Enabling notifications pertaining to an asset
First Claim
1. A method for enabling notifications pertaining to an asset, said method comprising:
- receiving, at an asset management system, information from a first reporting source about a first asset and information from a second reporting source about said first asset such that the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source can be accessed from a database, wherein said second reporting source is disparate from said first reporting source, and wherein said second reporting source uses a different transmission means than said first reporting source; and
maintaining a state machine for the asset based on the received information, wherein the state machine enables providing notifications pertaining to the asset.
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Abstract
A method for enabling notifications pertaining to an asset is disclosed. The method receives information from a first reporting source about an asset. In addition, information from a second reporting source about the asset is also received. A database is then populated with the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source such that information from the first reporting source and information from the second reporting source can be accessed from the database. A state machine for the asset is maintained based on the received information which enables providing notifications pertaining to the asset.
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1. A method for enabling notifications pertaining to an asset, said method comprising:
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receiving, at an asset management system, information from a first reporting source about a first asset and information from a second reporting source about said first asset such that the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source can be accessed from a database, wherein said second reporting source is disparate from said first reporting source, and wherein said second reporting source uses a different transmission means than said first reporting source; and maintaining a state machine for the asset based on the received information, wherein the state machine enables providing notifications pertaining to the asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An asset management system for enabling notifications pertaining to an asset, said system comprising:
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a multiple report source information receiver configured for receiving, at said asset management system, information from a first reporting source about a first asset and information from a second reporting source about said first asset such that the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source can be accessed from a database, wherein said second reporting source is disparate from said first reporting source, and wherein said second reporting source uses a different transmission means for communicating to said multiple report source information receiver than said first reporting source; and a multiple report source state machine maintainer configured for using the received information to maintain a state machine for the asset, wherein the state machine enables providing notifications pertaining to the asset, wherein the multiple report source state machine maintainer is coupled to a multiple report source storer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-usable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein which, when executed, causes a computer system to perform a method for enabling notifications pertaining to an asset, the method comprising:
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receiving, at said asset management system, information from a first reporting source about a first asset and information from a second reporting source about said first asset such that the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source can be accessed from a database, wherein said second reporting source is disparate from said first reporting source, and wherein said second reporting source uses a different transmission means than said first reporting source; and maintaining a state machine for the asset based on the received information, wherein the state machine enables providing notifications pertaining to the asset. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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