Patent ID: 8001423
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: G05B,G06F

Abstract:
1. A universal on platform system for automatic detection of platform faults and for providing repair or replacement instructions based on the determination of the cause of a fault, comprising: a module embedded in said platform for sensing platform faults and for providing accurate evaluation of the state of said platform, said module being embedded in said platform and evaluating each likely cause of failure of the detected fault; and, a display for displaying repair and/or replace instructions corresponding to the cause of the fault detected by said module, whereby the unique cause of a fault is determined and detailed targeted repair/replace instructions are provided to address the cause of the fault, said maintenance operation function employing a second set of reasoning algorithms capable of determining at a high level the unique cause of a detected fault, said second set of reasoning algorithms being provided with one or more models of said platform, the information being analyzed by said second set of reasoning algorithms being taken from a suspect list of suspected causes for the detected fault, said module providing a fault isolation test function for specifying tests useful in determining the cause of a detected fault, said fault isolation test function being invoked responsive to the inability of said second set of reasoning algorithms to ascertain a single cause for said fault and a consequent single remove and replace operation.