Equipment tracking system and method
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1. A system for maintaining inspection reports of a group of equipment, comprising:
- a data communication network over which data can be transferred;
a memory coupled to the network for storing data representing inspection reports of equipment;
a server coupled to the network for accessing the data stored by the memory; and
a wireless portable communication device to communicate with the server over the network and access the data stored by the memory, the wireless portable communication device having a processor, a display, and a local memory storing data representing an inspection checklist, data representing completed inspection checklists, and an inspection application and a regulatory interface application, the inspection application executed by the processor to retrieve the data representing the inspection checklist and display the checklist on the display, and in response to completion of the checklist, store the data for the completed inspection checklist in the local memory and transmit the data for the completed inspection checklist to the server for storage in the memory as data representing an inspection report, the regulatory interface application executed by the processor to communicate with a regulatory application having access to the data stored by the memory and providing a regulatory agency with the data for inspection and review thereof.
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Abstract
A system and method for tracking and recording equipment information related to a fleet of equipment. The equipment information can be accessed and updated through the use of a data device carried by fleet personnel in the field, recording, facilitating inspection, service, maintenance, and repair of the equipment.
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1. A system for maintaining inspection reports of a group of equipment, comprising:
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a data communication network over which data can be transferred; a memory coupled to the network for storing data representing inspection reports of equipment; a server coupled to the network for accessing the data stored by the memory; and a wireless portable communication device to communicate with the server over the network and access the data stored by the memory, the wireless portable communication device having a processor, a display, and a local memory storing data representing an inspection checklist, data representing completed inspection checklists, and an inspection application and a regulatory interface application, the inspection application executed by the processor to retrieve the data representing the inspection checklist and display the checklist on the display, and in response to completion of the checklist, store the data for the completed inspection checklist in the local memory and transmit the data for the completed inspection checklist to the server for storage in the memory as data representing an inspection report, the regulatory interface application executed by the processor to communicate with a regulatory application having access to the data stored by the memory and providing a regulatory agency with the data for inspection and review thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for tracking equipment, comprising:
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a portable data device for entering and receiving data remotely, the portable data device having a memory, a processor, and a display; a server system in communication with the device through a network; a database coupled to the server system in which data related to inspection of the equipment are stored; an inspection component stored in the memory and executed by the processor of the portable data device to retrieve from the memory data representing an inspection checklist and display the inspection checklist on the display, the inspection component further providing a request to the server system to provide data representing inspection information for a requested equipment to the portable data device in response to an inspection information request; and at least one of a regulatory interface component and an accounting interface component, the regulatory interface component for communicating with a regulatory application having access to the data stored by the server system and providing a regulatory agency with the data for inspection and review thereof and the accounting interface component for communicating with an accounting application having access to the data stored by the database. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for tracking inspection information for a group of equipment, comprising:
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storing equipment inspection information for the group of equipment; displaying an inspection checklist for a selected one of the group of equipment on a portable data device; storing data representing a completed inspection checklist; transmitting the data representing the completed inspection checklist to a server system for storage as equipment inspection information; requesting a server system to retrieve from the equipment information an inspection checklist for a selected one of the group of equipment in response to selecting an inspection option; requesting a server system to retrieve from the equipment information service information for various service points of the selected equipment in response to selecting a service option; requesting a server system to retrieve from the equipment information repair information for the selected equipment in response to selecting a repair option; and providing at least one of a regulatory application and an accounting application access to the stored equipment information, the regulatory application allowing a regulatory agency inspection and review of the stored equipment information and the accounting application provided by a third-party accounting software vendor. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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