System and method for fault code driven maintenance system
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a deployed product having at least one component, the system comprising:
- a microserver integral with the deployed product;
a sensor in communication with said microserver and operably connected to the component for monitoring parameters of the component, wherein said sensor communicates said parameters to said microserver; and
an electronic device in wireless communication with said microserver and remotely located from said microserver, wherein said electronic device receives fault code signals that are generated by said microserver, wherein said fault code signals are representative of a fault code for the component based upon said parameters, and wherein said electronic device indicates said fault code for the component.
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Abstract
A system, program instructions or method for maintaining a deployed product having at least one component, as well as training of the maintenance workers, is provided. The system has a microserver, a sensor and an electronic device. The microserver is integral with the deployed product. The sensor is in communication with the microserver and operably connected to the component for monitoring parameters of the component. The sensor communicates the parameters to the microserver. The electronic device is in wireless communication with the microserver and remotely located from the microserver. The electronic device receives fault code signals that are generated by the microserver. The fault code signals are representative of a fault code for the component based upon the parameters. The electronic device indicates the fault code for the component. The system can also be used for generating artificial fault codes and evaluating training exercises based upon responses to said artificial fault codes.
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37 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a deployed product having at least one component, the system comprising:
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a microserver integral with the deployed product;
a sensor in communication with said microserver and operably connected to the component for monitoring parameters of the component, wherein said sensor communicates said parameters to said microserver; and
an electronic device in wireless communication with said microserver and remotely located from said microserver, wherein said electronic device receives fault code signals that are generated by said microserver, wherein said fault code signals are representative of a fault code for the component based upon said parameters, and wherein said electronic device indicates said fault code for the component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable program embodied in an article of manufacture comprising computer readable program instructions for diagnostic monitoring of a deployed product having at least one component, said program comprising:
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program instructions for causing a computer to read fault code signals wirelessly communicated from a microserver on-board the deployed product, wherein said fault code signals are representative of a fault code for the component based on parameters of the component collected by at least one sensor operably connected to the component; and
program instructions for causing said computer to generate three-dimensional drawings of at least the component exhibiting said fault code. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of monitoring a deployed product comprising:
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collecting data representative of parameters of a component of the deployed product via a sensor and a microserver integral with the deployed product;
generating a fault code for said component based upon said data;
wirelessly communicating a fault code signal representative of said fault code of said component to a remotely located electronic device; and
indicating said fault code for said component on said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for training maintenance workers for maintaining a product having at least one component, the system comprising:
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a microprocessor that generates an artificial fault code for the component;
a server in communication with said microprocessor for communicating fault code signals representative of said artificial fault code; and
an electronic device in communication with said server and microprocessor and remotely located from said server and microprocessor, wherein said electronic device receives said fault code signals, wherein said electronic device displays a visual image of at least the component exhibiting said artificial fault code, and wherein said electronic device has a user interface for inputting maintenance functions to be performed on the component based upon said artificial fault code. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer readable program embodied in an article of manufacture comprising computer readable program instructions for training a maintenance worker to maintain a product having at least one component, said program comprising:
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program instructions for causing a computer to read fault code signals communicated from a remotely located server, wherein said fault code signals are representative of an artificial fault code for the component;
program instructions for causing said computer to generate three-dimensional drawings of at least the component exhibiting said artificial fault code;
program instructions for causing said computer to read task data representative of maintenance functions to be performed on the component based upon said artificial fault code, said task data being inputted into a user interface of said computer; and
program instructions for causing said computer to communicate task signals representative of said task data to said server. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A method of training maintenance workers for maintaining a product having at least one component, the method comprising:
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generating an artificial fault code for the component;
communicating fault code signals representative of said artificial fault code to a remotely located electronic device;
displaying a visual image on said electronic device of at least the component exhibiting said artificial fault code;
providing for the maintenance worker to input task data representative of maintenance functions to be performed on the component based upon said artificial fault code via a user interface of said electronic device; and
evaluating said inputted maintenance functions for accuracy. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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