Point of need access to an electronic maintenance manual utilizing current machine status
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1. A method for providing point of need diagnostic information in an electronic service manual, comprising:
- transmitting machine diagnostics data related to a rendering machine comprising a printer, from said rendering machine to a computer via at least one machine diagnostic interface;
incorporating said machine diagnostics data into an electronic service manual for said rendering machine, wherein said electronic service manual is stored on said computer;
creating a customized electronic service manual comprising said machine diagnostics data organized in said electronic service manual such that said machine diagnostics data is integrated into a repair procedure provided in said electronic service manual thereby resulting in said customized electronic service manual including point of need diagnostic information related to said rendering machine, thereby increasing the productivity of user time spent on maintenance activities associated with said rendering machine;
organizing said machine diagnostics data as a table of faults since last service;
incorporating said table of faults since last service in said customized electronic service manual such that said table of faults since last service includes said repair procedure provided in said electronic service manual; and
providing a link to a repair procedure module for each of said faults in said table of faults.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing point of need diagnostic information in an electronic service manual. A rendering device can be configured to transmit machine diagnostics related reports to a computer. The diagnostics are then integrated into an electronic service manual. In this way a reference can be created which includes point of need diagnostic information related to the machine, thereby increasing the productivity of user time spent on maintenance activities associated with the machine.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing point of need diagnostic information in an electronic service manual, comprising:
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transmitting machine diagnostics data related to a rendering machine comprising a printer, from said rendering machine to a computer via at least one machine diagnostic interface; incorporating said machine diagnostics data into an electronic service manual for said rendering machine, wherein said electronic service manual is stored on said computer; creating a customized electronic service manual comprising said machine diagnostics data organized in said electronic service manual such that said machine diagnostics data is integrated into a repair procedure provided in said electronic service manual thereby resulting in said customized electronic service manual including point of need diagnostic information related to said rendering machine, thereby increasing the productivity of user time spent on maintenance activities associated with said rendering machine; organizing said machine diagnostics data as a table of faults since last service; incorporating said table of faults since last service in said customized electronic service manual such that said table of faults since last service includes said repair procedure provided in said electronic service manual; and providing a link to a repair procedure module for each of said faults in said table of faults. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for providing point of need diagnostic information in an electronic service manual, comprising:
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a computer comprising a processor configured for executing non-transitory instruction media; a rendering machine comprising a printer configured to transmit machine diagnostics data related to said rendering machine, from said rendering machine to said computer via at least one machine diagnostic interface; an electronic service manual associated with said rendering machine and stored on said computer; a customized electronic service manual comprising said machine diagnostics data organized in said electronic service manual such that said machine diagnostics data is integrated into a repair procedure provided in said electronic service manual thereby resulting in said customized electronic service manual including point of need diagnostic information related to said rendering machine, thereby increasing the productivity of user time spent on maintenance activities associated with said rendering machine; a table of faults since last service provided in said customized maintenance manual, comprising said machine diagnostics organized in a table of faults since last service; and a repair procedure module, comprising incorporating said table of faults since last service in said customized maintenance manual such that said table of faults since last service includes said repair procedure provided in said electronic maintenance manual, wherein said table of faults includes a link to said repair procedure module for each of said faults. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing point of need diagnostic information in an electronic service manual, comprising:
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transmitting machine diagnostics data related to a rendering machine comprising a printer, from said rendering machine, to a computer via at least one machine diagnostic interface; incorporating said machine diagnostics data into an electronic service manual for said rendering machine, wherein said electronic service manual stored on said computer; creating a customized electronic service manual comprising said machine diagnostics data organized in said electronic service manual such that said machine diagnostics data is integrated into a repair procedure provided in said electronic service manual; incorporating a table of faults since last service in said customized electronic service manual such that said table of faults since last service includes said repair procedure provided in said electronic service manual; integrating a tag status module with said customized electronic service manual; and integrating a table of items requiring service with said customized electronic service manual, resulting in said customized electronic service manual including point of need diagnostic information related to said rendering machine, thereby increasing the productivity of user time spent on maintenance activities associated with said rendering machine. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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