Method for providing information relating to a mobile machine to a user

• US 5,808,907 A
• Filed: 12/05/1996
• Issued: 09/15/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Inventors: Schricker, David R., Murr, Donna J., Shetty, Satish M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Trammell, James P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): VO, HIEN XUAN
• Application Number:
  US08/760,496
• Time in Patent Office: 649 Days
• Field of Search: 364/551.02, 701/35, 701/29, 701/33, 701/32, 701/207, 340/902, 340/935, 340/989, 340/991, 340/992, 340/993, 340/996, 707/1, 707/6, 707/102, 707/104
• US Class Current: 702/188
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99936 Pattern matching access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A method for providing information relating to a machine to a user is provided. The method includes the steps of sensing predetermined events relating to the machine and producing corresponding event signals, delivering the event signals to a remote site, comparing the event signals to a profile of events corresponding to the user, and delivering a notification signal to the user if the event signals match the profile.

Claims

1. A method for providing information relating to a machine to a user, comprising:

sensing predetermined events relating to the machine and producing corresponding event signals;

delivering said event signals to a remote site;

comparing said event signals to a profile of events corresponding to the user; and

,

delivering a notification signal to the user if said event signals match said profile.

2. A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said step of sensing predetermined events includes the steps of:

determining a parameter of the machine;

comparing said parameter to a threshold and

wherein said predetermined events is sensed if said parameter exceeds said threshold.

3. A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said predetermined events are functions of at least one parameter of the machine.

4. A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said event signals include the occurrence of the event and related parameter data.

5. A method, as set forth in claim 1, including the steps of comparing said event signals to a second profile of events corresponding to another user;

and

not delivering a notification signal to said another user if said event signals do not match said second profile.

6. A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said event signals includes a list of said predetermined events.

7. A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said notification signal is an electronic mail message.

8. A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said notification signal is a message sent to a pager.

9. A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said notification signal is a message sent via facsimile.

10. A method as forth in claim 1, including the steps of:

comparing said event signals to a second profile of events corresponding to the user; and

,

delivering a second notification signal to the user if said event signals match said second profile.

11. A method as forth in claim 1, including the steps of:

comparing said event signals to a second profile of events corresponding to a second user; and

,

delivering a second notification signal to said second user if said event signals match said second profile.

12. A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said notification signal includes at least one of the following:

an electronic mail message, a message sent to a pager and a message sent via facsimile.

13. A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said notification signal includes at least two of the following:

an electronic mail message, a message sent to a pager and a message sent via facsimile.

14. A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said notification signal is defined by said profile.

15. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of delivering said event signal includes the step of delivering said event signal to said remote site using a radio datalink.

16. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of delivering said event signal includes the step of delivering said event signal to said remote site using a satellite datalink.

17. A method for providing information relating to a machine to a user, comprising:

sensing predetermined events relating to the machine and producing corresponding event signals;

delivering said event signals to a remote site;

comparing said event signals to a profile of events corresponding to the user;

delivering a notification signal to the user if said event signals match said profile;

comparing said event signals to a second profile of events corresponding to a second user; and

,

delivering a second notification signal to said second user if said event signals match said second profile.

18. A method as set forth in claim 17, including the steps of:

comparing said event signals to a second profile of events corresponding to another user; and

not delivering a notification signal to said another user if said event signals to not match said second profile.

19. A method as set forth in claim 17, including the steps of:

comparing said event signals to a second profile of events corresponding to the user; and

,

delivering a second notification signal to the user if said event signals match said second profile.

20. A method as set forth in claim 17, wherein the step of delivering said event signal includes the step of delivering said event signal to said remote site using a radio datalink.

21. A method as set forth in claim 17, wherein the step of delivering said event signal includes the step of delivering said event signal to said remote site using a satellite datalink.

22. A method for providing information relating to a machine to a user, comprising:

sensing predetermined events relating to the machine and producing corresponding event signals;

delivering said event signals to a remote site;

comparing said event signals to a profile of events corresponding to the user;

delivering a notification signal to the user if said event signals match said profile;

comparing said event signals to a second profile of events corresponding to the user; and

,

delivering a second notification signal to the user if said event signals match said second profile.