Patent ID: 6952680
Filing Date: 2005-10-04
Classification: G06Q,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A maintenance system involving Wthe gathering and analyzing of data relating to an asset comprising: a local controller located at a first location for acquiring data that is representative of an operational status of the asset; an analysis controller located at a second location that is responsive to said acquired data from said local controller for generating an analysis of said acquired data; a database of historical information representing at least prior maintenance of the asset and a class of assets associated with the asset, said analysis including comparing said acquired data to said historical information to determine if proposed maintenance is required; an electronic communications network connected between said local controller and said analysis controller and permitting transmission of said acquired data from said local controller to said analysis controller; a work order generated based on said analysis representing instructions for maintaining the asset; and an inventory comparison sub-system, said sub-system permitting a comparison of any part removed with existing inventory for a specific inventory location to automatically order a replacement part for the inventory location upon determining that the number of parts in a particular inventory falls below a pre-determined threshold, and wherein said threshold is actively calculated in part based on said historical information and selectively changes as said historical information changes.