Systems and methods for remote diagnostics of devices
First Claim
1. A device management system comprising:
- a data collecting device that collects operational data from a plurality of monitored devices; and
a statistical generating device that generates statistical norms of operation for a population of the plurality of monitored devices based on the collected operational data;
a selecting device that selects monitored devices having operational data that substantially varies from the generated statistical norms of operation; and
an I/O interface that transmits the statistical norms back to all of the monitored devices that have the operational data that substantially varies from the generated statistical norms of operation, wherein the statistical norms comprise a control chart that identifies a lower boundary, an upper boundary and a center line, andthe upper and lower boundaries are defined based on an analysis of the operational data from more than one of the monitored devices.
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Abstract
A device management system for a plurality of devices, including a data collecting device that acquires device data for one or more of the plurality of devices, and a transmission circuit that transmits the device data to a device management, wherein the device management station determines any outlying devices within the plurality of devices. Moreover, a device management method for a plurality of devices that includes acquiring device data for one or more of the plurality of devices, transmitting the device data to a device management station, generating a control chart on the basis of the transmitted device data, determining whether at least one of the plurality of devices is outside at least on of the upper limit and the lower limit, and providing an appropriate action to take on the basis of the determination.
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21 Claims
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1. A device management system comprising:
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a data collecting device that collects operational data from a plurality of monitored devices; and a statistical generating device that generates statistical norms of operation for a population of the plurality of monitored devices based on the collected operational data; a selecting device that selects monitored devices having operational data that substantially varies from the generated statistical norms of operation; and an I/O interface that transmits the statistical norms back to all of the monitored devices that have the operational data that substantially varies from the generated statistical norms of operation, wherein the statistical norms comprise a control chart that identifies a lower boundary, an upper boundary and a center line, and the upper and lower boundaries are defined based on an analysis of the operational data from more than one of the monitored devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device management method comprising:
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collecting operational data from a plurality of monitored devices; generating statistical norms for the plurality of monitored devices based on the collected operational data; selecting monitored devices that have operational data that substantially varies from the generated statistical norms; and transmitting the statistical norms back to all of the monitored devices that have the operational data that substantially varies from the generated statistical norms via an I/O interface, wherein generating statistical norms comprises generating a control chart that identifies a lower boundary, an upper boundary and a center line for the plurality of monitored devices, and the upper and lower boundaries are defined based on an analysis of the operational data from more than one of the monitored devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device management system, comprising:
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means for collecting operational data from a plurality of monitored devices; means for generating statistical norms for the plurality of monitored devices based on the collected operational data; means for selecting monitored devices that have operational data that substantially varies from the generated statistical norms; and means for transmitting the statistical norms back to all of the monitored devices that have the operational data that substantially varies from the generated statistical norms, wherein generating statistical norms comprises generating a control chart that identifies a lower boundary, an upper boundary and a center line for the plurality of monitored devices, and the upper and lower boundaries are defined based on an analysis of the operational data from more than one of the monitored devices.
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