Patent ID: 9606529
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G05B,G06F,Y02P

Claim:
1. A method for managing sensor data for a machine, comprising: employing a collection computer to automatically detect each of a plurality of sensors that is currently providing real-time data regarding at least one characteristic of the machine, wherein the collection computer is coupled to the machine and in communication with a remotely located server computer, and wherein each sensor has one or more type; selecting at least one of the plurality of sensors for local storage of its corresponding real-time data at the collection computer; selecting at least one of the plurality of sensors for remote storage of its corresponding real-time data by the server computer; in response to a user selecting at least one of the plurality of sensors for local display, locally displaying its corresponding current real-time data at the machine with the collection computer; determining a type of the machine based on the one or more types of the plurality of sensors; automatically generating a template for the type of the machine based on a comparison of the plurality of sensors detected by the collection computer to other sensors that were most often previously monitored by a plurality of users viewing sensor data for this type of machine, wherein the template includes a plurality of predetermined visualizations for one or more of the detected sensors based on a result of the comparison and the machine's type; employing the template to automatically remotely display at least one characteristic of the machine based on current real-time data provided by at least one of the plurality of sensors identified by the template; and in response to the user selecting at least one of the plurality of sensors for remote display, modifying the template to include the remote display of its corresponding current real-time data.