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Smart monitoring system and method of operation

  • US 9,794,652 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2014
  • Issued: 10/17/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a fleet comprising a plurality of power-equipment-machines lawn mowers, each of the plurality of lawn mowers comprising a central control module, each central control module comprising;

    a plurality of monitors, each configured to record data related to a parameter of operation of the lawn mower, wherein the recorded data comprises at least one of information related to hours of engine operation, oil pressure, fuel level engine temperature, location, movement and/or dwell time at a location, mechanical wear, unique signature identification, and time stamping;

    a controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium to control operation of the plurality of monitor'"'"'s and store the recorded data as inner-active data; and

    a single short range transceiver to broadcast the inner-active data periodically and receive additional data according to a short-range wireless protocol; and

    a handheld primary device to communicate with the central control modules of the plurality of lawn mowers, comprising;

    a first transceiver to receive a plurality of signals broadcast according to the short-range wireless protocol from the plurality of lawn mowers, wherein each of the plurality of signals comprise the inner-active data for a respective lawn mower;

    a central control module to determine status information for the plurality of lawn mowers based on the respective inner-active data;

    a display module to render a visualization comprising a maintenance schedule for the fleet based on the status information for the plurality of lawn mowers; and

    a second transceiver to transmit at least one of the inner-active data and the status information to a remote device according to a long-range wireless protocol,wherein the remote device sends information related to the maintenance schedule to the handheld device.

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