Mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform

• US 9,948,529 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2016
• Issued: 04/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Serv-Tech Corporation
• Original Assignee: Chun Tai Yen
• Inventors: Yen, Chun-Tai, Kao, Hung-An, Kao, Chih-Chiang
• Primary Examiner(s): HOANG, HIEU T
• Application Number:
  US15/160,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20170339032A1
• Time in Patent Office: 697 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/026 using e-messaging for transporting management information, e.g. email, instant messaging or chat
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/18 Delegation of network management function, e.g. customer network management [CNM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5067 Customer-centric QoS measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5096 wherein the managed service relates to distributed or central networked applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/37 Managing security policies for mobile devices or for controlling mobile applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

A platform for remote management of production and optimization of manufacturing efficiency by utilizing a cloud server to provide data obtained from sensors on production machines to mobile devices. The service box is coupled to sensors on a production machine. The service box receives appropriate data from the sensors and transfers the data to a cloud server in real-time. The data is analyzed and appropriate information is sent to a mobile device in order for personnel in a location remote from the facility to observe production data and perform management functions. A message broker is provided between the mobile device and the cloud server to facilitate information transfers and to balance the data transfer load according to network or device capabilities and statuses.

Claims

1. A mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform comprising:

a mobile management platform comprising;

a cloud server, the cloud server receiving sensor data from mobile manufacturing machinery sensors and using an analysis tool on the sensor data to obtain analysis data;

an update agent; and

a push agent;

a customer management platform comprising a first processor for executing instructions comprising;

a customer management module for managing customer data;

a register manager for managing user registration via the cloud server;

a device authorization module for authorizing a mobile device;

an update management module for managing updates for the cloud server; and

a customer data database for storing the customer data;

the mobile device comprising;

a mobile management application for communicating with the cloud server, the mobile management application comprising;

mobile authorization instructions for interacting with the device authorization module to establish authorization of the mobile device;

an application manager for managing settings and configuration of the mobile management application;

a data subscriber for subscribing to topics of the analysis data; and

a service dashboard for displaying the analysis data provided by the cloud server; and

an information push platform comprising a second processor for executing instructions comprising;

a load balance agent for receiving the analysis data from the cloud server via the push agent, for controlling data flow between the cloud server and the mobile device, and for receiving updates from the update management module; and

a message broker for transmitting the subscribed topics to the data subscriber and for providing the updates to the cloud server via the update agent.

2. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 1, the cloud server further comprising a platform identification for providing an encrypted topic key to the register manager.

3. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 1, the information push platform notifying the cloud server to speed up or slow down data transmission rate or increase or decrease data volume.

4. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 1, the service dashboard comprising a display of available tools, reports, graphs, charts, maps, histories, logs, schedules, quantities, inventories, documents, orders, or projections.

5. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 1, the cloud server further comprising:

an app-ware monitor for monitoring app-ware of the cloud server;

an app-ware manager for managing the app-ware;

a machine manager for managing the cloud server;

an authorization manager for managing authorization with the register manager;

a non-transitory memory for data storage; and

data access objects for interfacing with the non-transitory memory.

6. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 1, the cloud server further comprising a service box comprising:

an adapter for connecting with and receiving the sensor data from a machinery sensor;

a command receiver for receiving a capture command;

a data sync manager for syncing the sensor data;

a collection manager for managing collection of sensor data; and

an adapter manager for managing the adapter.

7. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 1, the push agent comprising:

a push data manager for managing push data; and

a data publisher for publishing the push data to the load balance agent.

8. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 1, the load balance agent comprising:

a selector manager for managing selections; and

a broker manager for managing the message broker.

9. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 1, the message broker comprising:

a topic manager for managing a plurality of topics.

10. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 1, the mobile authorization module of the mobile management application comprising:

a device core manager for communicating with the device authorization module; and

a subscribe manager for communicating with the data subscriber.

11. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 1, the application manager of the mobile management application comprising:

a report definer for defining a report;

an application report calculator for assisting the report definer to create the report; and

an application container for wrapping, the mobile management application.

12. A mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform comprising:

a mobile management platform comprising;

a service box, the service box receiving sensor data from mobile manufacturing machinery sensors, the service box including instructions comprising;

an adapter for connecting with and receiving the sensor data;

a command receiver for receiving a capture command from a cloud server;

a data sync manager for syncing the sensor data;

a collection manager for managing collection of sensor data; and

an adapter manager for managing the adapter;

the cloud server, the cloud server receiving sensor data from the service box and using an analysis tool on the sensor data to obtain analysis data, the cloud server storing a platform identification and an authorization manager for managing authorization;

an update agent; and

a push agent comprising instructions comprising;

a push data manager for managing push data; and

a data publisher for publishing the push data to a load balance agent;

a customer management platform comprising a first processor for executing instructions comprising;

a customer management module for managing customers and customer data;

a register manager for managing user registration via the cloud server, the platform identification providing an encrypted topic key to the register manager and the authorization manager managing authorization with the register manager;

device authorization instructions for authorizing a mobile device;

update management instructions for managing updates for the cloud server; and

a customer data database for storing the customer data;

the mobile device comprising;

a mobile management application for communicating with the cloud server, the mobile management application comprising;

a data subscriber;

mobile authorization instructions for interacting with the device;

an application manager for managing settings and configuration of the mobile management application; and

a service dashboard for displaying the analysis data provided by the cloud server; and

an information push platform comprising a second processor for executing instructions comprising;

the load balance agent for receiving the analysis data from the cloud server via the push agent, for controlling data flow between the cloud server and the mobile device, and for receiving updates from the update management module; and

the message broker for transmitting the subscribed topics to the data subscriber and for providing the updates to the cloud server via the update agent.

13. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platfom of claim 12, the infoimation push platform notifying the cloud server to speed up or slow down data transmission rate or increase or decrease data volume.

14. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 12, the service dashboard comprising a display of available tools, reports, graphs, charts, maps, histories, logs, schedules, quantities, inventories, documents, orders, or projections.

15. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 12, the application manager comprising:

a report definer for defining a report;

an application report calculator for assisting the report definer to create the report; and

an application container for wrapping the mobile management application.

16. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 12, the load balance agent further comprising a selector manager for managing selections.

17. The mobile manufacturing management and optimization platform of claim 12, the message broker further comprising a topic manager for managing topics and a plurality of topics.