Method for servicing a vehicle
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1. A method for monitoring at least one characteristic of a particular engine, the method comprising:
- generating a data set wherein said data set includes data responsive to the at least one characteristic, said data generated by collecting at least one engine fluid of the engine after the engine has been in operation and at a predetermined interval, and analyzing said engine fluid;
storing said data on a storage device;
comparing said data set against predetermined parametric data;
creating trend line data with a slope by a computer processor for the particular engine for a plurality of said data sets of the collected engine fluid of that engine; and
analyzing said trend line data with the slope by the computer processor . . . based on said trend line data with the slope outside of a routine maintenance schedule.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring at least one characteristic of a vehicle is provided, wherein the method includes generating a data set that includes data responsive to the at least one characteristic. The method further includes comparing the data set against predetermined parametric data and creating trend data for a plurality of the data sets. Furthermore, the method includes analyzing the trend data to determine if action should be taken regarding the vehicle.
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1. A method for monitoring at least one characteristic of a particular engine, the method comprising:
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generating a data set wherein said data set includes data responsive to the at least one characteristic, said data generated by collecting at least one engine fluid of the engine after the engine has been in operation and at a predetermined interval, and analyzing said engine fluid; storing said data on a storage device; comparing said data set against predetermined parametric data; creating trend line data with a slope by a computer processor for the particular engine for a plurality of said data sets of the collected engine fluid of that engine; and analyzing said trend line data with the slope by the computer processor . . . based on said trend line data with the slope outside of a routine maintenance schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15)
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11. A system for monitoring at least one characteristic of a particular engine, the system comprising:
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an input device for receiving data responsive to the at least one characteristic, wherein said data is associated with that particular engine and generated by analyzing at least one fluid collected from said engine after the engine has been in operation and at a predetermined interval; a storage device for storing said data for a plurality of receiving events; and a data processing device for processing at least a portion of said data to generate trend line data with a slope, and also for analyzing said trend line data with the slope . . . based on said trend line data with the slope outside of a routine maintenance schedule. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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