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Identification, categorization, and integration of unplanned maintenance, repair and overhaul work on mechanical equipment

  • US 8,788,312 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2008
  • Issued: 07/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automated interactive method for dynamically identifying an unplanned maintenance task during execution of a planned maintenance task on equipment and creating a corresponding unplanned maintenance task data record associated with the planned maintenance task, the method comprising:

  • displaying on a user device a maintenance menu system for data entry and access;

    receiving from the user device a selected geographical location of unplanned maintenance work discovered on the equipment, the unplanned maintenance work comprising a first unplanned maintenance task associated with the selected geographical location and a second unplanned maintenance task not associated with the selected geographical location;

    establishing, through a task pointer, a first path to the first unplanned maintenance task on the equipment;

    establishing, through a location pointer, a second path through the selected geographical location to both the planned maintenance task and the first unplanned maintenance task;

    displaying on the user device the first unplanned maintenance task and suppressing display of the second unplanned maintenance task;

    receiving from the user device a selection specifying the first unplanned maintenance task at the selected geographical location of the equipment;

    receiving from the user device a selected work category to assign to the first unplanned maintenance task;

    receiving from the user device a selected task type to associate with the selected work category;

    determining a task description corresponding to the selected task type;

    acquiring component data for the first unplanned maintenance task; and

    establishing and storing in a memory a resultant unplanned maintenance task data record comprising the selected geographical location, the selected work category, the selected task type, the task description, and the component data.

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