store first characteristics of the first equipment; a second memory module configured to store second characteristics of the second equipment; and a portable reader configured to read the first and second memory modules and to compare the second characteristics with the first characteristics to determine if the second equipment is a suitable replacement for the first equipment. The method may include storing first characteristics of a first equipment on a first memory module; transmitting the first characteristics to a portable reader; measuring second characteristics of a second equipment using a measuring device associated with the portable reader; and comparing, with the portable reader, the second characteristics with the first characteristics to determine if one of the first and second equipment is a suitable replacement for the other equipment.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for replacing equipment, comprising:
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a first memory module associated with a first equipment, the first memory module configured to store one or more first characteristics of the first equipment; a second memory module associated with a second equipment, the second memory module configured to store one or more second characteristics of the second equipment; a portable reader configured to read the first and second memory modules and to compare the read one or more second characteristics with the read one or more first characteristics to determine if the second equipment is a suitable replacement for the first equipment; and a measuring device configured to measure at least one of the one or more first characteristics and the one or more second characteristics, wherein the portable reader is associated with the measuring device, and is further configured to store the measured one or more first characteristics on the first memory module, and to store the measured one or more second characteristics on the second memory module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of replacing equipment, comprising:
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storing one or more first characteristics of a first equipment on a first memory module associated with the first equipment; transmitting the one or more first characteristics to a portable reader configured to read the first memory module; measuring one or more second characteristics of a second equipment using a measuring device associated with the portable reader; and comparing, with the portable reader, the measured one or more second characteristics with the read one or more first characteristics to determine if one of the first and second equipment is a suitable replacement for the other equipment, where the one or more first characteristics include a first material classification and the one or more second characteristics include a second material classification, wherein comparing the measured one or more second characteristics with the read one or more first characteristics includes determining whether the second material classification matches the first material classification.
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13. A method of replacing equipment, comprising:
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storing one or more first characteristics of a first equipment on a first memory module associated with the first equipment; transmitting the one or more first characteristics to a portable reader configured to read the first memory module; measuring one or more second characteristics of a second equipment using a measuring device associated with the portable reader; and comparing, with the portable reader, the measured one or more second characteristics with the read one or more first characteristics to determine if one of the first and second equipment is a suitable replacement for the other equipment, wherein measuring one or more second characteristics of a second equipment includes; measuring percentage compositions of one or more elements of the second equipment; and classifying material of the second equipment based, at least in part, on the measured percentage compositions of the one or more elements.
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14. A method of replacing equipment, comprising:
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storing one or more first characteristics of a first equipment on a first memory module associated with the first equipment; storing one or more second characteristics of a second equipment on a second memory module associated with the second equipment; transmitting the one or more first characteristics to a portable reader; transmitting the one or more second characteristics to the portable reader, the portable reader being configured to read the first and second memory modules; and comparing, with the portable reader, the read one or more second characteristics with the read one or more first characteristics to determine if the second equipment is a suitable replacement for the first equipment, where the one or more first characteristics include a first material classification and the one or more second characteristics include a second material classification, wherein comparing the read one or more second characteristics with the read one or more first characteristics includes determining whether the second material classification matches the first material classification.
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Specification