System and method for managing business machine assets

• US 8,332,266 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2004
• Issued: 12/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pitney Bowes Incorporated (Böwe Systec AG)
• Original Assignee: Pitney Bowes Incorporated (Böwe Systec AG)
• Inventors: Hogan, Mark E., Goldson, John D., Doeberl, Terrence M., Duedall, Paul E.
• Primary Examiner(s): ADE, OGER GARCIA
• Application Number:
  US10/709,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20040249655A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,155 Days
• Field of Search: 705/8
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/067 Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing business machine assets are described. In one configuration, the system analyzes alternate placement structures and provides for alternate asset model placement suggestions.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for providing asset physical placement analysis for an organization for a plurality of assets using a computer server and a database connected to the plurality of assets using a communications network for an organization comprising:

obtaining historical asset usage data from the database using the computer server over a plurality of periods received from the plurality of assets using the communications network;

obtaining asset physical placement data associated with the plurality of assets over the plurality of periods using the computer server;

determining suggested alternate asset physical placement data using the asset usage data and the asset physical placement data using the computer server; and

providing the suggested alternate asset physical placement data using the computer server, further comprising;

determining hierarchal usage data using the asset physical placement data organized in a hierarchy including room number data; and

providing the hierarchal usage data.

2. A computer implemented method for providing asset physical placement analysis for an organization for a plurality of assets using a computer server and a database connected to the plurality of assets using a communications network for an organization comprising:

obtaining historical asset usage data from the database using the computer server over a plurality of periods received from the plurality of assets using the communications network;

obtaining asset physical placement data associated with the plurality of assets over the plurality of periods using the computer server;

determining suggested alternate asset physical placement data using the asset usage data and the asset physical placement data using the computer server;

providing the suggested alternate asset physical placement data using the computer server;

obtaining organization department physical location data;

obtaining historical asset usage data over a plurality of periods for a plurality of assets, wherein the historical usage data is associated with the organization physical location data;

determining suggested alternate asset physical placement data using the asset usage data, the asset physical placement data and the organization department physical location data;

providing asset usage data organized by department physical location; and

providing the suggested alternate asset physical placement data, further comprising;

determining hierarchal usage data using the organization department physical location data organized in a hierarchy including room number data; and

providing the hierarchal usage data.